- THE PURPOSE OF THIS PURCHASE ORDER IS TO ACQUIRE TRAINING SERVICES ON "TAKING ON GREATER RESPONSIBILITY: STEP-UP SKILLS FOR NON-MANAGERS" FOR UP TO 50 PARTICIPANTS (25 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION). THIS 2-DAY SEMINAR IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION. PROJECT MANAGERS, OFFICE STAFF, ASSISTANTS AND JUNIOR MANAGERS AS WELL AS CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, SALES, ACCOUNTING AND TECHNICAL STAFF. THE SEMINAR WILL BE HOSTED IN DAKAR, SENEGAL FROM MARCH 26 TO MARCH 29, 2018, BY AMA INTERNATIONAL, DIVIDED INTO TWO (02) SESSIONS OF 25 PERSONS EACH. 1 - MARCH 26 TO 27, 2018 2 - MARCH 28 TO 29, 2018 THE COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES WILL BE TO: - IDENTIFY THE MASTER COMPETENCIES FOR ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ANALYTIC THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND COACHING/FEEDBACK SEEKING) AS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO ACHIEVE PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE - ASSESS CURRENT LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE IN THE FIVE KEY SKILL AREAS FOR TAKING ON GREATER RESPONSIBILITY TO SET PLANS FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT - INTEGRATE AND APPLY THE MASTER COMPETENCIES TO EXCEED PRESENT ROLE EXPECTATIONS BY DEVELOPING ABILITIES IN THE FIVE KEY SKILL AREAS FOR TAKING ON GREATER RESPONSIBILITY (E.G., UNDERSTANDING YOUR BUSINESS, MANAGING CHANGE, COMMUNICATING STRATEGICALLY, JUGGLING NEW ASSIGNMENTS AND CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES, AND LEADING AND WORKING IN TEAMS) - ANALYZE WORKPLACE DEMANDS AND EXPECTATIONS TO INTEGRATE A PRODUCTIVE ATTITUDE FOR FACILITATING NECESSARY CHANGE WITH AND THROUGH OTHERS - EXAMINE AND APPLY COMMUNICATION SKILLS THAT BUILD CONFIDENCE AND GAIN SUPPORT TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND MOVE UP TO MORE CHALLENGING RESPONSIBILITIES - DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING A UNIQUE COACHING AND MENTORING PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR MANAGER THAT REFLECTS PROFESSIONAL PRIORITIES AND SHARED RESULTS-BASED BENEFITS DURING THE SEMINAR, THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WILL BE COVERED: - PREPARING FOR GREATER RESPONSIBILITY DEFINE THE MASTER COMPETENCIES FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE REVIEW AND APPLY RELEVANT PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND ANALYTIC THINKING IDENTIFY AND PRACTICE COACHING AND FEEDBACK-SEEKING STRATEGIES NEEDED TO MOVE UP TO GREATER RESPONSIBILITY AT WORK IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING THE FIVE SKILL AREAS IDENTIFY FIVE KEY SKILL AREAS FOR TAKING ON GREATER RESPONSIBILITY ASSESS YOUR STRENGTHS AND LIABILITIES RELATIVE TO THE FIVE SKILL AREAS ESTABLISH A PROFESSIONAL PLANNING PROCESS TO GUIDE YOUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT USING THE FIVE SKILL AREAS FIRST KEY TO SUCCESS: BEING BUSINESS SMART AND SAVVY DEFINE YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, VISION AND STRATEGY ARTICULATE YOUR ROLE AS A HIGH-LEVEL CONTRIBUTOR IN THE PROCESS OF ACHIEVING STRATEGIC RESULTS FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT SHAPE AND IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE IDENTIFY AND MONITOR RESOURCES COVERING PRESENT AND FUTURE BUSINESS TRENDS THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO CREATE VALUE-ADDED CONTRIBUTIONS AT WORK THIS IS A FIRM FIXED PRICE PURCHASE ORDER FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $24,948.00 IN CONFORMITY WITH GSA CONTRACT PRICING SCHEDULE GS-02F-0092R - PRICE QUOTE MTG#02132 DATED JUNE 15, 2017. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT IS FEBRUARY 01, 2018 THRU JULY 31, 2018. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT INVOICES WITH A COMPLETED SF 1034 AND PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER (EFT) AS PRACTICAL USING THE CONTRACTOR'S BANKING INFORMATION IN THE OSAID/SENEGAL PHOENIX ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SUBMISSION OF A PROPER INVOICE AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR} OF THE INVOICE BY PRANAM SOU. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF INVOICES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO: OFM: DAKAR-USAID-OFM-PAY@USAID.GOV CC: MNIASS@USAID.GOV; MMBAYE@USAID.GOV PSOU@USAID.GOV