Chief of Party, USAID Moldova Rural Competitiveness Activity – Moldova 29 views

Chief of Party, USAID Moldova Rural Competitiveness Activity – Moldova

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This Opportunity:
Palladium seeks a Chief of Party for the anticipated USAID Moldova Rural Competitiveness Activity (RCA). The purpose of the proposed RCA is to accelerate the transformative, climate-resilient economic development of rural Moldova by further stimulating the competitiveness of key economic sectors (wine, high value agriculture, and tourism) to drive sustainable economic growth. The USAID-funded, five-year flagship activity will further integrate Moldova as a reliable EU/Western trading partner and will position Moldova as a competitive regional hub for sustainable and value-added products and services across the assisted sectors, ultimately underpinning an inclusive economic growth model for developing rural Moldova.

The Chief of Party will be responsible for the technical and administrative excellence of RCA. S/he will be based in Chisinau and will provide strategic vision and leadership while overseeing implementation. S/he will report to Palladium’s Home Office Project Director and will serve as the primary contact for USAID and other stakeholders relevant to implementation.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead technical direction and strategy development for RCA implementation, and ensure an integrated vision across Objectives and sectors.
Ensure overall quality and cost effectiveness, and establish and maintain robust and adaptive knowledge management and M&E systems.
Serve as the primary point of contact for communications with USAID/Moldova and other donor counterparts.
Maintain effective and open communication throughout the project with USAID, Project Director, project operations teams, host-country counterparts, project partners, and other relevant stakeholders.
Ensure effective use of resources, on-time delivery of project activity reports and deliverables, and overall compliance with USAID regulations and Palladium policies and procedures.
Manage the RCA team, empowering individuals to lead their workstreams while ensuring quality of delivery and coordination.
Manage subcontractors, both international and local, to ensure that their performance meets or exceeds technical and financial contractual requirements.
Position Requirements
Prior experience in senior management of development programs of similar scope and complexity.
Prior experience in Eastern Europe, especially in Moldova, is preferred.
Prior experience in several of the following areas of expertise: high-value agriculture production, value-addition, and export; climate-smart agriculture and/or viticulture; risk reduction, adaptation, and resilience; trade facilitation; tourism sector development; investment promotion; workforce development; enabling environment and policy.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with private sector, governmental representatives, academic institutions (including universities and TVET institutions), and other stakeholders, including in politically challenging contexts.
Proven success implementing donor-funded projects using market systems development approaches.
Knowledge of USAID policies, procedures and reporting requirements preferred.
Strong interpersonal and supervision skills managing teams.
Written and oral proficiency in English.

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