Chief of Party, USAID/Haiti Justice Renewal and Advancement Program (JRAP), Haiti

Qualifications:

• The COP must have strong leadership, program and organizational management and communication skills, as well as sound analytical abilities.
• The position requires a minimum of five years of experience with complex, fast paced, and politically sensitive field operations in developing countries, preferably in a fragile or transitional state environment or security-challenged environments.
• The incumbent must have relevant work experience as a COP, or senior field management experience such as Project Director, Regional Director or Country Director roles that required working closely with a donor, contractor or international NGO managing an office or program.
• Experience in criminal justice and/or penal reform, and familiarity with civil law systems, stabilization, and conflict mitigation is highly desirable.
• Five years of experience in conflict mitigation, governance, rule of law, security sector reform, citizen security, or law enforcement work is required.
• Experience working on rapid transition programs in insecure environments.
• The COP should have a degree in a relevant field, and a proven ability to successfully lead an intercultural team in a development context, including supervising long-term field staff and short term international and local experts.
• Fluency in French and or Haitian Creole preferred. 
• Experience working in Haiti or in a country with a similar level of socio-economic development is desirable.
• Must be based in Haiti and be able to travel throughout Port-au-Prince, security permitting.

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