Deputy Chief of Party Job Vacancy at USAID South Sudan

Job Title:Deputy Chief of Party, Juba Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2012 Deputy Chief of Party South Sudan This position is contingent upon funding Description: Pact seeks a Deputy Chief of Party for a five-year USAID-funded transition and conflict mitigation program in South Sudan to strengthen South Sudanese confidence and capacity to address the causes and consequences of political conflict, violence, and instability. Objectives will focus on building capacity of civilian state authority; promote increased access to information and engagement of citizenry in support of political and peace processes at the local level; and engage at-risk youth and other vulnerable groups in productive social and economic activities. The Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) will be responsible for all programmatic aspects of the program as well as for supporting the Chief of Party in managing and overseeing the program. Specific Duties and Responsibilities: Provide programmatic leadership to the grants and short term technical assistance aspects of the program; Support the Chief of Party in managing and overseeing the program; Supervise the activity development of the program; Manage and mentor staff; Ensure appropriate grant and short term technical assistance design; Assure that procedures are established and complied with for grant and short term technical assistance development, grant worthiness, grant and short term technical assistance implementation, management, monitoring, evaluation, and closing; Serve as the Deputy Chief of Party and a point of contact for current information about activities. Qualifications: A minimum of 6 years of experience working on projects in a related role (grants, sub-grants, or small grants under contract, and short term technical assistance) and with demonstrated supervisory experience; Experience with activity design as well as creation and management of development-type projects; Considerable experience in community participation-type projects as well as those that are focused on conflict and political transition; Capacity to understand and analyze national, regional, and local South Sudanese politics in order to guide the program staff in creatively designing grants that relate to current conflict dynamics and political events and to ensure that activities are appropriately implemented, monitored, evaluated, and closed-out. US Government program management experience preferred; Experience working on South Sudan is a plus; Education and Experience Requirements: Masters in social sciences, or other relevant field; Minimum 6 years of technical experience overseeing projects with complex and challenging field operations; Relevant background and experience in the technical area of the program; Fluency in English is required; To apply for this position, please fill out the online application at: https://www5.ultirecruit.com/PAC1005/JobBoard/ListJobs.aspx?__vt=ExtCan How to apply: To apply for this position, please fill out the online application at: https://www5.ultirecruit.com/PAC1005/JobBoard/ListJobs.aspx?__vt=ExtCan