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USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is the office within USAID responsible for providing emergency non-food humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters. USAID/OFDA leads and coordinates the U.S. Government’s humanitarian assistance efforts overseas, responding to an average of 70 disasters in more than 50 countries every year. USAID/OFDA fulfills its mandate of saving lives, alleviating human suffering, and reducing the social and economic impact of disasters by ensuring that aid reaches people affected by rapid onset disasters, including earthquakes, volcanoes, and floods, as well as slow-onset crises, such as drought and conflict. USAID/OFDA also supports disaster risk reduction activities to reduce the number of lives and livelihoods lost during a disaster and to help communities become more resilient to future crises. The mandate is achieved in coordination with affected countries, other U.S. Government agencies and offices, other donor governments, international organizations, U.N. relief agencies, and non-governmental organizations.

Job Position: USPSC Senior Humanitarian Advisor

Location: Abuja
Experience: 9 year(s)
Course of Study: Economics
Required Grade:

The United States Government (USG), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), is seeking applications from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal services as a Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA) under a United States Personal Services Contract (USPSC), as described in the attached solicitation.
 
Request for Personal Service Contractor
 
United States Agency for International Development
 
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
 
Position Title: Senior Humanitarian Advisor
 
Solicitation Number: SOL-OFDA-15-000007
 
Salary Level: GS-14 Equivalent: $85,544 – $111,203
 
Closing Date: January 19, 2015
 
Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials:
 
1.Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your application, your resume must include:
 
(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.
 
(b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.
 
(c) Names and contact information (phone/email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Current and/or previous supervisors may be contacted for a reference.
 
(d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments.
 
(e) U.S. Citizenship
 
Your resume should contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.
 
Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. OFDA reserves the right to select additional candidates if vacancies become available during future phases of the selection process.
 
Applicants can expect to receive a confirmation email when application materials have been received. Applicants should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their applications. Your complete resume must be mailed, delivered or emailed to:
 
OFDA Recruitment Team
 
529 14th Street, NW, Suite 700
 
Washington, DC 20045
 
E-Mail Address: [email protected]
 
Telephone Number: (202) 661-9300
 
Website: www.OFDAjobs.net
 
Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to OFDA Recruitment Team via the information provided above.
 
Sincerely,
 
Renee Reed
 
Contracting Officer
 
This position requires an individual to manage and represent the humanitarian portfolio for Nigeria. The USPSC will serve as the primary contact and liaison for OFDA’s ongoing humanitarian assistance activities in Nigeria, as well as for disaster risk reduction programs. The incumbent will work closely with USAID/Nigeria Mission staff, the US Embassy, other U.S. Agencies as appropriate, international organizations (IOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the United Nations (UN), to respond to humanitarian needs and sudden onset disasters. The SHA will be responsible for program analysis; strategy development; and coordination with relief agencies, other donors, and USG interagency partners, as well as reporting to OFDA Western and North Africa Regional Office in Dakar, Senegal and OFDA Washington, and collaborating with USAID/Nigeria and U.S. Embassy/Nigeria staff, as required.
 
This position requires substantial coordination with representatives from other USAID offices, the US Embassy, other U.S. Government (USG) agencies, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, U.S. military representatives, as well as with relevant donor representatives and United Nations (UN) and NGO agencies, therefore requiring a highly collaborative work style. The SHA must be prepared to function effectively in a challenging and restrictive work environment and be willing to strictly adhere to U.S. Embassy security guidelines.
 
How to apply:
 
APPLYING:
 
Applications must be received by the closing date and time at the address specified in the cover letter.
 
Qualified individuals are required to submit:
 
1.Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your application, your resume must include:
 
(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.
 
(b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.
 
(c) Names and contact information (phone/email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Current and/or previous supervisors may be contacted for a reference.
 
(d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments.
 
(e) U.S. Citizenship
 
Your resume should contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.
 
Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.
 
By submitting your application materials, you certify that all of the information on and attached to the application is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. You agree to allow all information on and attached to the application to be investigated. False or fraudulent information on or attached to your application may result in you being eliminated from consideration for this position, or being terminated after award, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment.
 
To ensure consideration of applications for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your application, and as the subject line in any email.
 
DOCUMENT SUBMITTALS
 
Via mail: 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20045
 
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OR Via email: [email protected]