Summary:
The U.S. Mission in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Project Management Specialist (Activity Manager - Food Security) position.
Duties
The Project Management Specialist (Foreign Assistance) is a technical leader in Food Security and serves as resource in strategic planning, program and activity design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Department of State (DoS) Assistance program and component projects and activities.
The job holder engages in the administration of DoS assistance projects through various foreign assistance mechanisms, to ensure that U.S. Government (USG) project objectives are achieved in accordance with financial, timing, and regulatory requirements.
The position serves as a designated or alternate representative of the USG for the oversight and management of implementing mechanisms and activities. (e.g. Contracting/Grants/Agreement Officer’s Representative (COR/GOR/AOR), Alternate COR/GOR/AOR and/or Activity Manager.) The primary product of this position is the successful implementation of DoS Assistance Programs projects and activities.
Requirements:
- All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a security certificate
- All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
- Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time [6 weeks] upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end
Education Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Agriculture, Economics, International Development or Food Science/Nutrition, is required.
Experience:
A minimum of five (5) years of professional work experience in food security, nutrition, food distribution, or humanitarian assistance is required, including at least one year of relevant experience implementing USG assistance program, project, or activities.
Job Knowledge:
The following is required:
- Advanced knowledge of program and project management processes and practices, contracting, procurement and funding practices, administration of foreign assistance implementing mechanisms, as well as program/project financial regulations, procedures, and practices.
- Advanced knowledge of the host country and government institutions and bureaucratic processes, policies, and regulations. This entails high-level knowledge of host government laws, policies, procedures, and institutional doctrines.
- Advanced knowledge of research and analysis techniques to successfully study complex subjects and issues related to assigned program area.
- Good knowledge of legal and regulatory framework governing grants and project management in the host country, including local laws, regulations, and compliance requirements.
- Good knowledge of the food sector in the host country.
Skills And Abilities:
The following is required:
- Ability to interpret technical requirements, ability to recommend needed contract and project changes, ability to monitor and evaluate project execution and implementing partners’ performance, ability to review invoices, ability to inspect and accept project deliverables are required.
- Superior written and oral communication skills with the ability to work well in a bilingual environment to communicate effectively and persuasively with U.S., host government, and third-country counterpart
- Ability to develop and maintain contacts at the senior, mid, and working levels with relevant host government institutions to successfully negotiate program and project goals and action plans.
- Proficiency in analyzing financial data, preparing budgets, and ensuring financial accountability.
- Effective users of the Microsoft Office suite, Gmail, and Google suite or other equivalent software for communication, document creation, and presentations.
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