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• United
  States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Centers
  for Disease Control
• Peace
  Corps

• Advise
  and monitor all aspects of implementing partner programs, including
  technical work plans, performance reports, budgets and resource pipelines
  through regular and consistent site visits.
• Mobilize
  resources to quickly respond to changing food security situations and
  crises in Uganda; review and evaluate funding requests and proposals.
• Guide
  and participate in Data Quality Assessments and evaluations for relevant
  food security activities.
• Prepare
  necessary correspondence, documents, and reports and maintain records and
  files. Maintain close working relations with relevant USAID Offices in
  Washington and Nairobi. (50% of time)

• Responsible
  for maintaining dialogue with and obtaining support from partners and
  stakeholders,
• In
  charge of supporting USAID/Uganda efforts to obtain AID/W agreement on
  results and financing, and country and Mission-level approvals to initiate
  development activities.
• Provide
  a full range of consultative, advisory, and analytical services on food
  security, humanitarian assistance and resilience issues. (20%)

• Actively
  monitor and report on Government of Uganda policies affecting relevant
  USAID programs.
• Work
  closely with Uganda government Ministries and institutions regarding
  relevant government strategies to improve food security, including the
  Karamoja Integrated Development Program and Peace, Recovery and
  Development Plan.
• Actively
  engage senior leaders at all levels within the GOU (national and
  regional/district) District Disaster Management Committees, PVOs, NGOs,
  and UN and donor officials, on all issues related to food security, humanitarian
  assistance, relief and resilience. Represent USAID in donor coordination
  committees. (15%).

• Actively
  collaborate closely with the stakeholders within the Mission to conceive,
  develop, and implement programs and activity related to food security,
  humanitarian assistance and resilience, particularly in the Karamoja
  region.
• Actively
  participate in program design, including the preparation of Scopes of Work
  and Requests for Proposals, and serve on Technical Evaluation

• The
  ideal candidate for the 2 USAID Food Security Specialist careers should
  hold a Master’s degree in public health, agriculture, nutrition, food and
  agricultural economics, international development, humanitarian assistance
  or other related field.
• At
  least ten years of progressively responsible management-level experience
  in development programming, six years of which must be in the food
  security sector. 
• The
  incumbent must have demonstrated expertise specific to food aid management
  that includes the following: design, management or evaluation of
  international food assistance activities (to include in-kind food, cash
  transfers or cash voucher programs); managing food aid commodity
  procurement and/or transport; providing rapid responses to quick onset
  emergencies.
• This
  should include experience working either for a donor Agency, multinational
  or non-governmental organizations, Government of Uganda organizations or
  private sector institutions involving project management, monitoring and
  budgeting.  T
• The
  incumbent must have transition environment experience relevant to northern
  Uganda and Karamoja.
• Good
  knowledge of Ugandan stakeholders in the agriculture, food aid and
  emergency sectors.
• The
  incumbent is expected to possess the necessary technical training,
  administrative skills/abilities.
• Excellent
  communication, Interpersonal and Analytical Skills
• Possess  advanced computer skills, to include
  knowledge of Microsoft word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation
  programs;
• The
  incumbent must be able to work calmly, tactfully, and effectively under
  the pressure and to demonstrate extreme flexibility to manage more than
  one activity at a time in the performance of daily duties and
  responsibilities.  In this key
  position, the ability to adapt to the existing management team by being a
  good listener and a team builder is required.
• The
  incumbent is required to have the ability to follow oral instructions and
  to organize, prioritize and follow through on all assignments with little
  or no oversight, and the ability to remain calm in a fast moving work
  environment. 
• Possess
  the ability to be flexible, respond professionally, and establish
  priorities in often fluid, changing, and challenging situations with
  little clear guidance is necessary.
• The
  incumbent is required to understand and appreciate the Mission’s strategic
  direction, its chief accomplishments and its challenges in order to
  articulate the rationale, objectives and priorities for the provision of
  U.S. Government food aid, emergency aid and agricultural development
  assistance to Uganda.
• Possess
  the ability to formulate and present expert analyses on complex
  emergencies and situations, from personal observations, surveys, journal
  articles, and other documents, and demonstrated ability to express views
  clearly and logically before groups and individuals verbally or in
  writing.

• Universal
  Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member
  (DS-174) Download
  it Here.
• A
  current resume or curriculum vitae.
• Candidates
  who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214
  with their application.  Candidates
  who claim conditional US Veterans preference must submit documentation
  confirming eligibility for a conditional preference in hiring with their
  application.
• Any
  other documentation (e.g. essays, transcripts/certificates, awards) that
  addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.

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