Food for Peace Officer - Burundi

To help determine the need for and improve, monitor, and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the assistance provided under Food for Peace (FFP) funded food assistance programs in Burundi, USAID requires the services of a FFP Officer hired through a Personal Services Contract. The position is based in Bujumbura, Burundi but the FFP Officer is expected to spend approximately forty (40) percent of his/her time traveling throughout the country to monitor program activities and assess food assistance needs as deemed necessary by FFP.

The FFP Officer will ensure effective management of FFP resources in Burundi. His/her primary responsibility is to monitor FFP-funded food assistance programs and report on their implementation to the USAID Office in Burundi, the FFP/Regional Office in Nairobi, and FFP/Washington.

The FFP Officer will undertake the following duties with regard to FFP-funded programs:

1. Serve as a point of contact for issues pertaining to FFP-funded emergency food assistance programs in Burundi and liaise with USAID Burundi, USAID/Washington, the Regional FFP Office in Nairobi, Kenya, other parts of the U.S. government, PVOs, international organizations, host nation governmental ministries and agencies, and others.
2. Monitor and report on implementation of ongoing FFP-funded emergency food assistance programs, including progress and problems encountered by grantees, as well as commodity management, including following upon the status of loss claims.
3. Provide information and guidance to FFP-funded food assistance award recipients on FFP regulations, policies and procedures.
4. Report on all food security and nutrition issues, to include changes in the food security and nutrition situation and food assistance requirements, government policies and actions affecting food and nutrition assistance programs, government food assistance programs, and donor pledges and programs.
5. Coordinate with U.S. Government actors, host government, PVOs, international organizations, donors, and others to address issues impacting FFP-funded food and nutrition assistance programs.
6. Undertake and report on assessments to inform FFP funding decisions or modifications to ongoing programs.
7. Work with other parts of the U.S. government and other donors to promote integration of food and nutrition assistance with other programs to increase the effectiveness of the programs overall.
8. Work with PVOs on preparation of annual workplans and program modifications, and with WFP, other Public International Organizations and regional FFP staff on new appeals or revisions to existing ones.
9. Mentor and supervise FSN staff as assigned.

HOW TO APPLY:

Visit www.ffpjobs.com for full details on the solicitation and information on how to apply.

Submittals must be in accordance with the information stated on the solicitation. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials:

1. Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your application, your resume must include: (a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements. (b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work. (c) Names and contact information (phone and email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). (d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments. (e) U.S. Citizenship. Your resume should contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.
2. Responses to the Quality Ranking Factors: Each applicant’s supplemental documentation must specifically address the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) shown in the solicitation

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Your complete resume and the supplemental document addressing the QRFs must be emailed to: FFPPSC@usaid.gov