Chief of Party, Food for Peace (FFP)

Organization: Global Communities Closing date: 30 Nov 2026 Program: Food for Peace (FFP) Non-Emergency Multi-Year Programming Location: To be determined based on final USDA Notice of Funding Opportunity Reports to: Global Communities Country Director Please Note: This position(s) is contingent upon award and USDA approval with an anticipated start date of early 2027. Overview: Global Communities champions innovative solutions to complex challenges at the intersection of humanitarian assistance, sustainable development, and financial inclusion. We ensure our approaches are as dynamic and diverse as the communities we serve. We bring together local ingenuity and global insights to save lives and secure strong futures. Global Communities is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated multi-year, USDA Food for Peace Non-Emergency project. Authorized under Title II of the Food for Peace Act, USDA’s multi-year Food for Peace Non-Emergency Programming will target people and places that experience recurrent food crises with a Graduation through Agriculture-led Development Approach and by utilizing U.S. agricultural commodities. This approach combines the Graduation model with targeted Market Systems Strengthening focused on agricultural value chains to build resilience, improve food security, and reduce dependence on emergency food assistance. The COP will lead and oversee the overall implementation of the program, including setting vision and programmatic strategy and providing financial and operational leadership to attain targeted project deliverables and outcomes. The COP will manage a team of senior staff to ensure the quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated under the project. The COP will be responsible for communications with USDA, for publicly representing the project, and for liaising with Government entities and other institutions/stakeholders. Responsibilities: • Provide program leadership, direction, and supervision, including oversight of staff, consultants, and partners, monitoring and evaluation, and program implementation. • Ensure implementation of technical interventions, resulting in concrete and on-time and on-target outcomes. • Serve as primary point of contact for the project with USDA, government counterparts, and other critical in-country stakeholders. • Lead regular work plan, budget, and implementation reviews to facilitate the cost-effective and timely achievement of deliverables. • Manage team members, including highly specialized technical staff, to deliver against the annual workplan. • Ensure project activities maximize impact and are completed in compliance with Global Communities policies, USDA rules and regulations, and local laws, and agreement requirements. • Lead in adaptive management, achieving peak performance and innovation. • Oversee timely and high-quality reporting to USDA, effectively and accurately communicating project progress, achievements, challenges, and utilization of funds. • Ensure establishment and maintenance of systems for project operations. • Build and maintain strong working relations with key internal and external stakeholders, beneficiaries, suppliers, and partners. Provide effective and timely responses to inquiries and concerns. • Foster good working relationships with other agencies working on similar or complimentary projects, maximizing visibility and learning. • Ensure that lessons learned are disseminated and applied. • Liaise with Global Communities colleagues to coordinate the inputs of gender and inclusion, monitoring and evaluation and other advisory inputs to provide cross-cutting support. • Collaborate with Global Communities colleagues and projects in-country to ensure effective coordination of Global Communities country operations. • Undertake all other duties and projects as may be assigned from time to time. • Frequent travel to project locations required Qualifications: • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a discipline related to agriculture, agri-business, economics, international development or other relevant field with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including managing multi-sectoral projects with increasing responsibilities and duties; or, • Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to agriculture, agri-business, economics, international development, or other relevant field with a minimum of 12 years of professional experience, including managing multi-sectoral projects with increasing responsibilities and duties. • At least 5 years’ experience as Chief of Party, senior management position, or equivalent, leading implementation of large international donor programs. • Technical expertise in food security, nutrition, market systems development, value chain development, and/or graduation models. • Experience working in emerging markets with experience in USDA’s priority countries (Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, and Mozambique) preferred. • High level of interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills, including a demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaborate with a broad range of public and private sector counterparts and other key stakeholders. • Demonstrated knowledge and application of non-emergency Food for Peace, agriculture-led development, resilience or similar programs preferred. • Ability to develop effective working relationships with government officials, civil society organizations, private sector actors, implementing partners, international donors, and other stakeholders. • Proven ability to communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams is desired. • Evidence of effective communication skills, both oral and written, to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the agreement is desired. • Languages: Full Professional Proficiency in spoken and written English and Spanish is required. Must be able to use both languages fluently and accurately and be able to read all styles and forms on all levels pertinent to professional needs. • A passion for the mission and values of Global Communities. • Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Global Communities positively welcomes and seeks applications from all sections of society. We are committed to a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of everyone and offers equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Global Communities holds strict safeguarding principles and has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. In the process of recruitment, selection, and appointment, Global Communities will conduct robust reference and background screening checks, including international vetting as a signature of the Global Misconduct Disclosure Scheme to ensure children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded, and abuse is prevented. The incumbent is required to carry out their duties in accordance with Global Communities Safeguarding policy and the Standards of Conduct. How to apply Please apply online here: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=b5499531-3dcf-47e8-a051-b12d365cb034&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&selectedMenuKey=CareerCenter&jobId=958464