CHIEF OF PARTY - USDA FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROJECT | [K-702]

Lutheran world relief (lwr), part of the corus international family of organizations, is currently recruiting a **chief of party (cop)** for an anticipated five-year usda-funded food for progress project in **latin america (exact country tbd).** description the **chief of party** provides overall vision, technical, and administrative leadership and expertise for the program. the **cop** is responsible for management of all aspects of the program implementation in meeting the objectives of the initiative, including, but not limited to, technical, administrative, operational, and logístical management interventions. the **cop** will take a leadership role in coordination among the program team, consortium members, other implementing partners, public and private sector partners, and government stakeholders, and will liaise directly with usda and other usg entities as appropriate. s/he is responsible for ensuring that programmatic implementation meets expected standards of technical quality in compliance with usda requirements, including monitoring, evaluation, and learning. s/he also will ensure completion of reports, evaluations, analyses, assessments, and deliverables in compliance with usda quality standards. **actual hiring is contingent upon successful activity award and usda approval.** **duties** **_ leadership, vision, and strategy_** - has leadership, supervisory, and management responsibility for all program staff, including consortium member program staff, and will work closely with lwr management and support staff (including finance, administration, and ...