Chief of Party-india

**Chief of Party-India**

**Location**: India

**Period of Performance**: 5 years

IDG is seeking an experienced Chief of Party (CoP) to lead the anticipated USAID/India EVAL ME II **Advancing the U.S.India Partnership Platform (APP)** contract.

The purpose of the Advancing the U.S.India Partnership Platform (APP) activity is to support USAID/India staff and stakeholders to be more efficient, effective, transparent and skilled in achieving planned development outcomes. Through the use of evidence, performance management techniques, and Collaborating Learning and Adapting (CLA) approaches, the Mission will advance goals mutually defined in cooperation with the Government of India (GOI) and the regional partner governments. This support platform will contribute to the development of a state-of-the-art Mission-wide monitoring and evaluation regime and advance the USAID/India Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), its projects and activities, by providing design, monitoring, evaluation, assessment, and learning, and organizational development services. The APP Activity will be a central Mission platform for integrating CLA throughout the design and implementation of USAID/India's activities and ensuring that development activities funded by USAID/India achieve their intended results through strong performance management.

**Position Description**:
The Chief of Party shall be responsible for leading and managing the overall APP activity. The Chief of Party shall work closely with USAID/India's Program Office, Expanded M&E Team, Technical Office teams, and other Chief of Parties managing USAID/India activities.

**Qualifications**:

- This individual will be responsible for leading and managing the technical work related to APP under this contract.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience managing projects of similar size and scope in developing countries.
- Provide overall vision, leadership, day to day management, and technical direction of the awarded activities.
- Serve as chief liaison with and represent the activity to USAID Mission staff, USAID implementing partners, and key local stakeholders including research organizations, government entities, and private sector actors.
- Ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of high quality, demand-driven MEL technical assistance (including assessments, and performance and impact evaluations) to USAID Mission teams, implementing partners, and local partners and stakeholders.
- Lead the delivery of adaptive management and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) services for clients and stakeholders and model adaptive management within the project. Oversee the development of program strategies, work plans, MEL plans, as well as programmatic and technical reports to the client.
- Manage, train, and mentor project staff to ensure seamless coordination among activity components, and an internal culture of technical excellence and learning.
- Manage, and ensure quality control of deliverables produced by subcontractors and external consultants.
- Oversee design, development, and implementation of MEL and CLA activities, including development of evaluation tools, data collection and management, report generation, knowledge sharing, and training and capacity building activities.

**Company Description**:
International Development Group LLC is an international development consulting firm that assists donors, governments, and the private sector to create and take advantage of opportunities for sustainable, broad-based economic development and poverty reduction. IDG provides entrepreneurs and policymakers with the practical tools needed to achieve real and measurable impact for their communities and countries. IDG assistance programs aim to build the capacity, skills, and knowledge of local individuals and institutions in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, fostering synergies between local knowledge and international experience.