Chief of Party

**Who we are**:
Bixal is a mission-driven, woman-owned small business determined to improve people's lives through human-centered strategies and transformative technologies, with a firm belief that everyone has the right to an effective government.

We deliver on this belief by partnering with leading Federal agencies to design, develop, and deliver powerful customer experiences through holistic digital product solutions and strategic communications initiatives--bringing a high standard and unique creative energy to our clients--and our wonderfully diverse culture is what makes it all possible.

Bixal unites different people with different perspectives from all over the world We provide our team with an open and empowered environment where collaboration thrives and solutions flourish.

**Summary of Role**

**Location**

Colombo, Sri Lanka

**Responsibilities**:

- Supports their team in delivering high quality monitoring, evaluation, learning and capacity building services as required by USAID
- Serves as a thought leader and high-level representative for Bixal to USAID.
- Works with team to strategically deploy staff and consultants and may serve as a team member to deliver specific assignments as required
- Provides senior-level technical and managerial support on projects, such as designing, conducting or managing performance monitoring, evaluations, reporting, learning agenda development, training, or other tasks as required
- Assists with trouble shooting and problem solving when needs arises, including delivering services to the client when required
- Comfortable with monitoring, evaluation, and learning assignments
- Mentors and supports the professional development of all staff and consultants, including identification or development of internal learning opportunities
- Responsible for the budget, ensuring cost effective management, financial projections, and systems to ensure proper use of funds

**Qualifications**:

- Master’s degree in relevant field or Ph.D. in the Social Sciences
- 10+ years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning and management consulting in international development programs
- At least 5 years of experience in project or program management including supervision, staff development, and mentoring.
- Demonstrated experience designing and managing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems for development projects, preferably for USAID.
- Thorough technical knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and performance management, including (but not limited to) indicator development, data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, performance reporting, evaluation design, evaluation planning, and management/dissemination of evaluations.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills blended with expert writing and verbal communication skills
- Proven successful leadership in an intercultural team environment in a development context.
- Solution oriented and eager to promote a collaborative, flexible and creative working environment and relationship among subcontractors and other key stakeholders
- Evidence of open and learning-oriented management style.
- Proven success in leading highly collaborative, dynamic teams and managing change.
- Proven experience in iterative, flexible, adaptive management of teams and projects.
- Experience working in Sri Lanka, and demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the economic, ecological, social, cultural, and political characteristics of the Sri Lanka and Maldives context and development dynamics.
- Deep understanding of the USAID portfolio of investment in Sri Lanka and Maldives.
- Language proficiency in English
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills with evidence of ability to establish strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Previous experience in similar roles on USAID contracts
- No recruiters or agencies please. Bixal is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a safe, inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds._