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The Chief of Party (COP) is responsible for the overall planning, implementation and management of the performance of the USAID Santé Gouvernance Activity and to provide vision and strategic leadership as well as to establish the administrative and technical oversight framework to monitor and assure progress toward the achievement of the goals and objectives. The COP has the responsibility for coordination with USAID, and to ensure coordination among relevant USAID-funded projects and other relevant donor and non-governmental organization-sponsored activities. The COP provides guidance to senior technical staff, ensures the responsiveness and quality of all the activities, and leads efforts to collaborate and coordinate with the provincial level government entities (health, plan, finance, ETD), and specifically the Ministry of Health and the DPS. The COP will be expected to identify issues and risks related to activity implementation in a timely manner and suggest appropriate activity adjustments. The COP must be a seasoned health sector professional, able to provide guidance and technical support for the health service delivery systems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at both central and provincial and health zones levels. He/she serves as the institutional liaison and is responsible for the design of interventions to support the goal of the USAID Santé Gouvernance.

Education:

Medical Degree (M.D.) or master’s degree in public health, or related field. Demonstrated experience implementing health programs with similar goals and objectives in the DRC or similar contexts.

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated experience implementing health programs with similar goals and objectives in the DRC or similar contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with host country government counterparts.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership roles, promoting strategic planning, and careful budget management.

Language:

Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills in French and English highly desired.

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