U. S. Personal Service Contractor (USPSC) as Program Analyst

The Center for Agriculture Led Growth in the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS/CA) requires the services of a Program Analyst to support the management of the F2F Program. The position will be located in Washington, D.C with approximately 15% of the time dedicated to overseas and domestic travel. The Program Analyst will support technical, programmatic, and financial management activities and will assist with coordinating communications and activities with USAID missions, other offices, and centers within RFS, and relevant operating units across the agency. The Program Analyst will help to coordinate, align, and integrate F2F Program activities with broader USAID agricultural and rural development programs across RFS in support of bureau objectives and will represent the F2F program both internally and externally.

The F2F Program Analyst will be integral members of a broad technical team within the
Center for Agriculture Led Growth and will provide significant technical and programmatic support to other staff members in the Center. Program Analysts will have Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) responsibilities.
The incumbent of this position will carry out the following duties and functions:
Technical Support
● Support strategic and program planning. Expected to maintain a strategic and activity-level outlook to ensure the rationale for the program and its components are clear and comply with authorizing legislation.
● Encourage sound approaches and strategies for voluntary technical assistance in the agricultural sector to contribute to larger sustainable capacity building efforts in developing and transitional countries.
● Assist with the integration of F2F Program activities with broader USAID agricultural, food security and rural development programs and objectives, providing technical support to Mission programs, including in sector strategy and program development.
Program Management
● Support program management and technical oversight for USAID-funded implementing partners and the regular monitoring of activities in the field to ensure:

(1) achievement of expected results; (2) effective coordination with the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), USAID Missions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and (3) compliance with United States Government (USG) regulations and implementing agreements. The Program Analyst will serve as the AOR for one or more F2F contracts and agreements.

● Support the management of program budgeting and financial monitoring, including the allocation of the annual budget among implementing partners, monitoring expenditures, and ensuring the maintenance of reasonable reserves of funds.
● Prepare internal USG documents and procedures needed to provide partners with required funds in a timely manner each year including but not limited to programmatic and financial reports as required for F2F to USAID Washington, field missions and other agencies as appropriate.
● Provide support to others working on the F2F portfolio and its implementing partners on the formulation of annual work plans and progress benchmarks, and on the review and approval of said plans.
● Draft scopes of work and requests for proposals required for the provision of technical assistance or new program initiatives.
● Serve on evaluation committees to identify successful offerors to F2F and other relevant USAID solicitations.
● Ensure F2F Program alignment and programmatic contribution to related Agency priorities and initiatives, such as Feed the Future (FTF).

Outreach, Communication, and Representation
● Serve as a liaison for the F2F Program internally (RFS) and externally to other agencies and stakeholders, particularly the USDA, Peace Corps, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the private sector. Internal contacts include, but are not limited to, the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, the Office of Acquisitions and Assistance and in RFS, the Program Office (RFS/PO) and the Center for Agriculture-Led Growth (RFS/CA).
● Promotes and participates in outreach to the US agricultural sector to increase awareness and volunteer participation in international development efforts.

Other Duties
● As needed, and as determined by the position’s supervisory and contract team, assist RFS and Missions with design of new and monitoring of on-going Feed the Future activities, focusing on agricultural innovation, capacity development, and ways to maximize overall impact of F2F. Provide support and technical expertise to focus activities on more effective support to local capacity development for food and agricultural systems. (< 20% of LOE)