Programme Management Specialist – USAID (West Africa)

About the Job

The USAID/West Africa Mission is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of Programme Management Specialist – office of Transitions Initiatives (OTI). The Office of Transitions Initiatives (OTI) is a crisis response unit for USAID. To ensure effective rapid responses to emerging deployed and empowered to provide technical guidance and approvals in country.

Responsibilities

1. The incumbent will ensure the effective management of OTI country programmes in West Africa, including maintaining systems and standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training and mentoring management support staff for field programmes.
2. Given the frequent travel of the SRA, and programming demands of LRI, the PMS will represent OTI in meetings and   processes in USAID/WA, coordinate with other USAID offices and will also including LRI.
3. S/He has interactions with the highest levels of USAID management, as well as OTI senior staff in the region and implementing partner leadership.
4. The PMS supports OTI field programmes in a variety of ways, such as setting up new office management structures and processes, ensuring effective management support, particularly to LRI, asisting in the training of new OTI implementing partner field staff, representing OTI programmes in management meetings at USAID/WA, and liaising between OTI programmes and management support offices in USAID regional missions.
5. The PMS will work closely with contract officer Representatives (CORs) to facilitate and track financial and management actions with USAID/WA for OTI programmes in non-presence countries in West Africa.

Qualification

• A bachelor’s Degree in liberal arts, business, management, or related field.
• A minimum of three (3) years general work experience is required in clerical and administrative work.
• Level IV in English (fluent) – speaking, writing and reading is required.

How to Apply

All interested applicants who meet the minimum requirements must submit applications via email.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

All applications must cite the position title and solicitation number (72062422R100016) within the subject line, and attach a cover letter, current resume with at least three references of direct supervisors within the last five months from applicant’s professional life, relevant certificates.