Deputy Chief of Party, North Macedonia PAC Activity

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Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary:

USAID/North Macedonia Partnership Against Corruption (PAC) is planning a five-year activity to strengthen national-level systems to reduce institutional vulnerabilities to corruption and to take action to address corruption when it does occur. The program will assist the government and its entities to detect, mitigate, and prevent corruption of all forms and hold state actors accountable. The program will work to: 1) enhance capacity, integrity, and accountability of the public sector to address corruption; 2) improve performance of anti-corruption institutions to combat, mitigate, and prevent corruption; and 3) decrease opportunities for corruption through digitalization and government process. 

  • Please note: Only citizens of North Macedonia are eligible for this position**

Position Summary:

The Deputy Chief of Party (COP) will report to Chief of Party (COP). The DCOP will support the Chief of Party and assist with the leadership, management, and project oversight for the North Macedonia PAC Project. The DCOP will ensure effective implementation of all project activities and will provide technical assistance to anti-corruption institutions with a focus on strengthening coordination and collaboration for effective and efficient management of corruption cases. In the absence of COP, the DCOP will serve as Acting COP and liaise with both the USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and other U.S Government officials as required. This will be a full-time position based in North Macedonia. 

Responsibilities:

  • Assist the COP with the overall leadership to the Activity, including technical direction, ensuring timely deliverables of high quality, and effective cost management.
  • Support the COP in ensuring that all assistance provided under the contract is technically sound and appropriate.
  • Assist the COP to oversee all work performed under the contract, including the progress and quality of work conducted by local partners.
  • Assist COP to oversee objective leaders, MEL Advisor, Communications Manager and Director of Finance and Administration.
  • Provide technical expertise to anti-corruption institutions to strengthen mechanisms to detect, combat and fight corruption.
  • Assess the existing mechanisms and protocols for information sharing of information and coordination and co-develop sustainable and innovative solutions.
  • Support institutions through a co-design to put in place information management and case information systems.
  • Identify and engage sector specific expertise to develop information and management and case information systems.
  • Support the establishment of quality control measures to ensure accuracy and completeness of data.

Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in public policy, public administration, law, international relations, political sciences, social sciences, IT, or related field is required.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, with minimum four years of experience designing, implementing and monitoring anti-corruption programs is required.
  • Experience in managing donor-supported good governance, rule of law, and/or anti-corruption-related projects is required.
  • Experience with anti-corruption, organizational behavior change, and/or digitalization initiatives is required.
  • Experience in a leadership role that includes supervising and mentoring direct staff is required.
  • Strong facilitation, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills and a proven track record of interacting and working effectively with government and non-government actors and international partners is required.
  • Strong personnel and resource management, coordination, and decision-making skills, along with an ability to troubleshoot is required.
  • Advanced proficiency in English is required. Fluency in Macedonian or Albanian preferred.

MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations:

MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech’s Disability Assistance Page. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

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