Panagora Group, a small business specializing in monitoring, evaluation, and learning, global health, and international development, seeks an experienced chief of party for an anticipated follow-on activity to provide monitoring, evaluating, and learning program support services to USAID/Democratic Republic of the Congo. The COP will also define and manage overall contract requirements to achieve the Monitoring, Evaluation, Coordination, Contract – Deux (MECC-2) objectives.

This is a long-term position based in Kinshasa, DRC expected to start in Spring 2021.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the effective and efficient performance of all aspects of the contract: provision of contract oversight, maintaining acceptable standards of quality for all assigned tasks and expected deliverables, including overall responsibility for leading and coordinating all activities; all required reports; and for staff management and development
• Serve as the main point of contact between USAID and Panagora, frequently serving as a facilitator or co-facilitator of high-level discussions and fora among USAID staff and stakeholders
• Ensure timely information on the progress and status of all activities under the contract
• Ensure compliance and integrity of contract operations

Requirements:

• An advanced degree in business administration, international development, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, or related field
• Seven years of experience in management positions for USAID project; previous chief of party experience and experience managing complex projects in Africa strongly preferred
• Five years of experience working in monitoring, evaluation, and learning, in one or more of the following technical areas: education, peace and security, DRG, health, economic growth, Food for Peace, foreign disaster assistance, gender, and environment
• Previous experience overseeing performance and/or impact evaluations, strategic monitoring and analytics, external assessments, data collection, management, and dissemination, including geospatial data, third party monitoring, and other types of research modalities
• Experience in facilitating strategic collaboration, ideally among multiple stakeholders
• Previous CLA experience, including a working knowledge of USAID’s learning agenda
• Deep knowledge of USAID regulations and compliance
• Comfort with visiting remote sites with few amenities
• Fluency in written and spoken English and French