The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will be responsible for the overall technical oversight of the USAID
ECAP I program. The DCOP will take a leadership role in ensuring technical implementation of high
impact interventions and ensuring the project meets desired goals and deliverables.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
• Overseeing technical and operational functions for achieving project goals and deliverables.
• Supervising project technical personnel, consultants and volunteers

Develop and maintain strategic programmatic relationships, effectively coordinate and
collaborate with key project stakeholders, such as donors, partners and government ministries
• Oversee capacity building efforts for project staff including those for sub-partners
• Monitoring project activities for results or potential problems and providing recommendations to
address them.
• Lead in documentation of successes, challenges and lessons learned with focus on improving
program delivery.
• Oversight in preparation of monthly activity schedules, project reports and ensuring that they are
submitted on time.
• Overseeing the development of the annual implementation plan, budgets, and other deliverables
per donor requests in collaboration with other key personnel.
• Ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the USAID ECAP I Contract
• Ensuring that managerial, administrative, and financial procedures comply with donor policies,
rules and regulations and Access to Health Zambia policies and procedures.
Required qualifications and experience.
• Master’s degree or its equivalent in Public Health, development studies, project management or
related field.
• At least 10 years experience in managing donor-funded and/or other development programs
related to health or international development with demonstrated experience in leading teams to
achieve development results.
• Prior experience as Deputy Chief of Party or senior position on USAID-funded projects with
strong knowledge of USAID rules and regulations is highly desirable.