IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION : USAID Project Development Specialist (Peace and Governance)

IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION: USAID Project
Development Specialist (Peace and Governance) (Position
is open to all Burkina nationals and |
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the
leading U.S. Government agency responsible for the U.S. foreign development
assistance with the twofold purpose of furthering America's interests while
improving lives in the developing world. USAID carries out U.S. foreign
policy by promoting broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands
stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United
States, and fosters good will abroad. Spending less than 1 percent of the
total federal budget, USAID works in over 100 countries to: Promote broadly shared economic prosperity; Strengthen
democracy and good governance; Protect human rights; Improve global
health, Advance food security and
agriculture; Improve environmental
sustainability; Further education; Help societies prevent and recover from
conflicts; and Provide humanitarian
assistance in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. |
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT #: Ouaga-2018-30 FSN/10-
RA1 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 |
Applicants must submit the following documents to be
considered: ·
A cover letter ·
An AID 302-3 form (form can be found on this website): https://bf.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/ ·
A detailed resume ·
3 References ·
Copies of relevant degrees ·
Relevant
work attestations and Certificates All the above mentioned documents are REQUIRED, must be prepared in ENGLISH and should be addressed as follows: Attention of the
Human Resources Office, US Embassy,
Ouagadougou at : HROouaga@state.gov NOTE: Please include the Reference of the Vacancy
Announcement you are applying for. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. NB: We encourage those who applied previously to
re-apply. Prior applications will not be considered. |