Solicitation for Resident-Hire U.S. Personal Services Contractor (U.S.PSC) Senior Stabilization Advisor – Somalia, GS-15 job at US Agency for International Development
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Solicitation for Resident-Hire U.S. Personal Services Contractor (U.S.PSC) Senior Stabilization Advisor – Somalia, GS-15 job at US Agency for International Development
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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. Supervisory responsibilities are estimated to take up 20% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• 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. This includes leading the conceptualization and development of program strategies and objectives based on detailed political analysis of the evolving political and security environment, in support of U.S. Government (USG) policy and strategic objectives, and in close coordination with the U.S. Mission to Somalia, Department of State, and host-country officials. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 25% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• Serve as USAID/Somalia’s lead expert on stabilization, representing USAID/Somalia in the interagency and with Government at the highest levels and with wide latitude to exercise independent judgement to ensure USG-funded, donor, and Government programs complement each other to prevent and counter violent extremism, the United States’ most important strategic interest in Somalia. This includes leading the U.S. response for Somalia if Somalia is chosen as a “Global Fragility Act” country and efforts to report on progress in Somalia against Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR) goals. It also means maintaining collaborative relationships with a wide range of actors across the interagency, with other donors, and representatives of the host government at all levels including the highest level to ensure close coordination of all stabilization activities, achieve maximum synergy with other programs, develop the widest range of potential partners, and explore the widest number of opportunities necessary for program success and to achieve higher level U.S. strategic goals. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 10% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• 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. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 5% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• 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. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 5% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• 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. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 15% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
The incumbent must meet the following requirements in education and professional experience:
• Education (0 points): 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 (25 points): 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).
How to apply
Interested applicants are required to submit the following:
Offerform AID 309-2, “Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with individuals,” available at https://www.usaid.gov/forms or by searching AID 309-2 on your web browser.
An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) or resume (no more than five pages), cover letter explaining your qualifications for the position, copies of all relevant certificates and include three (3) referees, who are not family members or relatives, with working telephone and e-mail contacts.
Applications must be submitted electronically via email to nairobipscjobs@usaid.gov by the closing date and time indicated above.
Offeror submissions must clearly reference the Solicitation number on all offeror submitted documents.
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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. Supervisory responsibilities are estimated to take up 20% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• 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. This includes leading the conceptualization and development of program strategies and objectives based on detailed political analysis of the evolving political and security environment, in support of U.S. Government (USG) policy and strategic objectives, and in close coordination with the U.S. Mission to Somalia, Department of State, and host-country officials. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 25% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• Serve as USAID/Somalia’s lead expert on stabilization, representing USAID/Somalia in the interagency and with Government at the highest levels and with wide latitude to exercise independent judgement to ensure USG-funded, donor, and Government programs complement each other to prevent and counter violent extremism, the United States’ most important strategic interest in Somalia. This includes leading the U.S. response for Somalia if Somalia is chosen as a “Global Fragility Act” country and efforts to report on progress in Somalia against Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR) goals. It also means maintaining collaborative relationships with a wide range of actors across the interagency, with other donors, and representatives of the host government at all levels including the highest level to ensure close coordination of all stabilization activities, achieve maximum synergy with other programs, develop the widest range of potential partners, and explore the widest number of opportunities necessary for program success and to achieve higher level U.S. strategic goals. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 10% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• 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. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 5% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• 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. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 5% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
• 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. This element of the position description is estimated to take up roughly 15% of the Senior Stabilization Advisor’s time.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
The incumbent must meet the following requirements in education and professional experience:
• Education (0 points): 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 (25 points): 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).
How to apply
Interested applicants are required to submit the following:
Offerform AID 309-2, “Offeror Information for Personal Services Contracts with individuals,” available at https://www.usaid.gov/forms or by searching AID 309-2 on your web browser.
An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) or resume (no more than five pages), cover letter explaining your qualifications for the position, copies of all relevant certificates and include three (3) referees, who are not family members or relatives, with working telephone and e-mail contacts.
Applications must be submitted electronically via email to nairobipscjobs@usaid.gov by the closing date and time indicated above.
Offeror submissions must clearly reference the Solicitation number on all offeror submitted documents.
Job Info
Job Category: Tenders in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 31 December 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 30-11-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 30-11-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 30-11-2066
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