Apply as Chief of Party (COP) – USAID Nigeria Monitoring Evaluation and Learning at Overseas Strategic Consulting Limited (OSC) Full Time

Job Title: Chief of Party (COP) – USAID Nigeria Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

Location: Nigeria

Job Details

• OSC seeks well-qualified applicants for a Chief of Party (COP) for the anticipated USAID Nigeria Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Support (MEL Support) Activity.
• The objectives of the anticipated MEL Support activity are to assist the USAID Nigeria Mission with strategy, project, and activity-level performance monitoring, evaluation, and learning including independent field-based monitoring, data quality assessments, data gathering and verification, impact and performance evaluations, assessments, collection of select country context indicators, organizational learning, and improving knowledge management.

Position Description

• The COP will provide overall project leadership, oversee management of staff and consultants, work plans and other project documents, and serve as the project’s primary point of contact for USAID.
• S/he should have demonstrated broad management and team building experience; deep technical knowledge of monitoring (including TPM), evaluation, and learning activities for international development activities; and experience in Nigeria. This is a long-term position based in Nigeria.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in areas such as evaluation, Organizational Development, International Development, Economics, or related Social Science discipline
• Demonstrated knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and/or CLA in fragile and post-conflict settings
• Minimum 10 years of experience working in international development on monitoring, evaluation, and learning programs
• Progressively responsible experience managing complex donor-funded projects, including M&E; USAID experience strongly preferred. At least three years of progressively responsible supervisory work experience, including direct supervision of professional and support staff
• Excellent oral and written English language communication skills

Application Closing Date
7th October, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume / CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the subject line: Nigeria COP.

Note

• OSC is committed to recruiting, employing, promoting, and retaining the best-qualified individuals without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
• This position is contingent upon contract award from USAID.