USAID Personal Services Contractor Jobs in Kenya

USAID Personal Services Contractor Jobs in Kenya

Background/Introduction

USAID/Somalia seeks to contract for a U.S. Personal Services Contractor (PSC) to lead the Mission’s stabilization team and advance USAID’s goal of preventing and countering violent extremism in Somalia.

USAID/Somalia’s approach to stabilization recognizes that stabilization programs must be a bridge to and catalyst for longer term development processes, be grounded in efforts to advance political inclusion, and connect with efforts to resolve grievances and conflict that can drive instability.

To be successful, USAID’s programs must both look ahead to identify new stabilization opportunities created by clearance operations while simultaneously looking back to ensure that al-Shabaab’s influence is sufficiently eroded so that longer term development processes can take root.

This approach requires USAID to engage with communities recently recovered from al-Shabaab and in communities that may have been recovered for several years but remain vulnerable to al-Shabaab and where opportunities exist to consolidate and expand stabilization gains.

USAID must also consider how to address citizen grievances in these same communities as an absence of justice is often cited as one of the root causes of instability in Somalia and a key driver of violent extremism.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the DSG Office Director or his designee, the duties and responsibilities of the Senior Stabilization Advisor include:

Supervise a team of three that includes a GS-14 USPSC Senior Rule of Law Advisor and Program Management Specialists focused on Stabilization (FSN 10) and Rule of Law (FSN 11) respectively, being responsible for managing and mentoring these staff in all aspects of the Office's portfolio, including but not limited to planning, design, budgeting, procurement, program management, and M&E.

Set the vision, oversee, and manage USAID’s complex stabilization and access to Justice portfolio ($77.5 million) and coordinated closely with other USAID, other donor, and Government of Somalia efforts to ensure programs achieve measurable impact in reducing the influence of Al-Shabaab in USAID’s focal zone with a wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgement.

Serve as the Contract Officer’s Representative (COR) for the flagship LLS activity ($50 million award), performing site visits where security permits, and ensuring progress toward agreed-upon goals, targets, and objectives. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 25% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.

Represent USAID Somalia with other USG agencies, the Federal Government of Somalia, and donors at the highest level on stabilization interventions and programs, ensuring USAID’s portfolio and approaches are relevant and effective in the Somali environment.

Provide expert programmatic, operational, and strategic guidance to USAID implementing partners (contractors and/or grantees), ensuring that all stabilization activities are contributing to USAID’s program objectives, align with broader U.S. strategic goals, and remain within the scope of their award instrument.

Lead efforts to expand USAID/Somalia’s and agency learning on stabilization, identifying, developing, and overseeing the implementation of strategic and programmatic shifts in USAID stabilization activities when necessary to respond to changing political circumstances and to ensure programs achieve higher level U.S. strategic goals.

Skills and Qualifications

The incumbent must meet the following requirements in education and professional experience:

Education:

Bachelor’s and post graduate degree in a relevant area such as, but not limited to, international relations, conflict analysis, international development, social sciences, or law.

Prior Work Experience:

Minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible management experience with a USG entity, international assistance organization, or non-governmental organization in community development, stabilization, conflict resolution, democracy and governance, reconciliation, citizen security, and/or political analysis; within which there must be a:

Minimum of ten (10) years of overseas field experience working on stabilization, reconciliation, local governance, conflict prevention, dispute resolution, community development, or other relevant programs;

Minimum of ten (10) years of supervisory experience (including mentoring, training, and guiding staff).

Language Proficiency

Fluent (Level IV), fluent verbal and written English communication skills and analytical ability are required.

Technical Knowledge

The incumbent must have an expert-level understanding of development and/or

conflict-related programs characterized by multi-disciplinary approaches, and their role in U.S. foreign policy.

S/he must have comprehensive knowledge of donor programming policies and international donor regulations, procedures, and practices.

Candidates must show past experience in performing successfully at high levels, with minimal supervision and daily direction.

Abilities and Skills

The incumbent must have demonstrated ability in dealing effectively and diplomatically with customers from a variety of organizations.

The individual must be able to develop and maintain an extensive range of contacts with both senior and working level staff in USAID/Somalia, USAID/Washington, US Mission in Somalia, and the inter-agency, as well as development partners, donors, host-country representatives, and other stakeholders.

The individual must be able to effectively identify, mobilize, and draw upon the expertise of USAID personnel, including subordinate staff.

Candidates must have the ability to independently manage activities and deliver quality, timely products that require minimal review and oversight.

Proven written and oral English communication skills, as well as strong research, teamwork, and interpersonal skills are required to perform successfully in this position.

The incumbent must be comfortable developing outreach strategies, and delivering formal briefings and presentations.

The ability to provide information and advice with objectivity is required.

The individual must therefore apply expert-level analytical skills and judgment to determine the best solution from the range of possible alternatives.

Required:

The incumbent must have an advanced experience in negotiation with high-level government counterparts.

The incumbent must be able to independently plan, design, and carry-out interventions and studies and be able to oversee a diverse portfolio of stabilization activities with a wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgement.

This requires facilitating effective development cooperation in this multi-sectoral area of interventions and is critical to ensure that USG investments are directed towards the greatest results.

The incumbent must be an expert in multiple fields and have a mastery of a broad field of expertise.

The incumbent must demonstrate excellent knowledge in understanding the economic, social, cultural, and political characteristics of development and stabilization dynamics.

This includes an expert-level understanding of local governance development, reconciliation and peacebuilding, rule of law, and other conflict-related programs characterized by multi-disciplinary approaches, and their role in U.S. foreign policy.

S/he must have comprehensive knowledge of donor programming policies and international donor regulations, procedures, and practices as well of host country development strategies at both the state and federal level.

The incumbent must show past experience in performing successfully at high levels, with minimal supervision and daily direction, and ability to exercise excellent independent judgement.

The incumbent must be able to use excellent judgment and the ability to deal with ambiguity at all levels.

The incumbent will provide expert advice and support in the management and implementation of the USAID/Somalia overall portfolio and as well as USAID/Somalia Country Development and Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), the highest-level strategic planning document for the USAID/Somalia Mission.

S/he is responsible for coordination and joint approaches with the Economic Growth and Education technical offices.

S/he is responsible for coordinating with senior government and donor officials at the highest level, and defining USAID policy and programming positions in national and regional forums with non-USG senior stakeholders.

The incumbent must have excellent English writing and editing skills, as well as an excellent ability to process information from a wide variety of sources into cohesive documents including briefing papers, project design documents, minutes of meetings, and reports.


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