President Remote - Bethesda, MD, United States - U of C NORC

U of C NORC Bethesda, MD, United States

2 weeks ago

Description

NORC is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated USAID cooperative agreement, Evidence for Cost-Effectiveness (ECE).

The cooperative agreement aims to fund impact evaluations and cost analyses and integrate existing evidence from these high-quality studies into USAID activity designs.

This activity will provide a platform for engaging academics from the social and behavioral sciences to strengthen USAID's current and future programming by understanding the causal impact per dollar of its programs and producing contributions to the global evidence base that can improve policy and programming of other development partners.

The COP position is preferably based in the DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) area, with the possibility of hybrid or remote working arrangements.

This is a contract role and contingent on USAID contract award to NORC.

International Programs

was established in 2005, and works on performance and impact evaluations, capacity building, complex surveys, and qualitative data collection, among other research activities, throughout the developing world.

Our research covers a range of sectors including education, child and youth well-being, gender equality and women's empowerment, private-sector engagement, democracy and governance, resilience and food security, land and resource governance, biodiversity conservation, natural climate solutions, agriculture, water and sanitation, and vulnerable populations.

Since its establishment has implemented projects in more than 100 countries in Africa, Asia, MENA, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

The COP will be responsible for overall project leadership and management, quality control, and effective, efficient, and timely implementation of all project activities in compliance with the agreement.

Manage overall and day-to-day project operations, which may include, but are not limited to, communications, administration, logistics, procurement, staffing/recruitment, budgeting, finances, and reporting.

Manage project team comprising in-house staff, consultants, and subcontractors, including academic PIs and academic teams.

Manage multiple concurrent activities (buy-ins and core-funded) with Activity Managers from different Missions/Bureaus/Operating Units across USAID, rapidly allocating high-quality staff/consultants to meet the demands all activities.

Manage and hold accountable staff, consultants, and subcontractors for completing activities and producing interim milestones and final deliverables in accordance with workplans and timelines.

Ensure high-quality technical services/deliverables.

Master's degree (or PhD) in areas such as international affairs, humanities, or social sciences.

Demonstrated experience working with universities, academic researchers, research organizations, or networks of researchers in support of addressing complex problems.

Regular staff are eligible for NORC's comprehensive benefits program. Dental and vision insurance.
A defined contribution retirement program, along with a separate voluntary 403(b) retirement program.
Group life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance.

Benefits that promote work/life balance, including generous paid time off, holidays; paid parental leave, bereavement leave, tuition assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Pay and benefits transparency helps to reduce wage gaps.

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions.

Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration.

Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.

For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings.

But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team.

With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which we're known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.

NORC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values and actively seeks diversity in the workforce.

NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other legally protected characteristics.

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