The DCOP-P will provide a technical leadership for all program objectives and fulfills the responsibilities of the chief of party (COP) in their absence. The successful candidate will be an expert on community development, governance, and citizen security programming in El Salvador, as well as to have a key understanding of the relevant local actors in these fields. They will have demonstrated experience providing technical direction to donor-funded projects in the democracy and governance and/or rule of law sector. The ideal candidate will lead, design, and ensure that technical implementation is in accordance with the program objectives.
Responsibilities:
- In collaboration with the chief of party (COP), provide programmatic direction and oversight during the design and implementation of project activities to ensure the program objectives are achieved.
- Provide technical expertise and operational support in the design and implementation of specific technical interventions. This requires the ability both to support current activities and to quickly adapt to changing contextual.
- Work in close collaboration with the COP to ensure that daily operations of overall program implementation activities are on schedule and that reports, work plans and other technical deliverables are prepared in a timely manner.
- Supervise programmatic staff across objectives and offices.
- In collaboration with the COP, liaise and communicate directly with USAID. As necessary, serve as COP in the COP’s absence.
Qualifications: .
- A graduate degree in a field relevant to the program, or the equivalent amount relevant of experience in place of a graduate degree.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience and demonstrated technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: community development and governance, social cohesion or related topics.
- Demonstrated capability to work with a broad range of government and civil society stakeholders and partners.
- Sound knowledge of Salvadoran political dynamics required; experience working directly with relevant local stakeholders.
- Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience overseeing large and remote teams.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar deputy role and/or a demonstrated track record of progressively responsible managerial experience implementing donor-funded projects with multiple activities and sub-awards
- Experience working on donor-funded projects in a related role with demonstrated supervisory experience highly desired.
- Experience working in developing countries required. Experience working in security challenged environments highly desired.
- Experience implementing/managing programming directed at impacting a transition highly desired.
- Complete fluency in written and oral English required, working fluency or proficiency in Spanish highly desired.
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