Sol-688-13-0000001_for_a_for_Resident_Hire_USPSC_SAPPPP_12-17-12.doc

FROM:

USAID MALI HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICE

DATE: 12/17/2012

AMENDMENT 1

This amendment adds a point of contact, removes redundant information, and clarifies that this is the official version of the solicitation.

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER:

SOL-688-13-000001

2. ISSUANCE DATE:

December 12, 2012,

3. CLOSING DATE / TIME SPECIFIED

FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:

January 7, 2013, 14h00, Bamako, Mali Local Time

4. POSITION TITLE:

Senior Advisor for Public Private Partnerships and Policy

5. POSITION GRADE:

Resident Hire US Citizen: GS-15 ($99,628 - $129,517)

(Final compensation within the GS-15 grade range will be negotiated within the listed market value based upon the candidate’s past salary, work history and educational background)

6. PERFORMANCE PERIOD:

Two year contract with option to renew annually for two additional years based on continuing need for the position and availability of funds.

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Bamako, Mali

8. SECURITY LEVEL:

The successful applicant will be required to obtain a secret security clearance as a pre-condition for employment.

9. MEDICAL CLEARANCE:

The apparently successful applicant will be required to obtain a medical certification proving aptitude to work and Medical evacuation insurance that is provided through your chosen service provider. Most USPSC are under MEDEX (Work: 410-453-6330; 800-527-0218; Fax: 410-453-6301; E-mail: info@medexassist.com or Website: www.medexassist.com) 9515 Deereco Road, 4th Floor, POB 5375. Timonium, MD 21904-5375. Receipt of Medical clearance and insurance are pre-condition for employment

10. SCOPE OF WORK

The United Nations (UN) ranks Mali among the world’s poorest countries with the lowest performing social indicators. Over the past two decades, Mali was led by a stable, democratically-elected government. The central government has been weak and faced many challenges in providing adequate access to quality health care, nutrition and education for its citizens. Economic growth rates have averaged over 5% over the past decade but have not kept pace building opportunities sufficient to compensate for the high population growth rate of 3.6% and the rapidly expanding youth population seeking work. On March 22, 2012, a military coup replaced the elected president and his administration. At the same time, armed rebels took over control of the three northern regions. Mali is a focus country for four Presidential Initiatives: the Feed the Future (FtF), the Global Climate Change, the Global Health Initiative (GHI), and the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). The Mission’s fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget was nearly $140 million. USAID/Mali has more than 30 implementing partners and liaises with nearly 30 donor organizations. USAID works closely with interagency colleagues from the Departments of State, Defense, and Agriculture; and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The Mission's Health Office had a FY 2012 budget of $64.5 million including significant nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene resources.

Mali maternal mortality has dropped from 582 to 464 deaths per 100,000 live births in five years (2001 to 2006), and under-five mortality has dropped from 251 to 191 deaths per 1000 live births in ten years (1995-2006). USAID/Mali is committed to helping Mali achieve the Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6 to reduce maternal and child health morbidity and mortality and the burden of infectious diseases. To achieve this, USAID/Mali works to improve the health of Malians by increasing the use of high-impact health services and the uptake of healthy behaviors. The health portfolio focuses on maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, malaria, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene, HIV/AIDS, and health systems strengthening, contributing directly to the objectives of the Government of Mali’s ten year strategic plan (PRODESS) and to USG foreign assistance goals.

The Senior Advisor for Public Private Partnerships and Policy (SAPPPP) key responsibility will be to develop and manage programs whose impact significantly influence and impact Mali’s national level maternal and child health and infectious disease outcomes both at the policy and technical programming levels.

11. CORE FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

SAPPPP will work under administrative discretion and provide significant and broad based strategic and programmatic leadership and highest level decision making in the application of specialized public and private sector innovations, and interactions to advance Mali health priorities, formulating programmatic policies and developing the capacity of the Health Office staff to effectively partner with and leverage the strength of the private sector (at local, regional and/or global levels) in improving the implementation of effective public health programs.

Strategic leadership to USAID Mali Health Office Senior management team and program staff:

· Serve as the Health Office point person for public private partnerships and related policies

· Provide the highest levels of operational, policy, decision making and technical support to Health Office in the development and management of public private sector partnerships.

· Provide specialized strategic and operational leadership to inform Health Office global and country level engagement in USAID public private partnership programs.

· Work with the Health Office staff and provide specialized leadership with the public private partnerships to identify, foster and facilitate partnering opportunities that effectively and efficiently leverage USAID funding and program priorities for national and regional level impact and outcomes.

· Initiate and maintain active partnerships with external stakeholder’s at the most senior administrative and technical levels, such as other USG and donor agencies, private sector executives, private foundations, international organizations and implementing partners, to develop consensus and coordinate and leverage investments.

· Leverage movements such as the SUN to increase the visibility of Mali and its aligned efforts as a SUN early riser country.

· Provide latest technical insight and guidance on research and evaluation of public private partnerships and the application of private sector innovations for health (e.g., ICT, mobile technology, health technologies and products).

· Develop approaches to capture and share lessons learned from private sector engagement and promote utilization of the knowledge within the nutrition community.

· Keep abreast and share insights and best practices of major developments and technological advancement in health related private sector engagement.

· Assist the Health Office with preparation of information briefs, etc. as needed, including information for the USG and other activities.

· Active participation as needed at the leadership level in periodic job-related international working groups, conferences, roundtables and professional meetings.

· Participate in professional continuing education, skills training and USAID training activities as appropriate.

12. SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE

The Senior Advisor for Public Private Partnerships and Policy will be supervised by the USAID/Mali Health Office Director. The incumbent will independently plan and carry out his/her work. Evaluation of performance will be performed annually by the USAID/Mali Health Office Director. The incumbent will have supervisory responsibilities.

13. EXERCISE JUDGMENT

Incumbent exercises a broad scope of independent judgment. Refers to immediate supervisor and other professional staff members on matters pertaining to policy, priority or resolution of problems for which there is no clear precedent. Judgment must be exercised in making strategic and operational decisions in this complex operational environment that presents well-documented risks to partners and attracts significant high-level attention from UDG decision and policy makers.

14. NATURE, LEVEL AND PURPOSE OF CONTACTS

The Senior Advisor for Public Private Partnership and Policy serves as the primary health Public Private Partnership and Policy official for USG assistance with the Government of Mali, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations/private voluntary organizations (NGOs/PVOs), international donor organizations, and the private sector.

15. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS: The work is generally sedentary and does not pose undue physical demands. The position provides for USAID provision of office space, computer and telephone, fax, and email.

16. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL: The primary place of work is USAID/Mali located in Bamako. The incumbent may be required to travel within and outside of Mali to meet the responsibilities of the position.

17. START DATE: The start date is contingent on security/facility access and health clearances being granted.

18. POINT OF CONTACT: Please contact Hamadoun Sow at hsow@usaid.gov with any questions.

19. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered for this position, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications

1.

United States citizenship and Malian Resident at time of hire

2.

Hold a degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Health Policy, Health Sciences or related field, or equivalent years of experience working within international development programs/context related to new business and partnership development, health, agriculture, and/or food processing.

3.

Minimum of ten (10) years’ team leadership experience and ten (10) years progressively responsible Experience that includes health project management, whether as focus or element of larger programming, preferably with applicability to international public health. H/she must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the progressive development of public-private partnerships within developing world contexts.

20. SELECTION FACTORS: To be considered for this position, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications noted above. For applicants meeting the minimum qualifications, further consideration and selection will be based on panel assessment of the selection factors listed below.

Applicants are required to address each of the selection criteria on a separate sheet describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education, and/or awards or recognition they have received relevant to each criteria described below, and any related considerations. Be sure to include your name and the announcement number at the top of each additional page. Candidates will be evaluated and ranked based on:

Education (10 points): The candidate must have a degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Health Policy, Health Sciences or related field, or equivalent years of experience working within international development programs/context related to new business and partnership development, health, agriculture, and/or food processing.

Professional Experience (30 points): The candidate must have a minimum of ten (10) years team leadership experience and ten (10) years progressively responsible experience that includes health project management, whether as focus or element of larger programming, preferably with applicability to international public health. H/she must have a minimum of five (5) years experience in the progressive development of public-private partnerships within developing world contexts.

Language Proficiency & Communication Skills (30 points): Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (equivalent to level 4). Fluency French Language is required (minimum equivalent of Foreign Service Institute, speaking Level 3 and Reading Level 3). H/she has demonstrated ability to edit technical documents into user friendly formats. H/she must have the ability to prepare presentations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (30 points): Incumbent must have 10 years of team leadership experience and 10years of progressive experience in managing US government and private sector programs with a proven track record of high-level negotiations, programmatic accomplishment and professional achievement, as well as the ability to function in complex, frequently changing political and economic conditions. The incumbent must also have a minimum of five (5) years experience working with senior level host country national governments officials/representatives to attain government to government level programmatic and policy based results.

Maximum Evaluation Score: 100

21. How to Apply: To ensure consideration of application for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your application, and as the subject line in any email, cover letter and any other attached pages. The highest rated applicants may be selected for interviews.

Applications must be received by the closing date and time specified in Section 22.

Please confirm that all documents submitted were received prior to the closing date and time of this notice. Equipment and network failures at USAID or by the applicant’s network are not acceptable reasons for late submission as applicants have the option of sending a hard copy via courier.

Qualified individuals are requested to submit the following documents in order to have a complete application package:

1. A U.S. Government Optional Form 612 (available at http://www.usajobs.gov/OF612.asp);

The OF 612 must be signed and those submitted unsigned will be rejected.

2. A resume or curriculum vitae relevant to the position for which the applicant is applying;

3. A cover letter of not more than three (3) pages describing how the incumbent’s skills and experience fit the requirements of the Senior Advisor for Public Private Partnership and Policy.

4. Applicants are required to provide three (3) to five (5) professional references with complete contact information including email address and telephone numbers. References should have knowledge of the candidate’s ability to perform the duties set forth in the application and must not be family members or relatives.

5. Applicants must provide their full mailing address with telephone, facsimile numbers and email address and should retain for their records copies of all enclosures that accompany their submissions.

22. WHERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION:

Please submit applications to the Human Resources Management Office via email or postal service. Applicants may also deliver the application to the U.S. Embassy’s main entrance by January 7, 2013 at 14h00 GMT.

1. Email Applications:

The email submission address is: bamakoaidmalipsc@usaid.gov. Please include the following in the subject line for all email submission: SOL-688-13-0000001.

2. Local Address for Application Submission:

Contracting Officer U.S. Agency for International Development

B.P. 34

Bamako, Mali

Please include the following in the subject line for mailed submissions: SOL-688-13-0000001.

To ensure consideration of applications for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your application, and as the subject line in any cover letter. The highest ranking applicants may be selected for an interview.

23. LIST OF REQUIRED FORMS FOR PSC

Forms outlined below can found at http://www.usaid.gov/business/business_opportunities/psc_solicitations.html

1. Contractor Physical Examination (AID Form 1420-62). **

2. Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions (for National Security)

(SF-86), or **

3. Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF-85). **

4. Finger Print Card (FD-258). **

** Forms 1 through 4 shall be completed only upon the advice of the Contracting Officer that an applicant is the successful candidate for the job.

CONTRACT INFORMATION BULLETINS (CIBS) PERTAINING TO PSC

AAPDs and CIBs contain changes to USAID policy and General Provisions in USAID regulations and contracts. Please refer to this website http://www.usaid.gov/business/business_opportunities/cib/subject.html#psc to determine which AAPDs and CIBs apply to this contract.

24. BENEFITS AND PAYMENT OF TAXES: As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances.

Benefits:

Employee's FICA Contribution

Contribution toward Health & Life Insurance

Pay Comparability Adjustment

Annual Increase

Eligibility for Worker's Compensation

Annual and Sick Leave

Leave Without Pay

Compensatory Leave

Federal Taxes: USPSCs are required to pay Federal Income Taxes, FICA, and Medicare

EEO/AA: USAID IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER AND PROVIDES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT IN EMPLOYMENT TO ALL PEOPLE WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, MARITAL STATUS, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

� "At the time of hire applicants must be resident hires. Resident Hire means a U.S. citizen who, at the time of hire as a PSC, resides in the cooperating country:

(i) as a spouse or dependent of a U.S. citizen employed: (A) by a U.S. government agency; or (B) under any U.S. government-financed contract or agreement; or (C) under any other contract or agreement that provides for repatriation to the United States; or

(ii) for reasons other than employment: (A) with a U.S. government agency; or (B) under any U.S. government financed contract or agreements; or (C) under any other contract or employment arrangement that provides for repatriation to the United States;

A U.S. citizen for purposes of this definition also includes persons who at the time of contracting are lawfully admitted permanent residents of the United States."