Chief of Party – USAID Resilient Cities Limpopo Activity
Overview:
For more than 25 years, Deloitte’s International Development Organization (IDO) practice has worked with governments, development agencies, NGOs, and private firms in over 60 countries to build the institutions, legal framework, and policies required for effective public and private sector growth. Deloitte is a leading provider of innovative development solutions to development agencies, foundations, governments, and Fortune 500 companies. Our dedicated IDO team is the vanguard for the delivery of profound impact in the global development space in alignment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. With more than 1000 development experts around the world, Deloitte has implemented over 150 donor projects worth a total of more than $3 billion in more than 70 countries.
Project Description:
The five-year USAID Resilient Cities Limpopo Activity will increase access to safely managed and reliable critical services for urban residents in the Limpopo River Basin. The activity will achieve this through facilitating improved access to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services, increased solid waste recovery and recycling to promote circularity, improved municipal financial management for climate-resilient service delivery, and increased urban resilience capacity against climate change.
Position Description:
Deloitte is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for the Resilient Cities Limpopo Activity. The COP’s role consists of managing a range of activities, with numerous counterparts and participants, and with primary responsibility for the completion of all deliverables and ensuring timely reporting to USAID. The COP will be positioned in Pretoria, South Africa.
*This position is contingent upon award and funding
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Providing overall vision, management, and strategic leadership.
- Identifying adjustments in scope and operations to ensure that the project adapts to changes in need and context.
- Supervising and empowering all personnel.
- Serving as the principal liaison with USAID staff, institutions, and client partners to exchange information and develop professional relationships and partnerships, including and not limited to Governments of South Africa, Botswana, and Mozambique.
- Effectively communicating in large public settings, as well as with senior government officials.
- Ensuring coherence and consistency under tight deadlines, including quality control, timeliness of all deliverables, and exceeding expectations within budget.
- Ensuring that managerial, administrative, and financial procedures comply with USAID policies and procedures, including preparation or supervision of work plans and financial, logistical, and other documents.
- Ensure cross-cutting topics such as gender, youth, responsible digital technologies, and climate change are integrated into the project.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree and 15 years of progressively responsible international development experience or Master’s degree and 10 years of progressively responsible international development experience.
- Background in technical disciplines such as: water and sanitation services, solid waste management, municipal financial management, circular economy, urban water management, climate resilience and/or other relevant technical area.
- Proven leadership in the design, management, and implementation of similar sized programs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage, coordinate, and motivate multi-cultural, multidisciplinary teams across multiple countries.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience managing USAID or similar programs in Africa.
- Progressive management experience in one or more technical disciplines such as: water and sanitation services, solid waste management, municipal financial management, circular economy, urban water management, climate resilience and/or other relevant technical area.
- Experience in municipal reform and/or municipal service delivery improvement.
- Extensive experience working with counterparts at various levels of government, private sector leaders, and other stakeholders in providing multi-faceted support for civil society engagement, capacity, and participation.
Application Submission Instructions:
Interested persons should please submit a cover letter and CV with references as a Word document to sbaglione@deloitte.com. Note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and not accepted after April 10, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
About the Organization:
Deloitte is a globally recognized professional services organization with a business practice devoted to promoting economic development and poverty reduction in emerging markets. For more than 25 years, Deloitte’s Emerging Markets practice has worked with governments, donor agencies, NGOs, and private firms in over 60 countries to build the institutions, legal framework, and policies required for effective public and private sector growth. Deloitte’s global network of more than 345,000 professionals brings innovation, digital tools and assets, consulting methods, and private and social sector financing to maximize the impact, integrity, and sustainability of development programs.
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