Senior Countering Violent Extremism Advisor, USAID/West Africa

The Sr. Technical Advisor – CVE combines a range of roles and responsibilities associated with program design, coordination, planning and strategy development to inform and facilitate the work of the Regional Peace and Governance Office. The Technical Advisor assists the RPGO with the design of select countering violent extremism activities (CVE), provides analysis and strategic advice to the Regional Peace and Governance Office, and contributes to the overall conception, formulation and implementation of the RPGO’s CVE programming in the region. This includes: (1) strategically plan the implementation of TSCTP programs in coordination with the RPGO team members; (2) analyze the operating political, economic and social environments to inform countering violent extremism programming; (3) support, assess, and evaluate CVE activities; and, (4) coordinate RPGO’s CVE activities with State, DoD, and others as directed by the Regional Peace and Governance Office Director.  The Sr. Technical Advisor will also provide, on as needed basis, technical guidance and assistance to other USAID Missions and Representative Offices, as well as Embassies in the region on CVE programming.