VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT #: Ouaga-2018-30 FSN/10-
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USAID Project Development Specialist (Peace and
Governance)
BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:
Under
the direct supervision of the Democracy, Rights & Governance (DRG)
Program Officer, the Peace and Governance Specialist (PGS) is responsible for
the management of peace, security and governance activities in Burkina Faso.
USAID Democracy and Governance portfolio includes conflict prevention and
mitigation, counter violent extremism and resilience programming. The PGS
acts as advisor on project planning and implementation, monitoring and
evaluation, financial management supervision, and other issues as needed.
The
PGS should possess a thorough knowledge of the Democracy and Governance
portfolio, and keeps abreast of technical developments in the country. The
PGS is familiar with project management cycle and grant documents,
evaluations and field trip reports- as well as work plans and monitoring and
evaluation plans. S/He maintains close working relations with the host
country officials, implementing partners, USAID regional staff in Accra and
Dakar, and assumes management functioning of the technical office in the
absence of the Governance and Democracy Program Officer.
This position requires exercise of broad individual
judgment, overseeing the management of resources, implement programs, and
coordinating relations with high-level representatives inside and outside of
the USG. The political environment in Burkina Faso is highly complex and
frequently unpredictable, and the PGS must be flexible and able to provide
advice on peace and governance approaches and activities amid rapidly
changing circumstances.
The
complete position description listing all of the duties and responsibilities
may be obtained under Career section of USAID website at https://bf.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/
CLOSING
DATE: December 11th, 2018
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