Deputy Chief of Party

Essential Job Duties:

• Ensure effective field coordination;
• Provide guidance and coordinate support to the programmatic teams and sub-grantees, including identifying and promoting clear communications on issues of programmatic and budget management activities, compliance, monitoring and evaluation, and documentation;
• Supervise a team of finance, grants, operations and administrative professionals; provide capacity building and mentoring when necessary, and ensure effective implementation of administrative and financial procedures compliant with DI and USAID policies;
• Oversee financial tracking systems and coordinate and monitor project budgets to ensure all expenditures are in compliance with DI and donor regulations and within the scope of the program’s long-term budget;
• Ensure that timely cash flow analyses and projections are provided and accurate for internal management purposes and to the donor, as needed;
• Review and oversee administrative, procurement, and financial management procedures and recommend improvements as needed;
• Oversee staff capacity-building across the program and provide evaluation and workforce management to ensure their continued growth;
• Develop regular reports and ongoing activity monitoring consistent with the requirements of DI’s contract with USAID and with internal reporting requirements;
• Provide technical advice and support to build capacity of local organizations on specific activities;
• Work in collaboration with internal project teams supporting good governance and civic engagement in Libya; and
• Serve as a secondary liaison for finance and administration with USAID and serve in an acting capacity in the absence of the COP.

Secondary Job Duties:

• Contribute to ongoing Democracy International business development efforts, in Libya and around the world.

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in social sciences, community development, communications, business, international development, and/or other related fields;
• At least eight (8) years of experience working in the engagement of civil society and elections and political processes;
• Demonstrated experience developing systems to identify potential partners, evaluation of capacity of partners, and managing grants (in-kind and cash) with local partners, training development and other technical areas related to the objectives of this activity;
• References for the last five years of work experience are required and will be verified;
• Demonstrate professional capacity in written English and experience presenting to a variety of audiences (national and international);
• Professional proficiency in Arabic is required;
• Knowledge of the Middle East Region and North Africa is a plus;
• Libyan national strongly preferred.

Reporting:

• This position reports to the Chief of Party.
• Direct reports may include the DI Libya Team.