Chief of Party, Білорусь

DAI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most complex problems.

Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change.

Clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and host-country governments.

DAI seeks Chief of Party (COP)/Program Director candidates for the anticipated USAID Innovation Based Economy project in Belarus. He/she will be responsible for the following: 

• Provide strategic leadership and technical and managerial direction for the successful implementation of the project;
• Serve as the principal liaison with USAID, Government of Belarus counterparts and community stakeholders on program communications and technical implementation activities;
• Ensure that project activities are meeting USAID and stakeholder expectations, and that project results are proactively disseminated;
• Manage long-term and short-term expatriate and local staff in achieving project results;
• Develop and implement annual program work and performance milestone plans, negotiate an agreement of those plans with USAID and other partner organizations;
• All other duties as assigned.
• Ensure timely and quality completion of all program technical and financial deliverables and reports, in accordance with USAID guidelines;

Qualification: 

• Advanced degree (Master’s, PhD, JD) preferred; or extensive business experience and

BA to be considered;

• Minimumof10 years of experience managing and leading technical and administrative teams for complex projects;
• 5yearsprior successful experience managing, as Chief of Party, USAID or other donors- supported development projects;
• KnowledgeofUSAID or other donor planning and reporting systems, operations, programming, and structure;
• Experience working with host-country government officials preferred;
• Written and oral fluency in English is required; the Russian language preferred.
• Technical knowledge and experience in economic development, trade, entrepreneurship, business acceleration and/or value chain competitiveness initiatives;

Please send your CV and letter of interest to [email protected] by February 29, 2020.  Only short-listed candidates will be notified