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Position: Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) Programs
Supervisor: Chief
of Party
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
The USAID-funded Kenya Tusome Early
Grade Reading project is a basic education initiative to improve the reading
skills of approximately 5.4 million Kenyan children.
The DCOP Programs is responsible for overseeing, supervising and guiding the technical aspects of the TUSOME Early Grade Reading national project.
She / he will support the Chief of
Party (COP) in leading and coordinating the county level programme
implementation. As a member of the Senior Management Team
S/he will work closely with the DCOP
Operations and serve as the acting COP as required.
The position will oversee and provide
guidance and support to technical staff to implement program components,
including support for early grade reading instruction, teacher training, and
youth and partnership funds management.
Qualifications:
- At least a Master’s degree with 12 years of
relevant professional engagement in the education sector.
- The candidate should have proven management
and actual experience in the implementation of large education
projects.
- S/he will have experience managing large-scale
projects of US $10 million or more with geographically dispersed teams.
- Experience in planning, management, USAID
technical program implementation procedures and reporting requirements is
required.
- Fluency in both written and spoken English
required.
How to Apply: RTI
invites eligible candidates for the positions to indicate their interest in the
position no later than March 27, 2015.
Applications should consist of a
letter with clearly specified position for which the candidate is applying,
detailed curriculum vitae, and 3 professional references, including your
professional relationship with that person.
Please do not attach copies of
academic certificates and testimonial.
Applications must be submitted via
the Internet to the following address hrapplications@nb.rti.org
We regret that only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
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