Chief of Party USAID/Uganda Urban Health Activity job at Action Against Hunger | Apply Now

• Lead all aspects of project implementation, including sharing how the project contributes to thought leadership of the industry. Serve as the primary point of contact to the funding agency as well as public, private and non-government stakeholders.

• Ensure that the project meets stated goals, outcomes, benchmarks, and reporting requirements, identifying and responding to issues and risks in a timely manner.

• Lead coordination among USAID and key stakeholders, including partners, government stakeholders, civil society, and other USAID projects.

• Manage and coordinate the implementation of activities including oversight of sub-recipients, as well as monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities.

• Oversee project administration, schedules, and finances, including the development of approved annual workplans and Activity budgets.

• Provides overall financial oversight of the budget over the life of the Activity.

• Represents the Activity at regional, national, and international conferences, working groups, and meetings to support USAID and Action Against Hunger’s thought leadership.

• Mentor and manage staff in a respectful and transparent manner, working with staff, partners, volunteers, and community members to build their capacity.

• Lead strategic planning, including the development of annual and quarterly work plans to meet the objectives of the urban health project.

  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• The COP is expected to oversee project staff, including, but not limited to all required key personnel.

Fiscal Responsibility

• Maintain fiscal oversight of the project’s budget, ensuring all financial operations are transparent and in line with both donor and Action Against Hunger’s policies.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames under stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with interruptions.

• To travel to the field, the employee must attest to a level of physical fitness capable of enduring physically difficult, highly stressful situations which may include the necessity to walk long distances, to eat a limited diet and/or to reside in potentially uncomfortable housing or tents.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions, Travel and Environment

• The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required by contact with the missions, mission security, or other obligations.

• Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business travel as well as to the missions if appropriate. While visiting the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as to infectious diseases.

Gender Equality Commitments & Zero Tolerance to Abuse

• Foster an environment that reinforces values of people of all genders equal access to information.

• Provide a work environment where people of all genders must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.

• Promote a safe, secure, and respectful environment for all stakeholders, particularly for children, beneficiaries, and members of staff.

• Help to prevent any type of abuse including workplace harassment and sexual abuse and exploitation.

• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status.

• Value and respect all cultures.