POSITION: Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)
TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: Long Term Technical Assistance (LTTA)
LEVEL OF EFFORT: Full Time
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: September 1, 2024 – July 20, 2028
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mogadishu, Somalia
Background
USAID’s Somalia People-Centered Governance (PCG) Activity is a five-year program promoting more effective and legitimate local governance in Somalia. Through various interventions, the Activity will encourage inclusive, fair, and transparent behaviors and decisions that increase the legitimacy of District Councils (DCs). PCG brings citizens and DCs together to co-design activities that build a strong foundation for sustainable, inclusive governance processes and service improvements.
USAID PCG will promote more legitimate and effective local governance in southern Somalia and, in doing so, provide a credible alternative to al-Shabaab rule. Interventions under Intermediate Result 1 (“DCs are more fair and inclusive”) seek to enhance the legitimacy of the Somali state by supporting districts to better manage resources and disputes (sub-IR 1.1) and promote more inclusive decision-making processes (sub-IR 1.2). Interventions under Intermediate Result 2 (“Improved performance of DCs”) seek to improve the performance - or effectiveness - of the Somali state by supporting districts to better respond to citizen priorities (sub-IR 2.1) and become more sustainable (sub-IR 2.2).
Purpose
The Deputy Chief of Party is a Key Personnel position, and is essential for the overall management and technical success of the project. The DCOP will support the COP’s vision and technical direction. In the COP’s absence, he/she will lead all aspects of PCG program implementation. The DCOP will oversee project engagement with government, civil society and private sector stakeholders at the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), the Federal Member States (FMS) and target districts to ensure a strong sense of Somali ownership over all aspects of PCG program design and implementation. The DCOP will lead the integration of gender equality and social inclusion into all aspects of PCG operations and program delivery. He/She will lead the design of activities and interventions to ensure that PCG is implemented following the principles of thinking and working politically (TWP), conflict sensitivity, and risk mitigation and will ensure flexible and adaptive program implementation.
Tasks & Deliverables
The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will be responsible for the following:
Base of Operations
The DCOP will be based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Reporting and Supervision
The DCOP will report to the Chief of Party.
Interested applicants should send their application and CV through this pcg_recruitment@dai.com
Closing deadline: July 10th, 2024.