Deputy Chief of Party, Nisome (Let's Read!), Mozambique
Location: Mozambique - Maputo
Division.: International Programs
Description
Summary
USAID’s early grade reading activity Nisome! directly supports the accomplishment of USAID/Mozambique’s 2014-2018 Country Development and Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective. Nisome! is designed to improve reading outcomes in the early grades, improve quality of reading instruction, and improved school governance. Nisome! is aligned with the first goal of USAID’s Global Education Strategy, which is to improve the reading skills of 100 million primary school children. The Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) will support the Chief of Party to oversee the following:
The development of student materials and teacher guides in Emakhuwa language (Mozambican language spoken in Nampula province);
Providing teacher training in Nampula province;
Lead the development of training materials and approaches to support the capacity-building of school Principals and Pedagogical Directors for the whole program (Nampula and Zambezia);
Provide training to school Principals and Pedagogical Directors in Nampula province
Lead the development of approaches and materials for parental and community engagement in early grade reading for the whole program (Nampula and Zambezia) and ensure the implementation of those in Nampula province.
Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Impact
Deputy Chief of Party: The Deputy Chief of Party (D-COP) works in tandem with the COP to manage the program’s financial and human resources, to provide quality control for the program’s technical outputs, and to represent the program on high-level working groups, in donor and Ministry meetings (at the national and sub-national levels), and in other fora where the program’s goals, aims, and investments must be explained. He/she is the manager of one of the program offices, and supervises mid-level technical and/or administrative personnel. He/she reports directly to the COP, and is the only member of staff authorized by USAID to act administratively or financially on the COP’s behalf. The D-COP contributes to the timely submission of all required deliverables and reports, and dedicates his/her efforts to ensuring that the contract is implemented according to the technical stipulations in this statement of work and in conformity with the agreed-upon, finalized work plan.
The D-COP position requires significant past management and administrative experience, technical knowledge of the education sector and of early grade reading, and experience interacting with and implementing education programming as one member of a complex, interrelated system of Ministry and donor representatives. The Deputy Chief of Party will have demonstrated ability to organize program work teams, to collaborate with a wide range of education stakeholders, and to liaise as needed with USAID and home office personnel to ensure the smooth implementation of the contract.
Required Background and Experience, Skills and Behaviors
MA in education, management, or a related social science field
At least 8 years of experience in relevant management, supervisory, technical experience working with programs that are of a similar scope and scale to this project is required
At least 5 years’ experience in the education sector in Sub-Saharan Africa is required
Experience working in Southern or Eastern sub-Saharan Africa or Mozambique is preferred
Program/project management experience working with rural, ethno-linguistic underserved populations is required, as is demonstrated experience and knowledge of capacity building and professional development
Experience managing evidence-based early grade reading programming is preferred
Demonstrated ability to ensure gender integration in project design, implementation and M&E
Experience working with CSOs in advocacy training and institutional capacity building
Familiarity with USAID regulations and policies highly desirable
The candidate must be professionally proficient in written and spoken Portuguese and English.
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