Country: Afghanistan
Closing date: 26 Oct 2015
COMPANY PROFILE
International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over eighty-five countries and has implemented over one hundred and fifty projects. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies in the practice area of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including education, health, economic growth and democracy & governance.
PROPOSAL SUMMARY
IBTCI is currently seeking a DeputyChief of Party (COP) for an upcoming five-year Education Support Project in Afghanistan funded by USAID. This will be a full-time, key position
POSITION SUMMARY
The Deputy Chief of Party makes operational decisions and manages the various technical components of the program, including sub-awards. S/he must ensure that program components are results-oriented, ensure high quality deliverables, and relevant and timely reporting. The Deputy Chief of Party focuses on managing the organizational and logistics to ensure that the Program will achieve the goals, outcomes, and benchmarks, and that sub-awardees are poised to deliver services on schedule and ensuring synergies and cohesion between the various components and activities. This individual must participate and engage in technical meetings and maintain positive relationships with Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials, partners, and implementing partners
QUALIFICATIONS
· A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in education, public/business administration, international relations, other social sciences, or a similar relevant field
· At least eight years’ experience with at least six years’ experience with technical and/or operational issues related to a mix of education and development work.
· At least six years’ experience in program management, with a strong management and technical background related to the Education and demonstrated success in managing sub-awards with international consortiums including local organizations, NGOs, communities, and parents.
· Experience in the Central Asian region, Afghanistan and or other fragile and conflict affected country is preferred but not required
· Proficiency in either Dari or Pashto is required
· Prior experience working with USAID is preferred
How to apply:
TO APPLY
No phone calls please. Only final candidates will be contacted. IBTCI is an equal opportunity employer. Please submit all application materials along with three references here https://ibtci.devhire.devex.com/.
Any questions please contact yinanli [AT] ibtci [dot] com