About US:
The Millennium Water Alliance was formed as the Unites States announced its commitment to the Goals for Sustainable Development. One goal was to “reduce by half, the proportion of people without access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation” by the year 2015. To help reach this goal, in 2003 the leading US-based non-governmental organizations working in water and sanitation formed the Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) as 501(c)(3) organization to offer sustainable solutions through advocacy, shared knowledge, and collaborative programming. Since then, MWA has created consortium field programs in which member NGOs bring their strengths and share ideas on effective approaches, for maximum efficiency and long-term effectiveness. Our major collaborative field programs to date operate in Ethiopia, Kenya, and in five countries in Central America.

About USAID Project:
The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) seeks to win an anticipated 5-Year Sanitation program in Uganda to be awarded by USAID in FY2015. The Project will be implemented by a consortium of NGOs and other development partners in managing and implementing a sustainable water and sanitation program in 8 districts that may expand to 25 districts in Uganda.

Job Summary: The Chief of Party will lead a consortium of NGOs and other development partners in managing and implementing a sustainable water and sanitation program in 8 districts that may expand to 25 districts in Uganda. The incumbent will be accountable to USAID for all project deliverables and provide overall guidance and support to all project personnel on all technical and management matters of the project. He/she will serve as the primary liaison for the project with USAID, relevant Ugandan Ministries, other donors and institutions, implementing partners, technical agencies and other stakeholders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· The incumbent will provide overall leadership and strategic direction to the program.
· Manage the planning, quality assurance and supervise program monitoring, evaluating, and reporting.
· Ensure quality and timely realization of all project deliverables.
· Ensure project initiatives are aligned and harmonized with other USAID/Uganda and other GoU supported initiatives
· Act as the principal liaison with USAID and other Agencies, establish, represent and maintain effective working relationships with USAID, key GoU partners, local and international NGOs, implementing partners, and other development sector stakeholders and private sector
· Responsible for the provision of strategic oversight in technical areas such as sanitation, market-based solutions, product introduction, and behavior change related to hygiene and nutrition, management of water resources, governance and capacity development.
· Keenly track project achievements of project targets. Send timely quality reports and other program deliverables to USAID and ensure project targets are achieved
· Ensure that sub-contract awards are well managed and comply to USAID policies and procedures
· Ensure that the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and progress of all program activities are in accordance with strategies and standards and meet the goals and objectives of communities, USAID, and Government of Uganda.
· Ensure that cross-cutting themes (gender equity and sustainability) are mainstreamed into the WASH program.
· Build and strengthen effective relationships with other USAID implementing partners and programs.
· Provide mentoring, coaching, and supervision of senior team members.
· Provide oversight and consolidation for the financial management and reporting for the program, including the submission of timely and accurate performance and financial reports. Monitor budget utilization and ensures proper financial management and fund utilization.
· Manage the implementation of a common monitoring, evaluation and learning system among all partners, analyze data to inform the program.
· Actively facilitate, document and share lessons learned and best practices within the consortium for USAID, GoU and communities to realize improved WASH outcomes.
· Actively promote coordination and consensus building among diverse interests and institutions.
· Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The ideal candidate for the USAID MWA Project Chief of Party vacancy should hold an advanced degree in environmental studies, civil engineering, public health, business administration and Governance.
· A minimum of ten years’ experience in fields related to implementation of water and sanitation, local governance, private sector capacity building and improvement of water and sanitation services and behavior change promotion.
· The applicant must have prior experience as a chief of Party (COP) in the management and oversight of USAID-funded cooperative agreements and/or contracts of a similar size and scope with experience in strategic planning, management and supervision of projects, and budgeting of large, donor-funded projects.
· Demonstrated ability to develop, communicate a common vision for diverse partners and lead multi-disciplinary teams
· Significant experience in water, sanitation and hygiene engineering applications, including experience overseeing construction and considering environmental impact
· Comprehensive knowledge/experience of USAID policies, procedures and approaches related to program design/implementation, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation
· Solid and up-to-date knowledge of the Uganda water and sanitation context
· Demonstrated capacity to develop and maintain effective relationships with Ugandan government official and policymakers, as well as a broader range of public and private stakeholders and partners.
· Excellent communication skills (interpersonal & written) as per the technical and managerial requirements of the program

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join MWA’s USAID WASH Project should send a cover letter, updated CV in reverse chronological format, and a list of at least three professional references (name, contact information, and statement of relationship to the reference) to: mwa.uganda.jobs@gmail.com. Please make sure to add the “job title” in the subject line of your email.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 15th July, 2015