Deputy Chief of Party – Operations, USAID/Central Asia 41 views

Deputy Chief of Party – Operations, USAID/Central Asia
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Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

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This Opportunity:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) plans to establish a five-year project to strengthen community resilience against violent extremist (VE) tendencies in targeted areas of Central Asia. The activity will work with government and non-governmental entities to identify the evolving risk to Central Asia, but approaches will be tailored on a country-by-country basis. The activity will work with low level offenders deemed more at risk for recruitment and radicalization and women as a unifying force to support those at risk for community marginalization. The goal of the new activity is to significantly decrease the upward trend of young people and communities turning to violent extremist groups by providing them with greater social cohesion and opportunities.

The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) plays a key role in supporting the Chief of Party (COP) to effectively manage and implement the project in areas of operations. The DCOP’s responsibilities may include oversight of small grants programming; financial, procurement, and budgeting management; human resources, potential recruitment and management; subcontractor management; and project start-up and close-out. The DCOP is responsible for ensuring compliance with USAID rules and regulations and coordinating with Palladium’s Home Office on all compliance issues and legal and policy guidance.

Reporting Supervision:
Deputy Chief of Party will report to Chief of Party

This is a full-time position based in Almaty, Kazakhstan and contingent upon contract award.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Managing all operational aspects of in-country programming including but not limited to administration, logistics, procurement, budgeting, finance, and property
Ensuring all procurement processes are perceived as transparent by beneficiary communities through fair and transparent procurement processes, robust financial management, and monitoring of grant implementation
Providing oversight of day-to-day field operations including administration, logistics, procurement, budgeting, financial accounting, and maintaining project facilities such as office space, equipment, and project vehicles
Providing oversight of day-to-day financial operations of the program including cash flow management, timesheet recording, financial reporting, and monitoring of obligations, budgets, and expenditures.
Supervising the day-today implementation of grants and activities made under the program
Coordinating with Palladium’s Home Office on all compliance issues and legal and policy guidance
Handling all human resource issues
Undertaking any other duties as assigned by the COP
Serving as Acting Chief of Party when the COP is absent from the program
Highly Desired Skills and Qualifications
A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience and a bachelor’s degree
At least four (4) years of relevant experience including experience with a donor, contractor, or international NGO.
A minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience, preferably working with culturally and socially diverse staff.
Financial management experience including budgeting, financial management (tracking, reporting, accounting, and procurement)
Experience developing and administering grants or small grants
Experience in project/activity/grants design and implementation
Experience in hiring and supervising personnel and providing appropriate training
Demonstrated ability to work with vulnerable and at-risk groups
Demonstrated experience in overseeing program startup and closeout.
Demonstrated professional proficiency in written and oral English and Russian

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