Avis de recrutement : USAID recrute un(e) Conseiller(ère) principal(e) en gestion des risques de l’USPSC/Chef(fe) d’équipe adjoint(e) à Budapest, Hongrie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED

Working directly under the guidance and supervision of the Regional Director or his/her/their designee, the RHA will work in close collaboration with a team that may include other RHAs, Senior Humanitarian Advisors, Humanitarian Program Officers, Humanitarian Assistance Officers, Program Assistants, Foreign Service Nationals, and others depending on the work assigned. This position requires an individual who is able to travel outside of the country where he/she is based, on short notice for two to three weeks at a time, or longer, on occasion.

Specifically, the RHA will be responsible for the following:

Contextual Specialty:

  • Serve as an expert on humanitarian and resilience issues, priorities, lessons learned, and opportunities in the region of responsibility related to DRR, innovation, private sector engagement, and other cross-cutting humanitarian issues.
  • Provide expert guidance on political, humanitarian, organizational, structural, and stakeholder interests specific to the region of responsibility.
  • Identify opportunities to expand support across the region to cross cutting issues that bring together humanitarian, resilience, and recovery programming, while working closely with humanitarian structures to support opportunities for cooperation between humanitarian and development portfolios.
  • Prepare and/or provide substantive guidance in the preparation of regular strategic and analytical reports on current or anticipated emergencies, as well as comprehensive preparedness documentation on assigned countries.

Portfolio Management:

  • Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of BHA’s program strategy and the implementation of the resulting grants and contracts in geographic or thematic areas of responsibility.
  • Guide regional team efforts to develop appropriate programmatic strategies for disaster responses and DRR efforts in the area of responsibility.
  • Support growth opportunities across the geographic areas of responsibility in areas such as innovation and private sector engagement, and regularly identify linkages within USAID Missions for this work.
  • Review grant applications for conceptual soundness, technical feasibility, and alignment with budget constraints for disaster assistance/emergency activities, resilience programming, and recovery.
  • Identify opportunities for multi-year programs to respond to Agency priorities across the humanitarian to development spectrum, including supporting the design and review of applications for this kind of programming.
  • Lead and conduct initial assessments to identify humanitarian needs and/or DRR opportunities in current disaster contexts or locations with high vulnerability.
  • Monitor ongoing humanitarian response and DRR activities to validate that program objectives are met and beneficiaries are served.
  • Lead the development of country-, issue-, or DRR- and/or resilience specific strategies across the region of responsibility, as well as timely revision of these strategies as contextual realities shift.
  • Support knowledge sharing and the maximization of technical expertise across the region, including Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning support to portfolios.
  • Re-assess implementation approaches and strategies on an ongoing basis and make recommendations for appropriate shifts in approach or resource allocation.
  • Participate in the development of field-based recommendations on difficult resource and programmatic trade-offs within the region.

Representation:

  • Develop and maintain relationships with representatives of host governments, donor governments, international organizations, NGOs, U.S. Embassies, and USAID missions to ensure efficient and coordinated humanitarian response and DRR activities.
  • Represent USAID in joint efforts to design, develop, and implement humanitarian, DRR, and resilience strategies and intervention with local governments, donors, partners, and UN organizations, as appropriate.
  • Advise regional officials, including host country authorities and other USAID officials on disaster response, mitigation, and risk reduction efforts, including the review of sector disaster response and DRR plans.
  • Work with local and regional institutions and private and public sector organizations to incorporate DRR into appropriate programs.

Leadership:

  • Support regional team efforts to develop current and future strategic direction for the regional office to include programmatic, liaison and representational prioritization, and human and financial resource requirements.
  • Participate in a leadership role in office-wide policy initiatives to ensure field perspectives are well-represented.
  • Serve as a peer-mentor for program staff working to increase exposure and experience in field-based humanitarian, DRR, and resilience operations.
  • Lead an ethnically and culturally diverse team of program, technical and administrative staff.

General Duties:

  • Become certified and serve as an Agreement Officer’s Representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative (AOR/COR), as assigned. The AOR/COR provides financial and programmatic oversight of all aspects of managing the agreement or contract; this includes but is not limited to reviewing invoices, requests for approvals, program/project deliverables (such as work plans, annual reports, month status reports), travel requests, key personnel requests, and financial/budget reports. They are responsible for drafting and submitting the annual contractor performance evaluation in Contract/Assistance Performance Assessment Review System (CPARS/APARS). They prepare and review contract and assistance modifications documentation and assist the Contracting/Agreement Officer to ensure performance is compliant with the terms and conditions of the contract/agreement, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and USAID policy. AOR/CORs are responsible for all related requirements in the COR designation letter and theAOR designation letter.
  • The RHA does not have supervisory responsibilities; however, the PSC may serve in an acting leadership role within the bureau in order to meet short-term staffing needs, not to exceed 120 days in a 12-month contract year.
  • Become certified for programmatic response positions by utilizing Position Task Book guidelines, including completing all required and recommended training, to ensure readiness to serve on responses across the geographic offices in BHA.
  • May be requested to be on-call/sign up for and serve as needed on Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs), which provide services and support to Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) deployed in response to disasters. The duties on RMTs will vary.
  • As needed, serve on DARTs which may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment overseas for an extended period of time. During deployment on DARTs (if required), and during site visits, there may be some additional physical exertion including long periods of standing, walking over rough terrain, or carrying of moderately heavy items (less than 50 pounds). Work is primarily performed in an office setting. During deployment on DARTs (if required), and during site visits, the work may additionally involve special safety and/or security precautions, wearing of protective equipment, and exposure to severe weather conditions.
  • As needed, may serve on temporary details within the region to meet operational needs during staff shortages. Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with the Team’s existing duties and responsibilities and will be directly related to the scope of work provided. Will be expected to travel for extended periods of time.
  • Consistently model behaviors that demonstrate a commitment to fostering a non-hostile work environment free of discrimination, bias, unfairness, exclusion, offensive behaviors, and harassment of any kind.
  • Engage in at least one workforce diversity initiative or activity focused on helping to improve the organizational culture.
  • Lead and foster a collaborative, respectful, and professional work environment by demonstrating partnership and teamwork to accomplish team, office, and bureau objectives.

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Deadline Date: Friday, 24 March 2023