Chief of Party - Bogota, Colombia - AECOM

AECOM

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Bogota, Colombia

hace 2 semanas

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Carolina González

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Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone.

Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy.

We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.

Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities.

We believe in leadership at all levels.

No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future.

Join us and let's get started.

Job Description:

AECOM has an excellent career opportunity for a creative, highly talented and experienced Chief of Party (COP) to Lead our Climate Activity (IN4C) program.

The IN4C USAID program will leverage and mobilized public & private finance to support Colombia's adaptation and mitigation target.

The IN4C will aim to reach an impact at scale in its local interventions by expanding USAID work to mobilize finances for business and projects that reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission from agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU); promote clean energy ; and enhance climate resilience and reduce vulnerability while promoting local economic and social development.

The COP will lead all professional, technical, and administrative activities required for successful implementation. This position will report to Colombia Country Manager.

The COP will lead a multi-discipline team including financial specialists for climate change and smart projects, climate change team, the stakeholder's management public and private actors, including financial institutions, working in coordination with USAID, national, subnational, and community-level stakeholders, the COP lead work with sustainable Landscapes fund, clean energy and adaptation funds, work in regions with highest technical and financial potential to reduce GHG emissions and support climate adaptations actions also will work closely with marginalized population, including youth, women, AfroColombians and Indigenous communities, gender and sexual minorities, migrants and conflict victims to bring direct benefits for these populations

The COP will lead the delivery of the projects and other technical services. He/she is responsible for quality and compliant delivery of works under both subcontracts and grant mechanisms. The COP will be the primary point of contact with USAID in-country with based in Colombia.

The COP will bear primary responsibility for all technical aspects of work activity performance, as well as management-related requirements of the project such as procurement, personnel, reporting, and financial administration.

The COP position requires the vision to develop, coordinate and manage multiple simultaneous tasks, strong decision-making skills, and the ability to ensure coherence and consistency throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Supervising a multi-functional team, provide leadership, technical direction, and quality oversight to achieve project objectives and meet all contractual requirements
Development and management of effective project strategies to achieve multiple integrated results in coordination with stakeholders and partners
Establishment and implementation of project processes and procedures needed to conduct the technical team and other services in multiple remote locations.
Establish excellent working relationships with municipal, departmentlevel and national gover