Chief of Party

2 weeks ago


Remote, United Kingdom Zinc Network Full time

Introducing Zinc Network


We have 100+ team members from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, including diplomats, behavioral scientists, researchers, content producers, digital experts, and service designers.

We work with a broad range of governmental, NGO, and private sector clients, including USAID; the U.S. Department of State (DOS); the U.S.

Department of Defense (DOD); the UK Home Office (HO); the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); UN agencies and missions; Microsoft; and the Internet Watch Foundation.


We conceptualize and create award-winning programs, interventions, and campaigns that change the way that people think, feel, and act across a wide range of pervasive social issues, including disinformation and hate speech, violent extremism, poor governance, threats to children and young people's online safety, gender-based violence, and more.

Zinc seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for the anticipated USAID Powered by the People program. The COP will provide technical and management oversight of the activity. This position may be based remotely.

Key responsibilities:

  • Facilitate a global network of creative and nontraditional social changemakers, including civic activists and advocates
  • Connect network to resources, tools, and strategies to support their success
  • Drive overall program strategy and technical direction, and supervise partners and personnel, including by providing project management, operations, and financial leadership to reach program goals
  • Serve as the primary liaison between USAID, government counterparts, project stakeholders, implementing partners, private sector entities, and Zinc Network's project management division
  • Identify issues and risk associated with program implementation in a timely manner and guide appropriate adjustments
  • Facilitate close collaboration and teamwork, including mentorship and development of local partners and staff
  • Lead regular work planning and oversee reporting and program learning activities
  • Represent the project compellingly to the client and external stakeholders
  • Oversee the collection and dissemination of successes and lessons learned

Requirements:


Sharing our enthusiasm for measurable impact and data-driven insight, you are a great leader and communicator who is passionate about collective impact, people power, and social change.

Naturally, you have a high degree of rigor, attention to detail, and a strong ability to translate complex concepts into succinct, compelling messages.


You also have:

  • Demonstrated commitment to the world of collective action, social activism, and social change including strong connections to local, regional, and support organizations working in this space
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as international relations, service and/or product design, organizational development, communications, digital media and communications, or political science is required. Master's degree preferred
  • Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible work experience leading international donorsupported programs.
  • At least 5 years of professional experience working directly with formal/informal civil society, journalists, activists, and/or media outlets to support collective action and social change
  • Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to foster a cohesive and collaborative environment working with a range of program stakeholders
  • Skills related to the management and handling of grantgiving programs including experience and coordination with international, regional, and local partners
  • Outstanding written and verbal communications skills in English, including creative presentation of information and use of data visualizations
  • Able to travel internationally and willingness to work flexible hours to accommodate colleagues working in multiple time zones
  • An entrepreneurial mindset, and enthusiasm for working in a fastpaced environment that's receptive to new ideas
  • Ability to not take oneself too seriously and to fail forward

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