Chief of Party - Food Security & Development Leader

Save the Children; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Save the Children seeks a Chief of Party (COP) in Washington, DC, for the anticipated USDA Title II Food for Peace Non-Emergency Program. The COP will design and oversee complex, multi-year food security and resilience initiatives, lead partnerships, and ensure donor compliance and strong program results.

The role requires senior leadership, extensive field experience in agriculture/market systems, and fluency in English with Portuguese or Spanish.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in development studies, international relations, agriculture, economics, public health, business administration with 10+ years of progressive management responsibility. Master’s degree preferred.
• Senior-level experience designing, managing and implementing large projects in developing countries.
• Experience leading consortia and partnerships with government institutions, donors, local orgs and private sector.
• Experience recruiting, developing and managing staff, with programmatic and financial reporting.
• Experience with commodity management.
• Professional proficiency in English and Portuguese or Spanish.
• Excellent communication, representation, negotiation and stakeholder management.
• Commitment to fostering belonging across teams and organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall program planning, team structures, approaches, M&E, and feedback loops for delivery and success.
• Lead program consortia partnerships and external stakeholder engagement.
• Represent the program to donor and government officials and local stakeholders.
• Provide oversight of thematic approaches and implementation; lead course corrections.
• Lead annual planning and donor resource requests; monitor progress and reporting.
• Oversee commodity management, financial reporting, and risk management.
• Ensure sound program logistics and compliance with donor policies and procedures.
• Recruit, develop and manage staff; implement capacity-building and HR policies.
• Support adaptive management in changing contexts to achieve outcomes.
• Oversee security management with country office counterparts.
• Train and lead staff to uphold Save the Children values and belonging.

Skills

Program management

Partnership development

Staff recruitment and development

Donor reporting

English proficiency

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Save the Children seeks a Chief of Party (COP) in Washington, DC, for the anticipated USDA Title II Food for Peace Non-Emergency Program. The COP will design and oversee complex, multi-year food security and resilience initiatives, lead partnerships, and ensure donor compliance and strong program results.

The role requires senior leadership, extensive field experience in agriculture/market systems, and fluency in English with Portuguese or Spanish.