Job Description The Chief of Party will be responsible for providing overall leadership and management of the program, working closely with the USAID/OTI Country Representative. The COP will have overall supervision of a team of over 80 staff across five offices and will be responsible for ensuring the program's activities are timely, relevant, and in line with program goals and overall U.S. government strategies. Key Responsibilities - Make key decisions and solve problems in short time frames while ensuring operational and program integrity as overall program direction is provided by USAID/OTI through the Task Order Contracting Officer's Representative (TOCOR) and the CR. - Manage, oversee, and report contractor progress and quality of performance in meeting the program activity undertakings. - Serve as MSI's designated person for overall management of the in-country relationship with USAID/OTI. - Provide oversight of grant activities, in close consultation with the CR, including supervising program staff, ensuring appropriate grant design, and ensuring that procedures are established and complied with for grant development, worthiness, implementation, management, monitoring, evaluation, and closing. - Contribute to the design and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E;) system at the activity level and for ensuring that all activities are effectively monitored, under the guidance of the CR.