Global – Water Sector Chiefs of Party

Tetra Tech ARD,headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, is accepting expressions of interest from highly qualified candidates for potential Chief of Party positionsfor upcoming USAID long-term projects in the water sector. We seek development professionals with experience managing large, complex water projects throughout the developing world. This call for resumes applies to projects in a variety of water subsectors and geographic locations including sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America and the Caribbean. Interested candidates will have strong management and inter-personal skills and experience in one or more of the following technical areas:

• Sustainable Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
• Urban Sanitation Service Delivery
• Urban Water Utility Management
• Water Sector Reform & Policy Development
• WASH & Nutrition
• Drinking Water Quality Protection, Governance, and Monitoring
• Integrated Water Resources Management
• Agriculture and irrigation water management

Responsibilities

• Manage project implementation, including overall responsibility for achievement of results, supervision of key personnel and efficient budgeting and financial management.
• Serve as the principal link between Tetra Tech, USAID, and other partners, including interactions with government officials, key stakeholders in the sector, donor organizations, and civil society organizations.
• Ensure quality and timely submittal of all project deliverables.

Qualifications

-Advanced degree in engineering, water or natural resource management, public administration/management or other relevant fields;

• Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience as a Chief of Party or Project Director/Manager on large donor-funded projects; experience on USAID-funded projects preferred.
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience with successful water related projects (see focus areas above).
• Demonstrated experience in institutional strengthening, capacity building, market-based approaches to service delivery;
• Fluency in English required; knowledge of French, Arabic, or Spanish highly desirable.

To be considered applicants must submit the following as part of the on-line process:

• Cover Letter
• CV in reverse chronological format
• At least three professional references including name, contact information, and statement of relationship to the reference.

Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. No phone calls will be accepted.