USAID USPSC Deputy Office Director Emergency Response Jobs in Ethiopia

USAID USPSC Deputy Office Director Emergency Response Jobs in Ethiopia

Duties and Responsibilities

Humanitarian Leadership, Response, and Strategy

● Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of humanitarian issues and context changes in Ethiopia. Analyze and synthesize complex information to identify and prioritize humanitarian assistance needs, response options, and/or policy issues.

● Monitor incipient disasters and/or developments in complex crises, humanitarian response appeals and plans, and emerging and intractable humanitarian issues and challenges. Lead identification and assessment of humanitarian needs, formulation of assistance requirements, and beneficiary targeting. Apply expertise to inform USG actions.

● In partnership with the senior BHA representative at post, co-lead BHA strategy processes to determine current and future directions and resource levels of BHA’s Ethiopia portfolio.

● Develop technically sound and time-sensitive solutions in times of crisis that enable USG to respond to the multifaceted needs of targeted beneficiaries. Lead discussions and decisions on resource allocations across all sectors and modalities of assistance.

● Serve as the Mission’s lead strategic advisor on humanitarian principles, policies, and practice. Ensure programmatic and operational cohesion and excellence across the full range of USG emergency programming, including Food Assistance (both in-kind and market-based); Agriculture and Food Security; Economic Recovery and Market Systems; Health; Humanitarian Coordination and Information Management; Logistics; Nutrition; Protection; Shelter and Settlements; and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene. Guide decision making and analysis of resource allocations across all modalities of humanitarian assistance, to include food aid (in-kind, cash, vouchers, mobile money, local, regional, and international procurement, International Food Relief Partnership).

● Guide and advise USAID/Ethiopia development programming to pivot or flex in response to crises and provide expert guidance to incorporate humanitarian concerns into Mission activities. Develop policy and programmatic options to support effective emergency response as part of Ethiopia’s Journey to Self-Reliance.
Coordination

● Create and nurture strategic partnerships with stakeholders, including Government of Ethiopia (GOE) ministries and officials, United Nations (UN) agencies, government ministries, donors, international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other international and regional professionals and institutions to advance USG humanitarian and disaster risk reduction objectives.

● Support outreach, information sharing, and coordination of humanitarian actors through leadership of Mission’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) and Strategic Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Engage with key stakeholders to jointly plan, coordinate, and execute humanitarian policies and interventions through existing and ad hoc donor and implementing partner coordination fora.

● Ensure coordination and cohesion across USAID food and non-food emergency programming (activities and teams), particularly in the context of BHA’s rollout of new systems and processes in Washington and in the field, so that USAID is best placed to meet the multifaceted needs of populations in crisis

● Maintain ongoing dialogue and coordination with BHA/East and Central Africa Regional Office and BHA/Washington to ensure effective collaboration among all BHA entities working on the portfolio.

● Engage with NGOs, the UN, and other donors and actors to support humanitarian coordination and information management during emergencies. Support, assess, and participate in the humanitarian cluster system, where appropriate.
Representation and Advocacy

● Prepare and deliver presentations, briefings, and ad hoc analyses to senior government officials and other stakeholders on USAID’s emergency programs and activities at local, regional and international workshops and conferences.

Portfolio Management and Administrative Supervision

● Facilitate the smooth transition to BHA (in the immediate term) and provide strategic direction and guidance to ensure cohesion across high-functioning teams focused on humanitarian programming in the medium-to-long term.

● Oversee all related administrative processes for at least 12 individuals, including day to day management of the staff and completion of annual performance reviews, reviews of position descriptions and recruitment, professional development plans and leave requests. Advise, consult, and notify ALT Office management on personnel matters relevant to the team that require action.

● Work with Mission leadership to understand and mitigate the impacts of Mission-based BHA staff movements, including temporary deployments of Foreign Service Officers, PSCs, and Foreign Service Nationals to respond to emergency situations in other countries.

● Guide operationalization of BHA policies, procedures, and systems in the field. Share best practices and models for field structure to inform collaborative processes with Mission leadership in determining BHA footprint/organizational placement.

● Manage and monitor BHA budgets. This includes reviewing budget requests for appropriateness, monitoring use of funds and burn rates to ensure timely spending, reviewing quarterly pipeline reviews/budget status reports, following up on irregular audit findings, providing advice for realignments of budgets, and reviewing accruals.

● Apply expert knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, guidance and practice to guide appropriate and effective use of emergency resources. Work in close coordination with cognizant BHA officials to provide strategic management and oversight of the portfolio.

● Ensure effective oversight of activities by coordinating and conducting monitoring visits. Based on information collected during field visits, communicate findings and recommendations to Mission and BHA management, and, as appropriate, to partners and GOE counterparts.

● Maintain regular, close coordination and communication with the BHA Regional Office and BHA/Washington.

Global BHA Duties

● As needed, serve in a leadership role on Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) which may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment overseas for an extended period of time;

● As needed, serve on Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs), which provides services and support to DARTs deployed in response to disasters. The duties on RMTs will be varied;

● Ensure timely reporting of BHA’s activities the region through written cables, analyses, strategies, and other requests for written information and/or oral briefings;

● As needed, may serve on temporary details within the office to meet operational needs during staff shortages, not to exceed six months. Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with the Team’s existing duties and responsibilities as well as directly related to the scope of work provided.

Requirements

(Determines basic eligibility for the position. Offerors who do not meet all of the education and experience factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.)

Bachelor’s degree with study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field of, but not limited to, international relations, economics, food policy, East African studies, or a related field or country, plus eleven (11) years of progressively demonstrated experience in emergency relief, disaster risk reduction and/or disaster preparedness programming and management, including four (4) years of overseas humanitarian field experience.

OR

Master’s degree with study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field of, but not limited to, international relations, economics, food policy, East African studies, or a related field or country, plus nine (9) years of progressively demonstrated experience in emergency relief, disaster risk reduction and/or disaster preparedness programming and management, including four (4) years of overseas humanitarian field experience

Selection Factors

● Offeror is a U.S. Citizen.

● Complete resume submitted. See cover page for resume requirements. Experience that cannot be quantified will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

● USPSC Offeror form AID 309-2. Offerors are required to complete sections A through I. This form must be physically signed. Electronic signatures will not be accepted.

● Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level clearance as provided by USAID.

● Ability to obtain a Department of State medical clearance.

● Must not appear as an excluded party in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

● Satisfactory verification of academic credentials.

How to Apply

Offers must be received by the closing date and time at the address specified in the cover letter.

Qualified individuals are required to submit:

Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your offer, your resume must include:

Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed.

Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.

Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments.

U.S. Citizenship

Optional: How did you hear about this opportunity? (beta.SAM.gov, BHA Jobs, Career
Fair, etc.).