The COP is the lead Casals employee in the assigned program, responsible for making key decisions and solving problems in short time frames while ensuring operational and program integrity. S/he manages overall in-country relations with relevant U.S. government (USG) entities and host government institutions, as well as provides oversight of grant and non-grant activities, supervision of program staff, ensuring proper subcontract and grant designs and all related parts of the subcontracting and grant-making processes. The COP also supervises the Operations Manager who is responsible for program operations (administration, logistics, procurement, budgeting, financial management, and performance database oversight).

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Principle Accountabilities

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• The COP is the primary person responsible for the implementation of the program, as well as ensuring compliance with the Contract and all relevant USAID/USG rules and regulations.
• Responsible for management, oversight, and reporting Casals progress and quality of performance in meeting the activity undertakings in the program. 
• Assures client satisfaction promoting Casals commitment to technical excellence, responsiveness to the client, transparency, flexibility, and innovation.
• Serves as Casals’ designated person for management of the in-country relationship with USAID. 
• Works with Casals headquarters (HQ) office, Program Coordinator and IQC Manager to ensure the project meets grant development and expenditure targets.
• Provides oversight of grant activities, including supervision of the program staff, ensuring appropriate grant design and that procedures are established and complied with for grant development, worthiness, implementation, management, monitoring, evaluation, and closing. 
• Contributes to the design and implementation of the M&E system at the activity level and ensures that all activities are monitored and evaluated. 
• Ultimately responsible for ensuring that the relevant staff use, maintain, and upload weekly the Activity Database, and that data is consistent and complete. 
• Directly supervises the Operations Manager, all Program Development Officers, and program staff. 

Reporting Relationships

Title of Direct Report(s): Operations Manager, all Program Development Officers, and program staff. 
Title of Supervisor: Program Director

Internal/External Contacts
USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI)

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrated capacity to conduct sound political analysis.
• Fluency in English and proficiency in written and spoken French required; fluency in French desired.

Experience & Education

• At least five (5) years of experience with complex, high-speed and challenging field operations in developing countries.
• Relevant work experience, including experience with a USG contractor or international non-government organization (NGO) managing an international development program.
• Experience in West Africa, preferably Côte d’Ivoire is highly desired.  Experience working in developing countries is required, preferably in a fragile or transitional state environment.
• Experience hiring and supervising host country local personnel.
• Operations management experience, including budgeting, finance management, and procurement.
• Experience with grant management, preferably in-kind and small grants.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; Master’s Degree preferred.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Living and work conditions at the assignment location could be remote and uncomfortable
• Long hours, exposure to weather and hazardous conditions
• Should be capable of moving on short notice and under adverse conditions

Travel

Must be willing to travel throughout Côte d’Ivoire and internationally including austere or potentially dangerous locations.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

The Operations Manager is responsible to the project Chief of Party for all operations including directly managing and overseeing all aspects of administration, logistics, vehicles, procurement, budgeting, property inventory, and regular updating of financial disbursement information in the grants database.  The Operations Manager also will ensure that program implementation is in accordance with USAID regulations and procedures and the specifications determined in the Task Order. Reporting to the Chief of Party, the Operations Manager supervises all operational field staff.

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Principle Accountabilities

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees all operations including but not limited to directly managing administration, procurement, human resources, logistics, fleet management, office and housing facilities, procurement, budgeting, and property inventory.  
• Ensures that program implementation is in accordance with USAID regulations and procedures and the specifications determined in the SOW. 
• Monitors grantee worthiness, ensuring that all procurement processes are perceived as transparent by beneficiary communities, tracks grant financial management, and monitors grant implementation. 
• Assures that the most reasonable, fair, expeditious and appropriate procurement choices were made pursuant to the Contractor Procurement Guide, Activities Manual, and Field Operations Guide. 
• Supervises the Finance Manager and daily financial operations of the contract, including cash flow management, time sheet recording, reporting to USAID on the financial aspects of the program, and monitoring of budgets vs. expenditures. 
• Monitors the incremental financial obligations to the contract to ensure adequate liquidity for the program; supervises the operational aspects of grant implementation, ensuring the timely procurement and delivery of goods and services; and investigates and identifies new ways of achieving efficiencies.
• Handles all human resource issues and directly supervises administration, finance, procurement, and ICT staff in the head and field offices. 
• Instills and promotes effective collaboration among operations and program staff.
• Responsible for ensuring relevant staff regularly update the Activity Database. 
• Serves as acting Chief of Party when the Chief of Party is absent from the program.

Reporting Relationships

Title of Direct Report(s): All operational staff
Title of Supervisor: Chief of Party

Internal/External Contacts
USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI)

Knowledge & Skills

• Fluency in USAID policies and procedures in regards to financial management, financial reporting, procurement processes, systems and grants management.
• Fluency in English and proficiency in written and spoken French required; fluency in French desired.

Experience & Education

• Relevant work experience, including experience with a USG contractor or international NGO managing a large dynamic office or program and demonstrated supervisory experience of finance, logistics, and procurement functions.
• At least three years of experience working on donor-funded projects in a related role.    
• Experience in West Africa, ideally Côte d’Ivoire, is highly desired.  Experience working in developing countries is required, preferably in a fragile or transitional state and insecure environment.  
• Experience with grant management, preferably in-kind and small grants under contract.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; Master’s Degree preferred.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Living and work conditions at the assignment location could be remote and uncomfortable
•  Long hours, exposure to weather and hazardous conditions
• Should be capable of moving on short notice and under adverse conditions

Travel

Must be willing to travel throughout Côte d’Ivoire and internationally including austere or potentially dangerous locations.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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Principle Accountabilities

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

General   

• Identify potential grantees and develop and design grants to meet the needs for improved information throughout Côte d’Ivoire.
• Participate in periodic team meetings to discuss current country context issues, present and discuss grant ideas, and report on the progress of grant implementation.
• Become familiar and comply with all approved Casals procedures and manuals (e.g., Activity Management Guide; Activity Cycle Flowchart; Field Procurement Guide; Plans for Operational Communications, Emergencies, Physical and Informational Security).
• Develop and maintain positive working relations with grantees and beneficiaries in Casals target communities. 
• Cultivate relationships with a wide variety of individuals and organizations in Casals area of operation.
• Support the APDO in informing grantees on the Casals grant implementation approach and Casals and USAID/OTI policies and procedures.
• Share information about grants with Supervisor, fellow members of GMT, other Casals staff and USAID/OTI.
• Coordinate the Grants Management Team.
• Other tasks, as identified by the Chief of Party (COP).

Grants Implementation

• Lead the technical supervision of assigned grant activities, including compliance with grant objectives and results, activity timeline and indicators.
• Support the APDO in the financial and administrative supervision of grant activities.
• Identify needs for short-term technical assistance (STTA) and prepare scopes of work.
• Screen and select, with the APDO and PA, STTA in accordance with Casals policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular follow-up meetings with grantees, in coordination with the APDO.
• Monitor grant implementation through a desk review and regular site visits, when possible. 
• Track technical compliance of grant activities in accordance with agreement and request finance to process relevant payments.
• Provide additional technical support to grantee, as needed. 
• Provide technical concurrence on all grant and STTA payments.
• Identify, in a timely manner, and prepare justifications for modifications of grant activities. 
• Provide relevant information to APDO for input in the USAID/OTI Database.
• Support the APDO to ensure that grant files are up to date.
• Coordinate with Program Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PLME) Officer and Database Coordinator to ensure accurate and quality information on grant activities.

Grant Close-Out

• Provide technical assistance, as needed, to grantees in the development of final products, in coordination with the APDO.
• Collect final reports and/or other related deliverables from grantees, in coordination with the APDO.
• Assist the APDO in the review on budget expenditures on grant activities for financial close out.
• Prepare and compile close out documents for all completed grants, with APDO and PA.
• In coordination with the APDO, provide documents and information (e.g., number of beneficiaries, outputs, impacts) to the Database Coordinator for updates in the OTI Database.
• Support the APDO to ensure all grant files and documentation are complete.
• Ensure close-out checklist is completed.
• Coordinate with PLME Manager on follow-up evaluations. 
   

Management Responsibility

• Supervises and evaluates the Associate Program Development Officer.

Reports to

S/he will report to the Chief of Party.
Internal/External Contacts
USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI)

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledgeable about community development and Ivoirian government functions at central and local levels.
• Able to work with local communities and government in remote and potentially insecure locations. 
• Be capable of close collaboration with colleagues and grantee partners.
• Be open to feedback and tolerant of diverse viewpoints.
• Be able to contribute to political analysis and support the USAID/OTI Country Representative and Chief of Party.  
• Have experience operating in difficult environments.
• Fluency in French with an excellent command of spoken and written English required.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in sociology, law, social or political science, or other development-related field required.
• Minimum of three and preferably five years professional experience working with urban and rural populations, local organizations, and/or communities in Côte d’Ivoire.
• Experience working on social or political development projects required and experience identifying, developing, and managing projects for an international organization preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of the communities where Casals is operating and the ability to identify potential interventions that will contribute toward program objectives.
• Demonstrated experience in community participation-type projects required and experience with transition issues including political reform and violence prevention. 
• Capacity to understand and analyze national, regional, and local Ivoirian politics, and the creativity and analytical capacity to design grants that relate to transition underway in the country.
• Ability to network and identify appropriate grantees and help reform-oriented entities and organizations design and develop grants.
• Experience supervising and mentoring staff.
• Ability to draft well written succinct reports.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout northern Côte d’Ivoire.
• Computer literacy required with proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Word and Excel.
• Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to work efficiently within a team, under pressure and meeting tight deadlines

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Living and work conditions at the assignment location could be remote and uncomfortable
• Long hours, exposure to weather and hazardous conditions
• Personnel should be capable of moving on short notice and under adverse conditions

Travel

Must be willing to travel throughout Côte d’Ivoire and internationally including austere or potentially dangerous locations.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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Principle Accountabilities

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

General   

• Identify potential grantees and develop and design grants to meet the needs for improved information throughout Côte d’Ivoire.
• Completing grants database fields for grant writing and reporting and coordinate procurement requirements. 
• Monitoring and evaluating grantees and providing technical assistance to grantees as required. 
• Participate in periodic team meetings to discuss current country context issues, present and discuss grant ideas, and report on the progress of grant implementation.
• Become familiar and comply with all approved Casals procedures and manuals (e.g., Activity Management Guide; Activity Cycle Flowchart; Field Procurement Guide; Plans for Operational Communications, Emergencies, Physical and Informational Security). 
• Develop and maintain positive working relations with grantees and beneficiaries in Casals target communities.  
• Cultivate relationships with a wide variety of individuals and organizations in Casals’ area of operation. 
• Support the APDO in informing grantees on the Casals grant implementation approach and Casals and USAID/OTI policies and procedures. 
• Share information about grants with Supervisor, fellow members of GMT, other Casals staff and USAID/OTI.
• Coordinate the Grants Management Team.
• Other tasks, as identified by the Chief of Party (COP).

Grants Implementation

• Lead the technical supervision of assigned grant activities, including compliance with grant objectives and results, activity timeline and indicators.
• Support the APDO in the financial and administrative supervision of grant activities.
• Identify needs for short-term technical assistance (STTA) and prepare scopes of work.
• Screen and select, with the APDO and PA, STTA in accordance with Casals policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular follow-up meetings with grantees, in coordination with the APDO.
• Monitor grant implementation through a desk review and regular site visits, when possible.  
• Track technical compliance of grant activities in accordance with agreement and request finance to process relevant payments.
• Provide additional technical support to grantee, as needed.  
• Provide technical concurrence on all grant and STTA payments.
• Identify, in a timely manner, and prepare justifications for modifications of grant activities.  
• Provide relevant information to APDO for input in the USAID/OTI Database.
• Support the APDO to ensure that grant files are up to date.
• Coordinate with Program Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PLME) Officer and Database Coordinator to ensure accurate and quality information on grant activities.

Grant Close-Out

• Provide technical assistance, as needed, to grantees in the development of final products, in coordination with the APDO.
• Collect final reports and/or other related deliverables from grantees, in coordination with the APDO. 
• Assist the APDO in the review on budget expenditures on grant activities for financial close out.
• Prepare and compile close out documents for all completed grants, with APDO and PA.
• In coordination with the APDO, provide documents and information (e.g., number of beneficiaries, outputs, impacts) to the Database Coordinator for updates in the OTI Database. 
• Support the APDO to ensure all grant files and documentation are complete.
• Ensure close-out checklist is completed.
• Coordinate with PLME Manager on follow-up evaluations. 

Management Responsibility

Supervises and evaluates the Associate Program Development Officer.

Reports to

S/he will report to the Chief of Party.

Internal/External Contacts

USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI)

Knowledge & Skills

• Significant experience in government communications, development communications, or journalism and will preferably have experience in one or more, of the following areas: journalism, radio program production, print communications, alternative (non-broadcast or print) communications, directed outcome communications, government-to-media or government-to-public relations, or, finally, general public relations work.
• Knowledgeable about community development and Ivoirian government functions at central and local levels.
• Able to work with local communities and government in remote and potentially insecure locations.  
• Be capable of close collaboration with colleagues and grantee partners.
• Be open to feedback and tolerant of diverse viewpoints.
• Be able to contribute to political analysis and support the USAID/OTI Country Representative and Chief of Party.   
• Have experience operating in difficult environments.
• Capacity to understand and analyze national, regional, and local Ugandan politics, and the creativity and analytical capacity to design grants that relate to current political events.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, sociology, law, social or political science, or other development-related field required.
• Minimum of two years experience with project design, development and management with development-type projects, including community participation-type projects or those that are political in focus. 
• Minimum of three and preferably five years professional experience working with urban and rural populations, local organizations, and/or communities in Côte d’Ivoire. 
• Experience working on social or political development projects required and experience identifying, developing, and managing projects for an international organization preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of the communities where Casals is operating and the ability to identify potential interventions that will contribute toward program objectives. 
• Demonstrated experience in community participation-type projects required and experience with transition issues including political reform and violence prevention.  
• Capacity to understand and analyze national, regional, and local Ivoirian politics, and the creativity and 
• Fluency in French and proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout northern Côte d’Ivoire.
• Computer literacy required with proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Word and Excel.
• Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to work efficiently within a team, under pressure and meeting tight deadlines

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Living and work conditions at the assignment location could be remote and uncomfortable
• Long hours, exposure to weather and hazardous conditions
• Personnel should be capable of moving on short notice and under adverse conditions

Travel

Must be willing to travel throughout Côte d’Ivoire and internationally including austere or potentially dangerous locations.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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Principle Accountabilities

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) responsibilities including reporting on program outputs, relevance of the grants in relation to the country objectives, and targets and time frame of specific grants.
• Work closely with the Database Coordinator to generate ideas and draft success stories and case studies
  about program/grant activities.
• Synthesize information from the team to draft monthly and quarterly reports. Work with the PDOs, Casals staff and consultants to facilitate the timely production of other reports.
• Develop ‘three-months-after’ evaluation’ and client satisfaction studies; document the lessons learned from the grant making and implementation process.
• Synthesize, analyze, and effectively disseminate findings to various stakeholders.
• Participate in periodic team meetings to discuss current country context issues, present and discuss grant ideas, and report on the progress and lessons learned from grant implementation.

Management Responsibility

Supervises and evaluates the Database Coordinator.

Reports to

S/he will report to the Chief of Party.
Internal/External Contacts
USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI)

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• High proficiency in computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access
• Excellent analytical and writing skills, including strong attention to detail
• Capable of quickly performing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work cooperatively, tactfully and diplomatically with a culturally
• diverse group of people
• Ability to foster and maintain a spirit of unity, teamwork and cooperation
• Sensitivity in working with multiple cultures and beliefs, and to gender equity
• Fluency in French and high-level proficiency in written and spoken English required.

Experience & Education

• University degree in social science or mass communication.
• High proficiency in writing, reading, and speaking English
• Three years of experience in monitoring and evaluation and communications.  
• Ability to prioritize and keep deadlines.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Living and work conditions at the assignment location could be remote and uncomfortable
• Long hours, exposure to weather and hazardous conditions
• Personnel should be capable of moving on short notice and under adverse conditions

Travel

Must be willing to travel throughout Côte d’Ivoire  and internationally including austere or potentially dangerous locations.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Corruption is present at all levels which is why the Democracy Strengthening Program (DSP) aims to involve all sectors in the fight against corruption. In order to reach a broader audience, the DSP supported the Sub-Secretariat of Transparency and Anticorruption in the design, production and presentation of 5 video spots on access to information, accountability, corruption, citizen participation, and ethical principles and values.

In producing such video spots the DSP hopes to create as much awareness as possible through messages that are clear and easy to access. These video spots will be shown through broadcasting mechanisms such as movie theaters, banks, government offices, and even in both inbound and outbound commercial airline flights.

Many institutions supported this initiative by placing their logo at the end of the video spots. Such the institutions are the Sub-Secretariat of Transparency and Anticorruption, Ministry of Public Works (MOP), Roads Preservation Fund (FOVIAL), Governments Ethics Tribunal, Salvadoran Chamber of Construction (CASALCO), National Foundation for Development (FUNDE), Social Initiative for Democracy (ISD), Francisco Gavidia University, Foundation for Law Enforcement Studies (FESPAD), Salvadoran Chamber of Consulting Companies (CAMSEC), LIDERA Foundation, Supreme Court of Justice, Transparency International, Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce, Universidad Tecnologica de El Salvador, Nueva San Salvador University, Parliamentary and Ex Parliamentary Women Association (ASPARLEXAL), and the Salvadoran Journalist Association (APES).

Initially these spots were gradually uploaded to Politica Stereo’s Facebook profile, a social network that promotes community debate. During the first several days the video spots were uploaded on this Facebook page, there were already 18,000 hits.

The 36-month contract, which is funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation and administered by USAID in partnership with the Government of Timor Leste, has a ceiling of $6.9 million and will help to reduce corruption through an integrated approach, by building a network of functioning, effective anti-corruption institutions and actors with the capacity to deter, detect and sanction corruption.

“We are pleased that USAID has selected us for this effort,” said Kerian McManus, DI Vice President for International Development. “Casals’ extensive expertise in anti-corruption efforts, coupled with DI’s existing footprint in the region, positions the team to provide immediate and effective solutions to support the Government of Timor Leste.”

DynCorp International (DI) delivers support solutions for development, diplomacy and defense, offering major programs in logistics, platform support, contingency operations, training and mentoring. Through Casals & Associates, the company works globally addressing post conflict countries and countries in transition, democracy and governance, rule of law, local governance, and other urgent issues facing societies today.

With more than six decades of experience in supporting governments and multilateral organizations, DI’s diverse international expertise and seasoned culture of compliance, accountability and performance, are the foundation of the unique solutions the company brings to every task.

About DynCorp International

DynCorp International is a global government services provider in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives, delivering support solutions for defense, diplomacy, and international development. DI operates major programs in logistics, platform support, contingency operations, and training and mentoring to reinforce security, community stability, and the rule of law. DynCorp International is headquartered in Falls Church, Va. For more information, visit www.dyn-intl.com.

Despite the increased donor funding, problems continue to exist. The summit of the Millennium Development Goals, held at the United Nations in New York in September 2010, highlighted the shortcomings for meeting the poverty reduction goals set for 2015. Recognizing that corruption represents an obstacle to reaching the established goals, the UN Secretary General pledged to promote accountability “on all sides” of the development assistance process. Many civil society organizations and think tanks, as well, are reviewing the effectiveness and quality of development assistance. In October 2010, the Center for Global Development and Brooking Institute’s Global Economy and Development Program issued the first Quality of Official Development Assistance Assessment, an attempt to measure the quality of Official Development Assistance (ODA).

These reviews of ODA strategies respond not only to concerns that targets established in 2010 for reducing poverty are falling behind, but also that the international donor community is losing credibility among the developing world’s civil societies. Quite frequently, be it in Mongolia or Nigeria, citizens are judging the donors as part of the corruption problem rather than as part of the solution. Many believe that this is the result, primarily, of the lack of monitoring of the resources that these institutions grant to governments.

http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/

• International Development Aid, Distrust and Lesser Impact An Overview on Civil Society Perspectives - Aleksander Dardeli
• Putting an Accountability and Oversight System into Practice in Development Activities: Challenges and Opportunities - Gerardo Berthin
• Choosing the Right Countries for Development Assistance - Olga Nazario, Ph. D.
• A Glance at Civil Society’s Participation in Monitoring and Overseeing Development Effectiveness - Rosa Inés Ospina-Robledo