PROJECT DIRECTOR
SUMMARY OF POSITION
Cowater International is currently recruiting for a Project Director to be a key leader in one of the company’s service divisions - the Social Development Group, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Group manages and implements large donor-funded projects in women empowerment, health, education and social service delivery. As part of SDG, employees have a unique opportunity to design and implement projects that engage public and private sector stakeholders around innovative solutions that improve social and economic well-being in the countries in which we operate.
Reporting to the Executive Vice President of the Social Development Group, the Project Director will have overall responsibility for detailed financial oversight of projects; quality assurance; business development (proposal development, client relations etc.); and management of sector specialists and team members. Our ideal candidate possesses an entrepreneurial and visionary outlook to help advance the core thematic areas of the group and the company overall.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Master’s degree in development studies, economic development, social sciences or a relevant field.
Minimum Experience:
- 10 years of work experience and credibility into international consulting especially with Global Affairs Canada, DFAT, or DFID.
Essential Skills:
- Fluently bilingual in English and French with excellent communication skills (reading, writing, oral);
- Demonstrated technical expertise in the areas of gender equality/women’s empowerment, gender-based violence, disability inclusion, institutional capacity development, social service delivery, and/or public-sector reform;
- Strong organizational and leadership skills;
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills; and,
- Capacity to think and work politically, building strategic relationships and identify creative ways to address challenges and issues and respond to opportunities.
Position Condition:
- The position requires international travels.
Specific areas of focus of this consulting practice area include:
- Increasing local government capacity to deliver social services;
- Civil society collaboration/citizen engagement with decentralized local government for improved accountability;
- Gender equality and mainstreaming;
- Health systems strengthening;
- Women Economic Empowerment;
- Education.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please apply with a CV and a motivation letter at https://cowatercrcsogema.acquiretm.com/job_details_clean.aspx?id=1725.
For your application to be considered, please upload your documents as followed: Candidate Last Name, First Name, date.
About us
With more than 34 years’ experience, Cowater International is Canada’s global leader in management consulting services specializing in international development and has managed the implementation of over 800 projects in more than 80 countries around the globe. We work with governments, partner organizations, communities and civil society to design and implement sustainable solutions that generate lasting social, financial and environmental impacts. Our adaptive approach to management has led to our award-winning work and recognition as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2017 and 2018. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Cowater International also has corporate offices in Montreal, Quebec, Paris, France, Pretoria, South Africa, and London, United Kingdom, Nairobi, Kenya in addition to project offices in a wide variety of other locations across Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
We thank you for your interest in building a better tomorrow with Cowater International.