KPMG Project Manager Job

Chief of Party/Director/Project Manager Job, Other Professions,

KPMG is seeking one (1) full time Chief of Party/Director/Project Manager who will be available for the entire duration of the project assignment. The program is for 5 years, but the Chief of Party/Project Manager engagement would be dependent on the award of the Task Order.

We are looking for a Chief of Party (COP)/Project Manager with experience in project management implementation, proven leadership in the management of similar sized international donor support programs with strong, demonstrated skills in strategic planning, management, and supervision.

Responsibilities

• The Chief of Party (COP)/Project Manager will be responsible for working in partnership with KPMG and USAID to produce the following outputs:
• In-country coordination and implementation of activities to strengthen systems to improve learning outcomes and access to education, especially during the first years of schooling but also throughout primary school;
• Short-term technical assistance and training for assessment, project design, implementation, data collection, sampling, monitoring, and evaluation;
• Measurement innovation, test design, psychometric analysis, data and results reporting to support improving learning outcomes;
• Development of teaching and learning materials including textbooks, supplementary materials, teacher guides, distance learning (online, television, radio) content, and online teacher training/mentoring content through engagement and capacity building of appropriate public and private sector partners;
• Provision of appropriate technology to support learning, training, and data collection, with a particular focus on combating the secondary effects of COVID-19;
• Annual work, budget, sustainability, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation plans developed in partnership with host-government partners, other development partners, and USAID Mission teams;
• Applied research related to ‘what works’ to improve learning in different contexts and at affordable costs, including ‘just in time’ action research related to on-going program or project implementation;
• Performance monitoring and performance and impact evaluation;
• Provision and delivery of content for training courseware; and

• Information dissemination and sharing nationally and internationally through the internet, seminars, workshops, working papers, and/or other media. 
  
  

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a related area of development with a minimum of 5 – 10 years of project management or implementation experience.
• At least five years of proven leadership in the management of similar sized international donor support programs with strong, demonstrated skills in strategic planning, management, and supervision.
• Demonstrated experience solving complex issues to deliver results.
• Experience working with financial and other data systems to produce budgets, analyze data, and track trends.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills solving issues to deliver results.
• Previous experience in the implementation of USAID programs is highly desirable.

How to apply

Due to the short timeline for this opportunity, we ask you to send your CVs in by 26 July 2021 to dasrecruit@kpmg.co.ke. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject of the email and in the cover letter.