Niger: Chief of Party

AECOM seeks a Chief of Party for the anticipated Peace through Development III (PDEV III) program in the Sahel. PDEV III aims to reduce their risk of instability and increase resilience to violent extremism in the Sahel. PDEV III will apply a holistic, community-led approach to address socioeconomic, political and cultural drivers of violent extremism. This position will be based in Niamey, Niger.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership in technical, administrative, operational, and management of the activity with a focus on achieving the results defined in the contract agreement.
• Responsible for developing a strong, coherent vision and initiating innovative strategies across the various components.
• Act as the key liaison between USAID and other projects financed by USAID for complementarity.
• Liaise with other counterparts and government officials.
• Lead and/or participate in strategic and high level policy forums and meetings with various actors and advocate for broader water development issues including, WASH, productive water use and data management issues. The COP is expected to contribute to the WASH and productive water use policy environment using evidence base and learning generated through the project.

Minimum Requirements

• At least five (5) years or more of progressively responsible international work experience managing countering violent extremism, stabilization, political transition, or conflict mitigation programming.
• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible supervisory work experience including direct supervision of professional and support staff; and assembling teams working on multi-faceted international development programs.
• At least one (1) year of experience in a Sahelian country.
• French fluency.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous USAID Chief of Party experience highly preferred

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