Counterpart Morocco Deputy Chief of Party

TITLE: Deputy Chief of Party

LOCATION:     Rabat, Morocco

PRACTICE AREA: GCSS REPORTS TO: Chief of Party

START DATE: Immediately  

Counterpart International is a global development organization that empowers people and communities to implement innovative and enduring solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges. For nearly 50 years, Counterpart has been forging partnerships with communities in need to address complex problems related to economic development, food security and nutrition, and building effective governance and institutions.   For more information and to apply online visit www.Counterpart.org  

Summary:   Counterpart International is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for a newly awarded USAID-funded Civil Society Strengthening Program (CSSP) in Morocco. The CSSP Program will support civil society organizations (CSOs) to contribute more effectively to lawmaking and the public policy process, as well as the Government of Morocco to engage civil society in developing, implementing, and overseeing public policy. As DCOP, this position will represent Counterpart to USAID, local and national partners, and other relevant donor organizations in Morocco.

The DCOP will assist the COP in program management, monitoring, and reporting; developing and maintaining partnerships to meet activity objectives; providing technical expertise; and handling administrative and supervisory responsibilities as specific by the COP. In addition to working closely with local partner organizations and government stakeholders, the successful candidate will provide vision and technical leadership on issues of civic participation in governance, organizational capacity development (OCD), and public policy and advocacy. S/he will provide financial and administrative oversight and day-to-day management of the program.

This position is open to local candidates only.  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Chief of Party in the overall management of the program.
• Provide technical and managerial leadership in the areas of organizational capacity development, advocacy, youth engagement and gender integration.
• Ensure program implementation is in compliance with Counterpart’s policies/procedures, GOM and USAID rules/regulations, particularly with respect to financial and grant management.
• Ensure program quality assurance and impact assessment through regular project monitoring & evaluation, and sustained knowledge capture and sharing through periodic assessments.
• Build relations and coordinating with key stakeholders, including USAID, the Government of Morocco (GOM), provincial governments and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and CSOs.
• Participate in developing program reports including quarterly reports, annual results reports, pipeline and resource estimates.
• Provide mentoring and professional development support to project staff, with emphasis on building capacity of national staff.
• Represent the Chief of Party to USAID, local and national governmental authorities, local NGOs, community organizations, and other donor organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, public policy, public administration, or related area; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience working in civil society development in Morocco.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience administering donor-funded programs in the areas of organizational capacity development, public policy, or advocacy.
• Demonstrated success developing and operationalizing civil society development work in Morocco.
• Leadership in engaging private civil society as well as government institutions to collaborate on enhancing citizens’ participation in governance.
• Demonstrated human resource management.
• Excellent knowledge of the challenges of civil society in Morocco.
• Strong relationships with key civil society and government stakeholders in Morocco.
• Demonstrated ability to give effective presentations and write quality technical reports.
• Excellent ability to amiably collaborate and coordinate activities with multiple stakeholders, including government, civil society, and individuals.
• Proven ability to advocate civil society issues.
• Knowledge of USAID development approaches, as well as understanding of USAID rules and regulations and mandatory reporting requirements.
• Commitment and demonstrated experience to gender integration preferred.
• Professional written and oral fluency in Arabic and French is required; fluency in English is strongly preferred.

TO APPLY:

• To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to csspjobs@counterpart.org 
• Only considering local nationals. Please list the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line • Only qualified short listed candidates will be contacted.

Also, individuals interested in working with Counterpart International on this project should also visit: http://www.counterpart.org/working-with-us/jobs-at-counterpart

• Click on “current openings”
• Select the position
• Click on “Apply”
• Please include CV and a cover letter stating your availability and salary expectation.

************************************************************************ “Counterpart International strongly believes in equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, veteran’s status, age, marital status, sexual preference, disability or any other protected personal characteristic.”