USPSC Offshore Program Officer

The USAID/Senegal Sahel Regional Program Office (SRPO) is seeking the services of an off-shore U.S. citizen to provide assistance as a Program Officer under a Personal Services Contract (PSC) for a period up to six months on or about September 1, 2020. The Program Officer will provide assistance to the SRPO on a broad range of Program Office responsibilities, including strategy, budget, procurement follow-up, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting requirements such as the Operational Plan and the Performance Plan and Report (PPR). S/he may also serve on Technical Evaluation Committees on an as needed basis.

The Sahel Regional Office comprises the SRPO, the SRTO, USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP), and the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). The SRPO and SRTO mainly support development activities in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, The Gambia, and Chad. Guinea Bissau and Cabo Verde currently have no activities, but if the need arises they are also with these offices’ scope. The SRPO supports vital mission functions and is responsible for managing project design, performance monitoring, budget planning and execution, evaluating and reporting on foreign assistance activities, donor relations, and development outreach and communication. 

USAID resilience efforts in the Sahel are focused around a set of complementary initiatives managed by SRO, FFP, and the SRTO. The SRTO manages Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE) Activity, the Bridge Activity, and the Sahel Development Partnership (SDP). Apart from these regional cross-border initiatives country offices also carry out country specific activities that contribute to their countries' Integrated Country Strategies and strategic frameworks.

The incumbent will carry out a range of Program Office tasks aimed at supporting these regional and country specific activities to reach their objectives.