The Chief of Party (COP) will be responsible for the technical direction, leadership, management, and project oversight for the North Macedonia Partnership Against Corruption Project. They will provide expertise to ensure effective implementation of all project activities and will be the principal liaison with both the USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and other U.S Government Officials as required. This will be a full-time position based in North Macedonia.
Responsibilities:
- Provide overall leadership to the Activity, including technical direction and finances, ensuring timely deliverables of high quality and effective cost management.
- Ensure that all assistance provided under the contract is technically sound and appropriate.
- Manage and supervise all work performed under the contract, including the progress and quality of work conducted by local partners.
- Serve as MSI’s representative in country and primary liaison with USAID.
- Supervise objective leaders, MEL advisor, communications manager and director of finance and administration.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in public policy, public administration, law, international relations, political sciences, social sciences, IT or related field.
- 15 years of relevant experience, with at least 7 years’ experience designing, implementing and monitoring anti-corruption programs.
- Significant experience in managing donor-supported good governance, rule of law and/or anti-corruption-related projects.
- Senior level experience with anti-corruption, organizational behavior change and/or digitalization initiatives.
- Strong facilitation, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills and a proven track record of interacting and working effectively with government and non-government actors and international partners.
- Strong personnel and resource management, coordination and decision-making skills, along with an ability to troubleshoot.
- Experience in a senior leadership role that includes supervising and mentoring direct staff.
- Technical expertise in anti-corruption in the Balkans.
- Native Macedonian or Albanian speaker preferred, advanced proficiency in English required.
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