Chief of Party – Legislative/Parliamentary Strengthening, USAID/Haiti

DAI, a global consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC, USA seeks to fill an anticipated Chief of Party position for a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project in Haiti, related to legislative and parliamentary strengthening. Core requirements include: experience with donor-funded legislative strengthening programs; international development experience, especially in francophone countries; and fluency in French and English. This is a long-term position.

Responsibilities:

The Chief of Party will be responsible for leading project's technical direction and providing management oversight for project activities. He/she shall act as the primary point of contact with donor agencies with regard to day-to-day implementation and management matters relating to the contract. He/she will be responsible for the technical leadership and management of all the technical activities of the project. He/she will oversee a long-term expatriate and local team and short-term experts in achieving project results. He/she will be responsible for evaluating and documenting progress (activity monitoring reports), managing design and evaluation teams, evaluating sub-contractors’ and grantees’ activities through consultative meetings and site visits, working out solutions to keep the activity on track and providing overall guidance and direction focusing the activity team on achieving agreed targets and long-term strategic objectives. The COP will have overall responsibility for assuring that all assistance provided under the contract is technically sound and appropriate for the needs to be addressed. The COP shall have overall responsibility for ensuring quality control, the appropriateness and overall responsiveness of all assistance provided under the contract. He/she shall be able to provide guidance and direction as to team building and participatory management.

Required Qualifications:

• At least five years experience with national legislative institutions as an elected representative or staff member, or in a position of direct engagement with the legislature;
• Technical knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
  • Administration and management of legislative institutions, staff and budgets;
  • Knowledge of parliamentary procedure and legislative drafting;
  • Public policy development and advocacy;
  • Development, passage, monitoring and auditing of public budgets;
  • Training and orientation for new Members and staff;
  • Legislative research office establishment and management;
  • Installation and management of legislative IT systems;
  • Constituent outreach;
  • Media relations;
  • Engagement of civil society organizations in all aspects of legislative functions;
• Prior experience managing – preferably as Chief of Party - USAID or other donor-supported development projects in the area of legislative strengthening or governance;
• Knowledge of USAID or other donor planning and reporting systems, operations, programming, and structure
• Ability to build strong relationships with senior officials in government, donor missions and business community;
• Fluency in French and English is required.
• Availability for deployment within 30-60 days of application deadline.

Candidates with credentials in the technical areas mentioned above are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested and qualified candidate should send their resume in English by e-mail to: corinne_libby@dai.com with “Legislative Strengthening” in the subject line.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. No phone inquiries, please.

More information about DAI can be found on the DAI website (www.dai.com).