Chief of Party at RTI International

Job Description:

RTI is recruiting candidates for a large, three-year value chain and enterprise development project in Haiti. The Local Enterprise and Value Enhancement (LEVE) project will increase employment in Haiti through support to MSMEs and the value chains in which they operate. The project will focus on the three development corridors of Cap Haitien, Saint-Marc, and Port-au-Prince, and primarily target three sectors (construction, apparel and textiles, and agribusiness) for broad-based employment generation.

The Chief of Party (COP) will provide leadership in the design, management, implementation and overall quality assurance of the project. In this role, s/he will be RTI’s primary point of contact with the project funder and national government counterpart agencies, collaborating extensively and meaningfully and providing high-level support for effective local capacity building.

Duties & Responsibilities
• Oversee technical, administrative and financial operations for the project (e.g., operations, compliance, reporting, and implementation) in coordination with the RTI Home Office.
• Lead implementation of activities in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Provide technical leadership and quality assurance in the design, delivery and evaluation of technical assistance, capacity building and assessment work.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders, the private sector and relevant public sector organizations.
• Coordinate USAID/Haiti assistance with key national and local government counterparts and other non-governmental partners.
• Provide direct technical assistance to government counterparts, as appropriate and required.
• Provide direct managerial oversight to all staff, consultants and NGO partners.
• Ensure the timely and quality completion of all technical, financial and contractual deliverables, including those related to work and implementation planning, performance monitoring, technical and expense reporting.

Job Qualifications:

Qualifications
• Masters Degree or higher in Economics, Business, International Development or related field.
• More than 10 years of senior-level management experience; superior management and interpersonal communication skills
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience managing large-scale international donor-funded private sector development projects
• Demonstrated ability to foster productive relations with private sector businesses to promote public-private linkages, financial institutions for access to finance, and government personnel and agencies, non-governmental organizations, donors and other stakeholders for successful implementation.
• Experience with donor (USAID, DFID, AusAID, etc.) project management policies, procedures and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated understanding of Haitian context
• Fluency in English and French; Haitian Creole highly desirable.

To learn more about RTI and our work in international development, please visit www.rti.org/idg. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted; RTI is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.