NATIONAL COORDINATOR

CONTEXT
The Government of Liberia (GoL) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC) are embarking on a roughly three-year process to develop a five-year
investment and policy program (Compact) to reduce poverty through economic growth. The NATIONAL COORDINATOR will lead these efforts, in close coordination with other members of the Liberia Compact Development Core Team and with the MCC Team in Washington, DC.
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
During the development of a compact program, each eligible country must mobilize significant financial and human resources, data and information, and critical inputs from its public sector, private sector and civil society. The National Coordinator leads these processes by managing the detailed day-to-day work of the specialized staff on the Compact Development Team and by engaging key stakeholders across government ministries and agencies, the business community and civil society organizations. To be successful, a National Coordinator must be able to manage and respond to demands from multiple stakeholders, including politicians, business leaders and other influential segments of the public; coordinate multiple streams of complex
tasks; delegate tasks without losing sight of details; communicate clearly and effectively; and inspire and motivate stakeholders and staff. A National Coordinator must be authorized to make decisions on compact-related matters and must have access to the highest levels of decision-makers within the Government in order to ensure compact development proceeds efficiently.

DESCRIPTION OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Coordinate closely with senior Government officials to understand and
effectively represent Liberia’s priorities in the development of a compact program.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the exchange of critical operational
information between the Government and MCC, to include developing a clear and complete understanding of MCC’s compact development process, requirements, and investment criteria.
• Manage the entire compact development process on behalf of the Government,
to include guiding the initial analysis and assessment of economic development
challenges; leading the identification of concept projects that will address those
challenges, promote poverty alleviation and raise economic growth; coordinating
the development and design of agreed projects that satisfy MCC’s investment criteria and other requirements.
• Recruit well-qualified, specialized staff for a Compact Development Team and provide high-level executive leadership, management and coordination over its day-to-day work.
• Build, maintain and leverage effective relationships with key officials, offices,
individuals and staff throughout the Government to ensure the dissemination of information, secure the commitment of all necessary information and resources,
and motivate the timely completion of critical tasks.
• Report periodically to the Minister of Finance and Development Planning and to
the President of Liberia as may be appropriate to provide timely updates on the
status of the compact development process, obtain high-level support and approval for key decisions, and identify and resolve issues.
• Actively engage important political stakeholders, private business leaders, civil
society organizations and international donors throughout the compact development process, and otherwise serve as a visible public representative of the Government’s compact development efforts.
• Plan and implement periodic visits by MCC personnel and senior officials.

LEVEL OF EFFORT:
The National Coordinator should be available on a full-time basis throughout the
compact development process, which generally lasts up to three years. The role is
rigorous and demanding, and for that reason, the National Coordinator should not
have significant competing responsibilities during this time.
COUNTERPART STAFF:
The National Coordinator will work directly with MCC’s Country Director (CD) for
Liberia

All applications MUST be submitted via email at to
mcc_recruitment@mfdp.gov.lr