• Serve as DCOP on the project, assisting the COP in management and decision-making and ensuring that project activities are meeting client and stakeholder expectations; • Oversight of the project’s operations reporting functions to ensure compliance with the terms of the agreement, including oversight to grants program; • Supervise the project’s administration staff, providing oversight to the overall project management and human resources functions. • Ensure adherence to RTI and USAID administration policies and procedures; • Oversee subcontract and/or grant to local partners; train and provide guidance to subcontract/grantee finance managers on managing project expense to annual work plan and contract budgets, as needed; ensure that all contractual documentation is complete and compliant with the terms of the reference in the contract. • Provide leadership and support during project start-up and close-out with regard to setting up the project office, operations and logistics, recruitment, on-boarding and staff administration, etc.; • Serve as the project liaison with human resources on employee relations matters and documentation for adverse events.

• Minimum of Master’s degree in public administration, financing, economics, accounting or a related field; • Minimum of 10 years’ experience in operations management, with 5 years direct international work experience in developing countries; • Prior experience managing administration / operations for large-scale USAID programs; • Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and/or experiences in financial planning and management, and procurement, among other management support areas/functions, as required; • Possess excellent organizational and analytical skills; • Demonstrated skills, abilities, and experiences to manage sub-contracts and sub-grants; • Strong verbal and written English communications skills. #LI-EB1