• Hours:   Full-time
• Salary:  Commensurate with experience and salary history
• Location: various overseas assignments TBD

About University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, University Research Co., LLC (URC), along with its non-profit affiliate Center for Human Services (CHS), is a leader in public health consulting.  Established in 1965, our work spans over 30 countries around the globe. URC’s mission is to enhance the quality of and access to health, education, and social services in the United States and in developing countries internationally. Please visit our website at www.urc-chs.com.

URC is seeking experienced candidates for upcoming Deputy Chief of Party assignments in developing countries. The role of the DCOP is to support a project’s Chief of Party with overall project management, implementation, administration, and logistics. S/He will report to the project’s Chief of Party.

Program Management Responsibilities:

• Participate in technical activity planning meetings
• Provide technical direction as delegated by the Chief of Party for one or more technical components
• Coordinate program implementation including detailed monthly and quarterly work planning, capacity
  building and monitoring
• Ensure administrative, financial, and human resource needs for program activities
• Participate in the development of quarterly and annual reports
• Coordinate documentation of program results
• Support Chief of Party in compiling, editing and formatting all program deliverables

Administrative Management Responsibilities:

• Effective supervision of administrative staff
• Ensuring understanding and compliance with established administrative processes among staff
• Providing direction to continuous improvement of administrative procedures and internal controls
• Overseeing Financial Manager’s management and correct use of financial system and correct and timely preparation of monthly field reports and cash projections
• Contributing to budget exercises and expense tracking
• Maintaining regular contact with USAID/other donor (as delegated by the COP), key counterparts and URC headquarters staff
• Ensuring that the overall office is professional, pleasant and that all internal and external clients are being served courteously and on time

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge and/or experience with public health programs, particularly malaria, in developing countries
• Fluency in English is required, as well as fluency in French and/or Spanish
• 5-7 years’ experience working in a USAID or other international organization’s contracting environment
• Degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Project Management or related field
• Proven track record successfully supervising several staff
• Demonstrated ability to work in teams
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, particularly as related to report development
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, with excellent MS Word and Excel skills

To Apply: 

For immediate consideration, please click on this link. Please cut and paste your cover letter, including recent salary history, in the “Application Notes” section of the online application system, and upload your CV where indicated.

 Due to the large number of inquiries we receive, only candidates clearly meeting the requirements for this position will be contacted. However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our consultant database against other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise. Thank you.

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We value and seek diversity in our workforce.