Chief of Party, USAID/Georgia Human Rights Program

Summary

Save the Children is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) to lead the upcoming USAID Human Rights program. The USAID Human Rights Program intends to support advocating for the rights of the most disadvantaged groups in Georgia.

The Chief of Party (COP) is the key leadership role for this project and will be responsible for managing all aspects of the program including meeting the objectives of the project while providing overall technical, administrative, operational, and logistical management. The COP will act as the principal liaison between USAID/Georgia, government, partners, human rights and civil society organizations. This position is based in Tbilisi, and the COP will have access to extensive learning and professional development opportunities as part of the larger Save the Children Federation.

This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Provide overall technical and managerial leadership in developing and adapting strategies and project plans in view of changes in the internal and external operational environment. Work closely with technical advisors and all key stakeholders in the development of the program’s strategy and to ensure that the design incorporates relevant partner input.
• Lead the program’s strategic planning and delivery, including ensuring progress against approved annual work plans and performance reporting.
• Serve as key liaison and represent the program with USAID/Georgia, government, partners, and other local stakeholders.
• Provide management guidance and support to ensure smooth and timely start-up and implementation of project activities in accordance with approved project plans.
• Oversee the timely submission of all deliverables to USAID.
• Ensure that efficient systems to support all aspects of the program (including sub-grant management, financial, capacity building and performance monitoring and reporting) are in place and support the effective use of program resources in compliance with USAID regulations and Save the Children policies.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree plus at least 10 years of relevant experience working on human rights, civil society, and/or other democracy and governance programming. Master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Proven experience working with human rights, media and civil society organizations, particularly those supporting marginalized and underrepresented populations.
• Prior work experience in the Caucasus, Central Asia, or Eastern Europe (preferably within Georgia).
• Proven senior management experience on human rights and civil society projects, gender mainstreaming and working in a multi-cultural environment. Previous COP experience preferred.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership, mentoring, motivation and supervision of multicultural teams within a dynamic setting.
• Familiarity with USAID regulations and policies.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to approaches and strategies advocating for human rights.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships with civil society organizations as well as government officials across multiple sectoral ministries.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills in English. Fluency in Georgian preferred.
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite.

Why you should join the Save the Children Team…

Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, pet insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more.

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About Save the Children

No matter your role when you join Save the Children, each and every day you will challenge yourself to devote your skills, talent and expertise to changing the world for kids. It’s an ambitious goal, and a meaningful one no matter how you see yourself professionally: an accountant, a writer, a data analyst, a teacher, a driver, a designer, or any one of the hundreds of dozens of roles we’re looking to fill every day.

You see, Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share. 

Our work for children and their families requires that we commit—at every opportunity—to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination everywhere we work.  As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form—in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging. 

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws. 

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation.  

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.