Chief of Party - Nigeria

Tetra Tech Nigeria (Hybrid) Nov. 10, 2024 other
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Position summary & job purpose:

Tetra Tech is searching for a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated USAID Empower Nigeria Activity. The COP serves as the overall project manager and team leader. As the key liaison, the COP will be involved in all activities and tasks of the project. The position is a five-year fixed-term appointment with benefits and is contingent upon contract award. Non-Nigerian candidates must be willing to relocate to Abuja, Nigeria for the duration of the project.

The position is contingent on project award.


Position responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the client for the strategic vision and overall leadership of the project team and the team’s performance and achievement of all key objectives of the project.
  • Ensure that USAID/Nigeria is fully knowledgeable and engaged with Host Government in Nigeria on all aspects of their energy, economic research, and reform agenda.
  • Regularly liaise with the Power Africa Coordinator’s Office, USAID missions, and other USG agencies, as appropriate.
  • Maintain strong relationships with relevant sector stakeholders including multilateral development donors and private sector companies.
  • Responsible for ensuring the successful management, initiation, and completion of complex energy studies of significant importance to Nigeria.
  • Provides technical advice on energy issues, economic research analyses, and economic policy recommendations for project activities, including sector specific issues.
  • Manage the preparation of the project’s progress report, work-plans and other contractual deliverables.
  • Collaborate with the field-based operations team and home office staff on work-planning, activity design, scheduling and implementation, drafting technical justifications for client approvals, and reporting and budgeting.
  • Coordinate with the home office and the field-based operations team on the sourcing, recruiting, hiring and deployment and onboarding of staff, consultants and subcontractors.
  • Maintain and update the project budget to mitigate cost overruns.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in business administration, law, engineering, economics, finance, policy, or a related field.
  • 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the energy sector, preferably with experience in electricity distribution and transmission system management.
  • 5 years of experience managing large and complex energy-related policy reform, and/or local government projects.
  • Proven track record of leadership, demonstrated by a strong followership from junior colleagues and peers with exhibited success hiring, leading, and motivating highly- effective teams, ideally with experience managing people with diverse backgrounds and skillsets.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience as a Chief of Party/Deputy Chief of Party for USAID-funded projects
  • Experience designing and implementing programs that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the energy sector.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Demonstrated familiarity, and prior experience addressing energy sector challenges in Nigeria.
  • Strong executive presence with an ability to build trusted relationships with partners, customers, lenders, service providers and investors.

About Tetra Tech:


Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 470 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees—27,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.


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Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, inclusion, and equity are among Tetra Tech’s core values. Throughout our history, the company has prioritized equitable inclusion of all people. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military or veteran status, gender, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information and any other characteristics protected by the law. We invite resumes from all interested parties. Please visit our website at www.tetratech.com to see the array of diverse services and exciting projects we are currently working on.


Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans for available positions.


We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.


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