Chief of Party (CoP) - ECC - United States

This position is for the Mining Investment and Development for Afghan Sustainability (MIDAS) project. Position is located in Afghanistan.1) Strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Mines & Petroleum (MoM) and relevant private sector entities related to extractive industries and energy development2) provide technical services to implement the implement the Mining Investment and Development for Afghan Sustainability (MIDAS) project.

The Chief of Party candidate shall meet the minimum qualifications and have a Masters degree or higher in engineering, private sector development, international development, or a related field.

Basic Qualifications

Work Experience:

· Professional Fluency in English in speaking, reading, and writing.

· At least 10 years of progressively responsible international development experience in managing and implementing large programs.

· At least 5 years of successful experience as USAID Project Director or USAID Chief of Party or project leader of a large donor-funded technical assistance teams for projects of similar magnitude and complexity, particularly in transitional, conflict or post-conflict countries.

· Demonstrated expertise in related policy, host country capacity building, or program design and implementation.

· Prior experience in designing and implementing gas to power, mining, or water/energy programs in Afghanistan, transitional, conflict or post-conflict countries is highly desirable.

· Experience working directly with host country Ministries, financial systems, and direct assistance implementation mechanisms is highly desirable.

· Demonstrated expertise in similar projects and/or experience working with working with private or government-owned energy utilities in management of day-to-day operations, including technical, billing, collection, tariff setting and customer service. In addition, the candidate must have experience in corporatization/privatizing state-owned enterprises, specific experience working with energy utilities in transition from public to private sector privatization of the energy sector.

Supervisory Experience:

· At least 10 years of progressively responsible supervisory experience, including:

· Direct supervision of professional and support staff.

· Experience in building and effectively supervising a diverse team of employees.

· Quality evaluation of staff performance and deliverables.

· Contract management.

· Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to hold staff accountable for quality outputs and results.

Preferred Qualifications

· Additional Preferred Qualifications:

· USAID Chief of Party experience;

· Pashto and/or Dari proficiency is desirable.

· Ability to integrate Ministry and USAID goals while moving team forward to meet multiple stakeholder objectives

· Excellent oral presentation and concise writing skills.

· Ability to interact regularly and professionally with senior host-government counterparts on policy and other strategic planning issues.

· Demonstrated organizational skills and strong track record in meeting deliverables and deadlines.

· Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other Contractors and teams implementing USG- and other donor-funded programs, including activities in different sectors such as infrastructure and democracy/governance.

· Capacity to effectively deal with and resolve conflict.

· Demonstrated ethical management approach.

· Demonstrated team building and management skills.