Chief of Party (CoP) at Navanti Group

Navanti provides timely and insightful data and analysis that shapes programming and empowers local voices, bringing their concerns, ideas, and knowledge to a broader audience. Its systems inform high quality interventions in rapidly evolving, conflict affected environments, employing an approach to contextual, nuanced data that uncovers and engages local actors and opportunities in need of support, resources and training – to create sustainable and transformative solutions that impact their communities. Navanti offers near-real time understanding of local dynamics, enabling an anticipatory programmatic capacity that takes advantage of near horizon change.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief of Party (CoP)

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Department: Programs

Job Description

• Navanti is looking for a Chief of Party (CoP) that will be responsible for leading and managing the overall Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support activity of an anticipated USAID program.
• The CoP will work closely with USAID/Nigeria’s leadership team, the Program Office, and with technical office team leads, and other CoPs managing USAID projects/activities.

Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in an interdisciplinary area such as applied international development, strategic planning, project design and implementation, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience managing high-performing interdisciplinary teams in international development settings (at least the last five must be as a CoP), and experience working in non-permissive environments and leading third party monitoring platforms.
• Demonstrated leadership, strategic thinking/planning, management, and presentation skills.
• Strong multi-cultural, interpersonal and supervision skills. Experience working in settings similar background is required.
• Especially charismatic, collaborative, professional credentials to be able to establish close, trustful relations for pursuing earnest organizational learning with, particularly USAID/Nigeria’s American and Nigerian senior professional staff and leadership, including the Mission Director’s Office.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.