USAID
The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) leads all humanitarian assistance for USAID in close coordination with the State Department. The BHA office at the US Embassy in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) reports to the BHA Sub-Regional Office in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, which reports to BHA Washington via the BHA Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya. The BHA CAR office comprises a Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA), a Program Officer, a FSN Project Management Specialist, an Administrative Assistant, and a Driver. The Project Management Specialist reports to the Program Officer, who in turn reports to the SHA and its integrity.
The BHA Project Management Specialist will ensure effective management of BHA resources in the Central African Republic. His/her primary responsibility is to effectively plan, assess, implement, monitor, and evaluate emergency and development needs and utilization of resources towards a multi-sector, life-saving response, including increased greater food security and nutrition. S/He will be responsible for the proper, transparent application and use of USG emergency and development food and non-food assistance. The incumbent analyzes and reports on the humanitarian situation in the country and on the conditions of vulnerable communities. S/He helps design and monitor strategic approaches to saving lives and reducing suffering and food insecurity through partnerships with UN Agencies and International NGOs. The BHA Project Management Specialist ensures assistance is being targeted and distributed effectively and equitably with attention placed on protection of beneficiaries. S/He serves as an Activity Manager for multiple awards to partner organizations. S/He is further expected to support the full portfolio through technical backstopping in specialized fields such as markets, food security and livelihoods, agriculture, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), nutrition, protection, shelter and settlements, health, humanitarian common services or supply chain management. The position requires a great deal of independence during travel and use of personal judgment, and at times will require the incumbent to represent USAID responsibly. S/He will be expected to represent the team’s interests with outside stakeholders, such as government officials and humanitarian working groups. The BHA Specialist is expected to spend approximately 25% of his/her time traveling for site visits.
A copy of the full position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the websites: https://www.usaid.gov/democratic-republic-congo/work-with-us/careers and https://cd.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/usaid-jobs/
How to apply
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Eligible Offerors are required to complete, sign and submit the offer form- DS-174 Application for U.S. Federal Employment with a cover letter and CV. All the three documents must be in English. The DS-174 Application form can be found in the US embassy website https://cd.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/usaid-jobs/
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Offers should also include a supplemental document of up to two pages that demonstrates how prior experience and/or training directly address the Quality Ranking Factors stated above (Job Knowledge and Skills and Abilities).
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Offerors must provide a list of minimum three (3) professional references who are not family members or relatives, with complete name, title, organization where he/she works, description of relationship, with working/accurate telephone and e-mail numbers. The applicant’s references must be able to provide substantive information about his/her past performance and abilities.
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Offers must be received by April 30, 2022 at 17:00 (Bangui Time) submitted to [email protected]
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Offeror submissions must clearly reference the Solicitation number on all offeror submitted documents.
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Offers must be submitted ONLY by e-mail attachment to [email protected] and the e-mail subject must say: 72066022R10012- USAID Project Management Specialist-BHA (Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance).
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Please submit the Offer only once; and
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Late and incomplete Offers will not be considered.
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Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors – The Offeror will be required to show proof that the Offeror is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on or before the first date of onboarding, or submit an approved reasonable accommodation to the CO. If the contractor does not meet this requirement the contract may be terminated.
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