Company Profile

Plan International is an independent non-profit organization that advances children’s well-being and equality for girls. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crisis and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We employ more than 9,000 people in programme countries, working with over 85,000 communities. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for almost 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Job Description

• REPORTS TO: Country Director, Plan international - Ghana
• CONTRACTANP DURATION: 5 years fixed term
• LOCATION;  Accra - Ghana
• CLOSING DATE:  April 25th, 2014

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Plan is seeking applicants for a Chief of Party / Private Sector Development Specialist for the upcoming $15,800,000, five-year, USAID funded Sanitation Service Delivery Program in West Africa. The Sanitation Service Delivery program will focus on market-led sanitation service delivery models in urban and periurban areas in Benin, Cote d'lvoire, and Ghana. The program will focus on increasing the use of improved sanitation, increasing the use of safe disposal and reuse of water, and disseminating learning on market based approaches to provision of sanitation services throughout West Africa.

Primary responsibilities will include providing overall leadership, management, and general technical direction for the entire program, ensuring an integrated vision among diverse program components and actors,and focusing on achieving the results defined in the solicitation. The COP will be responsible for overall activities of sub-recipients and leading program-focusod strategic planning and decision making. The COP will work on a daily basis with the high level representatives from the Governments of Benin, Cote cl'lvoire, and Ghana and will be a key liaison with USAID, implementing partners, and other stakeholders. This Is a full-time position based in Accra, Ghana.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall technical  and  managerial  oversight and leadership for the project to achieve defined outcomes.
• Ensure efficient management of financial resources, including the review and approval of program budgets and monitoring expenditures.
• Supervise project staff including professional performance management and coaching
• Supervise field operations, administration, logistics and procurement.
• Oversee management, delivery, and monitoring of sub-grants.
• Supervise program monitoring, evaluation, and reporting and ensure quality control und timeliness of all deliverables as required by the grant and donors.
• Assure full compliance with all USAID, Plan, and other fiduciary regulations.
• Serve as a principal liaison with the Governments of Benin, Cote d'lvoire, and Ghana, USAID, project partner and stakeholders, and other donors to ensure effective program implementation and to build positive lasting relationships.
• Responsible for overseeing project reporting process in line with donor requirements.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Required Skills or Experience

• Master's degree or higher in Business or Management- related field.
• Progressive experience of working at senior level in the private sector or providing technical assistance to improve private sector performance.
• Demonstrable experience as a successful Project Director or Chief of Party    of large donor-funded technical assistance  teams for projects of similar magnitude and complexity in developing countries.
• Prior experience with private sector development programs, and proactive in sharing knowledge and advice.
• Progressive  management  experience with previous responsibilities at supervisory level, including:
  • Direct supervision of professional and support staff;
  • Quality evaluation of staff  performance and deliverables and open to feedback
  • Contracts/grants management
  • Excellent interpersonal and people management skills, as well as demonstrated ability to hold staff accountable for doing their jobs;
• Fluency in English mandatory, French highly preferable.
• Excellent oral presentation and concise writing skills.
• Ability to interact regularly and professionally with senior host-government    counterparts  on policy and other strategic planning issues.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and strong track record in meeting deliverables and deadlines.
• Demonstrated  ability to work collaboralively with partners in a cross-cultural environment.
• Demonstrated  ability  to work collabotatively with  other implementers and teams carrying out USAiD and other donor-funded programs, including activities in different sectors such as agriculture, energy, environment, and
• democracy/governance.
• Excellent knowledge  of monitoring, research and evaluation using quantitative and qualitative principles
• Good knowledge of data management software (SPSS, Epi Info, EXCEL, Power Point, Access)