Chief of Party – West Bank/Gaza Active Citizenry (Palestine) USAID

About Palladium:
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

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This Opportunity:
The purpose of the USAID Active Citizenry Activity (the “Activity”) is to empower Palestinian citizens and civil society actors to hold public institutions accountable, foster social and political advancement and improve overall living conditions and prosperity. The following describes in detail the Activity’s objectives, as well as the illustrative interventions and expected results. The Activity will support the civil society sector, Palestinian citizens, media organizations, and other relevant stakeholders to become more active in decision making and advocating for their rights.

The Chief of Party is the senior leader position serving as the primary point of contact with USAID and with overall responsibility for meeting program objectives, oversight of operations, direction, and delivery of technical assistance. This position is contingent on funding.

Duration: 5 years (anticipated start in September 2022)
Location: Palestine

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide technical vision and lead strategic development and support of programming in collaboration with USAID and key stakeholders;
Develop and implement a plan of activities to meet program objectives with USAID and team;
Serve as Palladium’s primary liaison with donor(s), and other partners including civil society, government, and other related programs and projects;
Develop and maintain effective partnerships with development partners such as government institutions, private sector, civil society, media, etc.;
Communicate and implement an integrated vision among different components and actors
Enable identification, sharing, and application of international best practices and lessons learned;
Build local partners and local staff capacities;
Ensure quality control and overall responsiveness of TA provided under Active Citizenry;
Identify issues and risks related to activity implementation in a timely manner and suggest appropriate adjustments
Comply with USAID and Palladium reporting requirements on program impact and implementation;
Manage and mentor project staff or key stakeholders;
Oversee financial and administrative management of the program in close coordination with home office;
Manage effective monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of program activities.
Key Competencies Required:
Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in international affairs, public administration, policy, social sciences, law, development studies or related field;
At least ten (10) years of progressive relevant international development programming experience – at least five (5) years of which must be in senior program management, experience in managing and leading civil society or similar donor programs in developing countries, preferably in the Middle East;
At least three (3) years of experience working in Palestine
A minimum of five (5) years of experience building capacity in CSOs and similar organizations
Demonstrated capability to lead/supervise a diverse team with different development partners, donors, CSOs and host country government counterparts.
Strong technical expertise in advocacy/accountability/research/media campaigns and program development.
Experience working in gender, vulnerable populations (including children) and/or human rights desired
Prior experience in a senior leadership role for a USAID funded program highly desired
Fluency in English
Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:
Fluency in Arabic preferred
Experience working in gender, vulnerable populations (including children) and/or human rights desired
Prior experience in a senior leadership role for a USAID funded program highly desired

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