U. S. or Third Country National Personal Service Contractor: Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist, USAID/West Africa-Benin

The Senior A&A Specialist is responsible for providing the full range of A&A services in
support of USAID/Benin's foreign assistance objectives.  S/he will be required to apply highly
specialized A&A knowledge, skills, and abilities involving a variety of actions that range from
simplified acquisition to complex multi-million dollar, multi-year awards. This includes
providing support to a range of technical portfolios on all aspects of contract/award
management relating to and affecting USAID assistance programs, policy and project planning,
design, implementation, learning and evaluation.
Given the quantity, complexity, and high dollar value of current instruments and future
designs, USAID/Benin is seeking one Senior Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) Specialist
who is highly experienced, self-motivated, and who is capable of independently performing
quality and professional work in an expedited manner under stressful conditions. The Senior
A&A Specialist will serve in USAID/Benin as a team lead and key advisor to the Supervisory
Contracting Officer (SCO) for all A&A matters. The Senior A&A Specialist will mentor
Missions’ FSN A&A Staff, and will provide expert advice on how to leverage the tools of
procurement to more effectively advance USAID’s goals, and should assist mission staff in
improving their Contracting/Agreement Officer Representative (C/AOR) skills.