The OTI Deputy Country Representative is a full-time/intermittent Personal Services Contract (PSC) position at the GS-13 equivalent level and located in Location. Offers for this position are due no later than Date at 1:00pm Eastern Time. For full information about this position, as well as instructions on how to apply, please read the entire solicitation at www.OTIjobs.net.
The OTI Deputy Country Representative – Burma is a member of the Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS)/OTI Asia Regional Team, and reports to the OTI Country Representative in Burma. The Deputy Country Representative principal responsibility will be development, oversight and management of USAID/OTI’s Burma country program. The incumbent will be
called on to support the OTI Country Representative with managing an implementing partner and may be called upon to represent OTI’s program to local partners, senior-level U.S. government officials, in-country visitors, senior officials from other international organizations, bilateral donors and local government officials. This program anticipates prioritizing civilian protection against Regime violence by working with local communities in Ethnic Organization controlled areas of Burma, to advance U.S. and Congressional policy objectives reflected in the passage of the 2021 BURMA Act. The position will require close coordination with OTI staff and regional missions/embassies supported by USAID’s regional staff in Southeast Asia.
● Represent OTI interests during meetings with USAID Mission personnel, U.S. Embassy
staff, host-country government officials, international organizations, indigenous and
international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international donors
interested in CPS/OTI activities.
● Provide guidance on the identification and development of projects that meet OTI
funding criteria, further OTI programmatic objectives, and complement other projects
and programs implemented by other USAID offices, U.S. Government agencies and
donor organizations.
● Provide support for the design and execution of programs that follow OTI’s quick impact
programming model in US embassies or USAID Missions. Support to US embassies and
USAID Missions may include attendance and/or facilitation of program management
processes for follow-on programming, including rolling assessments, strategy review
sessions, program performance reviews and management reviews.
● Review proposals and grant concepts and work with diverse groups, many of which have
not previously had international funding.
● Collaborate with the Country Representative in monitoring the performance of OTI
implementing partners in the implementation of OTI-financed activities designed to
achieve strategic objectives.
● Travel to monitor and assess political conditions, implementing partner operational
platforms, meet with potential grantees, host-country government and other program
counterparts, and develop activity ideas.
● Mentor and train other OTI and implementing partner field staff.
● Assume the lead on collecting information and drafting/editing regular reporting
products.
● Assume higher representational responsibilities, potentially serving as Acting
OTI Country Representative in their absence.
● Perform a wide range of administrative functions including budget preparation, financial
management, records management, and travel assistance to help ensure programmatic
success.
● Coordinate with the OTI Country Representative to develop an exit strategy that ensures
reasonable time to transition from OTI programs to follow-on USAID or other donor
programs.
● Communicate regularly and share program information with other USAID project
managers, the US Embassy, bilateral donors, UN Organizations, International
Organizations, and indigenous and international NGOs to ensure visibility and synergy
of USAID/OTI activities.
● Support the Country Representative to ensure the use of OTI systems and procedures to
maintain effective and efficient management of funds, programming, and monitoring and
evaluation.
● Report to the OTI Country Representative and OTI/Washington on the status of: 1) grant
development and implementation, 2) OTI contractor performance, 3) Foreign Service
National (FSN) staff support needs and morale, 4) communication and coordination
issues among OTI offices with other U.S. Government entities, 5) security concerns, 6)
relations with local partners including local, state and national government
representatives, and 7) other pertinent information required to achieve OTI’s program
objectives.
● Manage and/or supervise the FSN staff, including program officers, administrative
assistants and drivers alongside of the Country Representative.
● Supervise staff as delegated by the Country Representative (e.g. Program Managers,
Program Assistants, Administrative Program Assistants, etc.). Provide orientation,
training and mentoring for USAID staff supervised; assign work, explain how duties are
to be performed to meet expectations, and communicate how the successful performance
of those duties will be measured; evaluate staff performance; recognize good
performance; communicate where performance needs to be improved; resolve
complaints; and approve leave requests and timesheets as well as training, travel and
program and operations requests; and,
● Serve on temporary details within OTI, other USAID bureaus/offices, or other U.S.
Government (USG) agencies under this scope of work for a period not to exceed six (6)
months. Duties performed while on detail must be directly related to the scope of work
but may not be directly related to OTI programs or activities. Contracting Officer (CO)
approval is required for the temporary detail. Any extension past the six (6) months
requires CO approval.
At a minimum, the Offeror must have:
(1) A Master’s Degree with five (5) years of work experience;
OR
A Bachelor’s Degree with seven (7) years of work experience;
AND
(2) A minimum of five (5) years of project management experience with a U.S. Government foreign affairs agency, domestic or international assistance organization, or non- governmental organization in community development, economic development, mediation/arbitration, conflict resolution, democracy and governance, international law, political analysis, and/or human rights activities.
(3) One (1) year of overseas field experience working in one or more developing
countries.
(4) One (1) year of supervisory experience (including but not limited to mentoring, training,
and guiding staff).
Please direct questions about this position or the offer process to the OTI Recruitment Team at otijobs@usaid.gov.
How to apply
For full information about this position, as well as instructions on how to apply, please visit www.OTIjobs.net.