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Chief Program Officer - Veterinary Management, ECOWAS Commission

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBissau, Guinea-Bissau$93.2k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree or equivalent in Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Public Health, Animal Health Economics, or a related field from a recognized university.
  • Ten years of experience in multilateral negotiations and advising governments on resource mobilization for programs, including six years of relevant international experience and five years in supervisory roles.
  • Knowledge of relevant veterinary policies and regulations governing development of the animal resources sector.
  • Experience formulating projects and meeting funding requirements of major multilateral and bilateral partners.
  • Technical ability to develop a vision, mission, and strategy focused on Member States' needs and adapt strategies as circumstances evolve.
  • Ability to lead assigned programs and projects, providing management and operational expertise, including establishing networks and benchmarks.
  • Ability to lead by example and organize teamwork to encourage cooperation, achieve expected results, advocate for change, motivate staff, and implement internal controls for pilot programs to manage potential implementation barriers.
  • Personal management skills demonstrating ethics, integrity, confidentiality, and respect for internal controls, rules, delegations, and transparency.
  • Ability to bring together complementary expertise, assess individual contributions, and recognize or address achievements and deficiencies to support organizational success.
  • Program-management knowledge at the level normally acquired through certification in program management, such as Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP).
  • Ability to research benchmarks and trends and recommend improvements to programs and projects.
  • Interpersonal skills to obtain feedback, information, and data from professional networks across countries, sectors, and organizations, and to identify and prioritize community requirements.
  • Ability to manage and coordinate customer-management initiatives and make recommendations.
  • Ability to develop and implement customer-service practices, such as dashboards, incentive management, and feedback mechanisms.
  • Ability to develop and implement stakeholder-management plans, programs, and initiatives to gain support for new initiatives, understand differing views, obtain resources, and increase the likelihood of success.
  • Ability to work diplomatically, tactfully, and respectfully with people of diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives, especially in West Africa, and turn diversity into opportunities for improved program and operational outcomes.
  • Ability to create a diverse and inclusive interactive environment that benefits from varied strengths and innovative practices.
  • Ability to make objective judgments and evaluations and manage conflicts across cultural, positional, and gender differences, and encourage colleagues to overcome biases and differences.
  • Ability to serve culturally diverse teams, organizations, communities, and people with disabilities without bias or preference.
  • Understanding of ECOWAS's organizational structure, related dynamics, and expectations for effective collaboration, participation, contribution, and leadership.
  • Knowledge of ECOWAS's mandate, strategic plan, and priorities, and of economic, political, and social conditions and trends in Member States relevant to the role.
  • Knowledge of ECOWAS best practices, program-management approaches, and research techniques for developing or evaluating programs, projects, or initiatives.
  • In-depth knowledge of ECOWAS rules and procedures to interpret and apply directives, provide technical advice, guide colleagues, and evaluate performance.
  • Ability to analyze situations using indicators to assess costs, benefits, risks, and likelihood of success when making decisions.
  • Ability to gather information from different sources to identify problem causes, consequences of alternative actions, potential obstacles, and ways to prevent future problems.
  • Ability to explain complex situations and information simply when communicating recommendations and conclusions to solve problems or improve operations, programs, and projects.
  • Ability to develop new perspectives, apply innovative solutions, and devise new approaches when established methods and procedures are inapplicable or obsolete.
  • Proficiency in spoken and written French and English.
  • Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and in an organized manner, conveying credibility and confidence in presentations, setting expectations, and explaining complex issues.
  • Ability to listen, interpret others' messages accurately, and respond appropriately.
  • Writing and editing skills for proposals, terms of reference, program evaluations, plans, and business processes.
  • Ability to give frank feedback, recognize and address deficiencies, and motivate direct reports to work with full commitment.
  • Fluency in spoken and written English, French, or Portuguese, which are official ECOWAS languages.
  • Organization and project/program-management skills, including significant experience identifying schedules, targets, costs, and resources needed for operational, program, and project outcomes.
  • Ability to set effective goals and objectives for oneself, others, and the division and adjust work or project priorities as circumstances evolve.
  • Ability to identify gaps affecting program or project expectations and design and implement interventions to build capacity, such as training, structural realignment, partnerships, or resource reallocation.
  • Ability to implement rigorous monitoring and evaluation practices and establish regular reporting schedules relevant to key outcomes.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and control resources and comply with policies, procedures, and protocols to achieve specific objectives.
  • Must be under 45 years of age.

Responsibilities

  • Support ECOWAS Member States in strengthening veterinary management.
  • Formulate and ensure implementation of regional and international veterinary regulations and guidelines.
  • Support increased investment in national and regional veterinary-management infrastructure to address gaps identified in the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) gap analysis in the ECOWAS region.
  • Formulate, align, and implement regional and international guidelines for veterinary education and training in the ECOWAS region.
  • Support veterinary capacity building and continuing education, particularly through online education and training.
  • Formulate and implement regional and international regulatory frameworks and guidelines for veterinary information management and risk management for populations.
  • Support and maintain contact with veterinary regulatory agencies in ECOWAS Member States and other relevant regional and international partners.
  • Promote and strengthen cooperation with regional and international academic and scientific communities and support research for development in the animal-health sector.
  • Promote regular regional publication of materials on veterinary regulation, veterinary training, and veterinary research issues.
  • Support the establishment or strengthening of regional socioeconomic communication and risk-communication networks.
  • Support the strengthening of the regional animal-regulation network.
  • Ensure activities align with implementation of the ECOWAS Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP), the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), and related projects.
  • Ensure proper planning, formulation, and implementation of projects and compliance with the funding requirements of major multilateral and bilateral partners.
  • Perform other duties assigned by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources.

About the Company

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Deloitte

Audits companies and advises on tax and technology

Deloitte audits companies and advises businesses and governments on tax, technology, and risk, and it is one of the Big Four, the world's four largest accounting firms. In 1849 its founder became the first independent auditor of a public company, Britain's Great Western Railway. Its auditors check companies' financial reports for errors and fraud before investors rely on them, while its consultants design strategy, install business software, and defend clients against cyberattacks. Clients pay fees for each audit or project, and each country's Deloitte firm is a separate business owned by its local partners. Deloitte was founded in London in 1845 and is based in New York.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$17.1M
Headquarters
New York, NY
Founded
1845

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