72066723R00005 - Solicitation _ USPSC/TCNPSC OAA Specialist

Contractor will be responsible for advising on A&A matters to the USAID/Sudan Mission with the objective of ensuring the successful attainment of the Mission’s foreign assistance development objectives for Sudan. The contractor will support multiple offices. In this regard, the contractor is responsible for managing a full range of A&A functions for the Mission’s portfolios. Shall have a comprehensive knowledge of the manner and method for executing the position’s roles and responsibilities, to include all applicable statutory, regulatory and Agency guidance and directives, while possessing the necessary skills, experience, expertise, judgment, and capabilities required. The contractor will be an integral and active member of the OAA’s management staff as well the Mission’s Development Objective (DO) Teams assisting in mentoring and training staff to develop their understanding and abilities to properly apply A&A processes. Incumbent interacts in a similar fashion with the Mission’s implementing partners, as well with the host-country government and its ministries/departments.

This position entails: a) advice on resolving complex A&A issues; b) advise on the most advantageous and appropriate method of achieving DO Team’s strategies through A&A methodologies, c) assist in the development of requirements and their definition to ensure contractibility and meeting the needs of the DO Teams, d) manage a full range of complex A&A actions as well as the resultant mechanisms, e) consult on and drafting A&A policy guidance for the Mission, f) participate in OAA’s overall execution of the Mission’s A&A program, and, g) maintain contacts throughout the Mission as well within the American Embassy community and with the host-country government. 

Given the sensitivity, scope, complexity, and purpose of the role and position of the Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist and the critical nature and complexity of the Mission programs that are being implemented in a very fluid political environment, it is essential that the Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist be able to function as an expert in all technical areas of the assignment, and fulfill the position’s responsibilities with the complete confidence of the supervisor. The Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist’s understanding of the assignment and ability to integrate issues, conflicts, continually changing working requirements, creative problem solving, and the introduction of new theories and methods to resolve unique problems is of great importance. 

Remote telework from home of record or country of origin, with frequent TDY to Nairobi, Kenya a/o other locations as work dictates. Place of performance is subject to change depending on the situation in Sudan, a/o when a permanent presence of USAID/Sudan is established.