Overview
The Chief of Party will lead the Consortium Management Unit for an FCDO-funded consortium, overseeing implementation, coordination, and external representation to support the recovery of people of concern.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of implementation and consolidation of a multi-year intervention and coordinate all partners.
- Serve as the primary point of contact to the donor, public, private, and non-government stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with contract, including financial tracking, oversight of partner budgets, finance, administration, and reporting to the donor.
- Ensure the project is designed and implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget.
- Effectively lead and manage the Consortium Management Unit (CMU), manage team dynamics and staff well-being, provide coaching and mentoring, and oversee development of staffing plans and recruitment.
- Chair the Steering Committee and regularly give updates on important developments.
- Lead on effective governance of the consortium and ensure alignment with the governance structure.
- Manage budgets and interventions of various donors, while maintaining excellent donor relations.
- Manage the projects/contributions/involvement of the consortium partners.
- Gather and disseminate existing data, information, legislation, policies, and conventions to assist relevant actors in planning their work.
- Manage the analysis of data, strategies, advocacy efforts, production, and dissemination of quality reports.
- Coordinate and manage advocacy initiatives on areas of relevance and interest, as approved by the Steering Committee.
- Facilitate and coordinate regular consultations/workshops and conferences/meetings to identify areas for tools development.
- Lead on the development of a policy and advocacy strategy and coordination of information campaigns.
- Lead on targeted advocacy and policy campaigns aligned with programme design.
- Support existing forums and members to engage with governmental and inter-governmental actors.
- Offer analyses and resources to support international and inter-regional conferences, workshops, and debates as well as training programmes.
- Lead on the development of the governance structure and disbursement scheme strategy of the Localisation Acceleration Fund.
- Lead on and maintain updated stakeholder mapping and engagement plan, including CSOs, NGO, government, and the private sector.
- Lead on the localisation strategy of the consortium, ensuring plans are in place and milestones met.
- Accountable for achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives within the area of responsibility.
- Accountable for making significant decisions on what the unit does and for making commitments and decisions that require the expenditure of significant unit resources.
- Accountable for people management of direct reports, including hiring & exit, objective setting, probation, performance appraisal, development of staff, and managing performance.
- Accountable for making sound decisions based on DRC policies, Minimum Operating Procedures (MOPs), standards, and the advice of technical experts in DRC.
- Carry out other duties requested by the Country Director within the scope of this job description.
Required Experience
Minimum of 5 years international experience in partner coordination and managing of complex humanitarian projects. Experience in multi-stakeholder consortium management and coordination. Experience in localisation and strengthening of local capacities. Experience in refugee response in Uganda. Strong experience of financial management and donor compliance processes. Good understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning. Highly organized individual with strong planning skills.
Qualifications
A Master’s degree in Political science, International Development, Economics or another relevant field.
