POSITION TITLE: Chief of Party (COP)

REPORTS TO: Director, Forestry and Natural Resource Management

LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand

Position Summary: Winrock International is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated five-year USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) activity titled Partnerships for Green Investment. This position will be based in Bangkok, Thailand, and is contingent upon receipt of donor funding. The COP will be responsible for leading all technical, financial and administrative aspects of the program. The COP will coordinate closely with USAID and the Winrock home office in developing, implementing, and revising the overall field strategy. The COP will oversee the strategic and technical direction of the program and serves as link between USAID, Winrock’s home office, and program partners and stakeholders. S/he will foster and maintain effective relationships and coordination with government, academia, private sector, civil society, NGOs, and other donors and ensure compliance with the contract including timely, high-quality results.

The USAID/RDMA Partnerships for Green Investment activity seeks to accelerate the transition in the land use sector across Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) to greater emissions reductions, climate resilience, biodiversity protection, inclusiveness, and benefit sharing. The Activity will advance systemic change in agricultural, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) systems in the region to reduce carbon emissions at meaningful scale in inclusive and sustainable approaches, enabling the regional transition to net zero climate resilient economies.

Essential Responsibilities:

The Chief of Party is responsible for the overall implementation of the activity. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Provide leadership and technical expertise for the project, and supervise project staff/local teams;

Maintain productive relationships with key government, private sector, and regional partners

Ensure program activities and process are aligned with the approved work plan, adhere to the MEL plan, and are carried out in compliance with the policy manual and ethical business practices with appropriate internal controls to ensure regulatory compliance

Apply adaptive management and learning approaches to iteratively evaluate program results and impact.

Institute adjustments to replicate and scale successful activities and course correct activities that are not yielding desired results

Ensure sound financial management of the project, overseeing in-country expenditures and working with the Winrock Home Office team on budget control and financial planning Ensure gender, equity and social inclusion are mainstreamed in management of the program and implementation of interventions

Manage relationships with complementary USAID and other donor-funded projects

Qualifications: Advanced degree in agriculture, economics, international development, business administration, finance, climate resiliency, natural resource management, or related field. Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience managing complex sustainable finance, natural resource management, climate resilience, or similar efforts, preferably in Southeast Asia. Experience managing USAID programs preferred.

Experience engaging financial institutions, private sector, host-county governments and other stakeholders in Southeast Asia. Experience mobilizing public, private, and philanthropic investments to support mitigation, biodiversity, and/or climate resilience Technical understanding of and experience working with finance and supply chains Fluency in English (verbal and written) Ability to travel to other project sites in the region, as necessary Applicants from Southeast Asian nations are encouraged to apply

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