Chief of Party for Southern Africa Countering
3 weeks ago
**Position Description/Summary**:
The anticipated five-year USAID-funded Southern Africa Countering Wildlife Crime Activity will reduce threats to and protect biodiversity from wildlife crimes in Southern Africa. The Activity will build on the long history of the USAID Southern Africa Regional Mission in countering wildlife crime (CWC) through partnerships with regional organizations, governments, the private sector, and civil society. The goals of the Activity are to: 1) Improve coordination, collaboration, learning, and sharing; 2) Strengthen criminal justice sector capacity, collaboration, and commitment; 3) Reduce and build resilience to corruption; and 4) Increase community support for and participation in efforts to counter wildlife crime.
The COP will be responsible for the overall strategic vision, leadership, technical, financial, and administrative direction of the Activity. The COP will ensure an integrated vision among the program’s component and actors, with a focus on achieving the results defined in the Contract. This position will also lead coordination efforts among subcontractors, grantees, and other relevant partners in South Africa. This would be a full-time position, based in Pretoria, South Africa for the life of project.
**Responsibilities**:
- Provide overall leadership, management, and technical direction for the project;
- Manage the project’s implementation, including overall responsibility for personnel, efficient budgeting and financial management;
- Oversee technical activities of the project and ensure results defined in the contract are met and ensure an integrated vision among all project components and actors;
- Develop strategic objectives and confirm project compliance with USAID rules and regulations;
- Work closely with USAID to control the quality and timeliness of Activity deliverables and compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements;
- Proactively engage and collaborate with a diverse range of key stakeholders, including government agencies, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, local communities, and relevant partners;
- Serve as the principal liaison with USAID staff, institutions, and client partners to exchange information and develop professional relationships, and make verbal or written presentations, as requested.
**Minimum Qualification Requirements**:
- Minimum of a master’s degree (or equivalent) in wildlife crime, zoology, environmental sciences, natural resources management, environmental management, biodiversity conservation, or a relevant discipline;
- Minimum ten (10) years’ experience designing and implementing similar programming related to wildlife conservation, natural resource management and policy development, wildlife crime enforcement, trafficking prevention, and/or institutional capacity development;
- Minimum eight (8) years of senior management experience managing multi-disciplinary development programs and multi-cultural teams, engaging with stakeholders (including regional and national-level governments, the private sector, and local organizations), and fostering collaborative learning and adaptive management;
- Experience supervising the preparation of work plans and financial, logístical, and other documents required by USAID;
- Extensive knowledge of wildlife crime, including trade considerations, crime prevention, and criminal justice system issues;
- Prior experience working on USAID or other major donor-funded development programs within the Southern African context strongly preferred. Previous COP or DCOP experience is preferred;
- Professional fluency in English required.
**To be considered, please submit the following**:
- Cover Letter
- CV
**Reasonable Accommodations**:
Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 550 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees — 27,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans employer.
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