Senior Technical Lead at Chemonics International Inc.

Senior Technical Lead at Chemonics International Inc. November 2024

Chemonics seeks a Senior Technical Lead for the anticipated USAID-funded
Jifunze Uelewe follow-on activity in Tanzania. This anticipated
4-5-year, $25-50 million project will focus on sustainably improving
literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills for all pre-primary and
standard grades 1 – 4 learners in target regions; strengthening the
capacity of local and regional government to sustain improved learning
outcomes; and increasing community support for safe and inclusive
learning environments. The Senior Technical Lead be responsible for
managing and overseeing the technical components of the activity and
report directly to the Chief of Party. We are looking for individuals
who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around
the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the project’s overall technical vision and implementation strategy and ensure applicability to the Tanzanian context
• Ensure integration, synergy, and cohesion among various project interventions.
• Oversee
  all technical activities and collaborate closely with technical
  specialists to maximize project performance and minimize potential risk.
• Serve
  as the liaison to ministers and government representatives, civil
  society and NGO representatives, implementing partners, and stakeholders
• Provide
  direction, guidance, and mentorship to the technical team,
  collaborating with the Chief of Party (COP) to design technically
  appropriate activities and trainings.
• Directly supervises technical specialists and manages performance
• Support
  work planning and ensure USAID contract compliance in technical
  implementation in all assigned objective areas across the project.
• Lead
  the development and review of technical deliverables and products,
  ensuring high quality and compliance with the activity’s development
  objectives, and adhering to reporting requirements provided by USAID.
• Provide support in improving monitoring and evaluation of technical interventions alongside the MEL Director.
• Ensure continuous learning and progress throughout project implementation.
• Perform other general duties and technical insights as needed.

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Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education, international development, or related field
• Minimum ten years of senior management experience on donor-funded programs, or in a related role
• Expertise
  in one or more of the following areas: early grade literacy and
  numeracy education, social and emotional learning, systems
  strengthening, foundational learning, accelerated learning, social
  inclusive education, community engagement, digital education or related
  fields to the scope of this Activity in an international context.
• Previous experience working in Africa required; experience working in Tanzania strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated
  supervisory experience, including management of a large, diverse team;
  experience managing teams operating in multiple locations preferred
• Proven progressively responsible managerial experience implementing and managing complex donor-funded projects.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; fluency in Kiswahili preferred.
• Qualified applicants from Tanzania highly encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions:
Apply online at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/78b73cdc4c844dad8560264c397af305.This
recruit is being conducted on a rolling basis, so please submit your
application as soon as possible. No telephone inquiries, please.
Finalists will be contacted. More information about Chemonics
International can be found at www.chemonics.com.

Chemonics
is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not
discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation,
sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability,
protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally
protected characteristics.

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