Chief of Party - Accelerating Reductions in Adolescent Childbearing (ARaC)

Job Description

Title: Chief of Party - Accelerating Reductions in Adolescent Childbearing (ARaC)

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ A Master's degree in public health, social work, social sciences, or a related field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 12 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Save the Children is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded Accelerating Reductions in Adolescent Childbearing (ARaC) program in Bangladesh. The program will focus on increasing the ability of adolescents to exercise their right to delay early marriage and childbearing; strengthen social support for adolescents to delay marriage and early childbearing; strengthen essential services for adolescents and their families; and institutionalize effective solutions.
∎ Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. Minimum requirements will be flexible for the potential female candidates.
∎ This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.
∎ Contract length: Regular

Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of 12 years of experience working in large development projects; of which at least 5 years as COP, DCOP, Project Director or similar high-level position for USAID-funded projects.
∎ Experience managing large, diverse, interdisciplinary teams, ideally in Bangladesh.
∎ At least five years of experience in programming related to child marriage, preventing early childbearing, gender, child protection, social and behavior change, multi-sectoral adolescent and youth development, and/or adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
∎ Experience in program management and administration, financial management, award compliance, sub-award management, and tracking performance and costs via specific funding streams; ideally with USG funding.
∎ Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity; successful experience leading change processes.
∎ Familiarity with the processes, procedures, and policies of the Government of Bangladesh.
∎ Experience leading consortia and partnering with youth-led and adolescent-led organizations.
∎ In-depth knowledge of USAID approaches and regulations.
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead teams effectively.
∎ Creative problem- solving skills with the ability to work effectively in resource-constrained environments.
∎ Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
∎ Experience living and working in Bangladesh.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 1 Apr 2023

Company Information:
∎ 16 Mar 2023
∎ Save the Children
∎ Business : We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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