Senior Humanitarian Program Officer
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Niamey, Niger
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is responsible for facilitating and coordinating U.S. Government (USG) humanitarian assistance overseas in response to all types of international disasters. The Bureau responds to an average of 82 crises in 68 countries every year. In addition to responding to disasters, BHA helps crisis-affected communities by building on our humanitarian responses and supporting early recovery efforts that restore and protect basic systems and services. BHA is the largest provider of humanitarian assistance in the world. In FY 2022, USAID provided over $13 billion in emergency humanitarian assistance and non-emergency early recovery and resilience programming, including in Niger.
BHA is responsible for planning, coordinating, developing, achieving, monitoring, and evaluating international humanitarian assistance falling into two conceptual areas:
• Humanitarian Response activities comprise needs-based humanitarian assistance provided to save lives, alleviate suffering, and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of emergencies.
Humanitarian assistance is grounded in humanitarian principles and is directed toward the most vulnerable populations.
• Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) activities will set the initial foundations for longer-term recovery as appropriate, and will work in close conjunction with humanitarian assistance. Early recovery is an approach that supports communities impacted by crises to protect and restore basic systems and service delivery. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is the prevention of new and reduction of existing disaster risk and management of residual risk, which contributes to strengthening resilience and to the achievement of sustainable development. Resilience is the ability of people, households, communities, countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth.
The incumbent is a member of BHA Niger and will work within the USAID Mission in Niamey. This position requires a highly collaborative, proactive work style and work-related travel. The SHA will work under the supervision of the BHA Office Director in Niamey or his/her designee. The incumbent must be proficient in English and French. The job holder is required to perform work-related travel.
USAID is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce. USAID encourages qualified candidates of all races/ethnicities, genders, cultural backgrounds, abilities, and socioeconomic statuses to apply.
Objective
USAID’s Mission in Niger requires the services of a qualified Senior Humanitarian Program Officer / Senior Humanitarian Advisor U.S. or Third Country National Personal Services Contractor (US or TC PS) based in the USAID/Niger’s Humanitarian Assistance Office at the US Embassy in Niamey, Niger.
With close collaboration and technical support from the BHA West Africa Regional Office in Dakar, Senegal, and various BHA offices in Washington, DC the incumbent will contribute to the effective design, implementation and management of BHA emergency, early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience programs in Niger.
As articulated in its five-year Country Development Coordination Strategy, SAID/Niger is committed to supporting more inclusive, peaceful, and resilient communities in Niger. Due to the persistent complex crises in Niger, many social services are being provided through humanitarian assistance. USAID/Niger aims to more intentionally promote layering, sequencing, and integrating between humanitarian assistance, development assistance and peace assistance in target geographic areas to maximize the impact of programs:
Duties and responsibilities
This position requires an individual to support the management and representation of the humanitarian portfolio for Niger. Reporting to Humanitarian Assistance Office Director a.k.a. the BHA Country Lead) or their designee, the SHA will be responsible for program analysis and strategy development and work closely with the USAID/Niger staff, the U.S. Embassy, U.S. military representatives, and other US interagency partners, other donors, Government of Niger officials, international organizations (10s), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the United Nations (UN), in responding to humanitarian needs and sudden-onset disasters. Because of the substantial coordination requirements of this position, an individual with a highly collaborative work style is necessary. The SHA must be prepared to function effectively in a challenging and restrictive work environment and be willing to strictly adhere to the U.S. Embassy security guidelines.
Working under the direction of the BHA Country Lead, the SHA will join the USAID/Niger’s Humanitarian Assistance Office to closely coordinate with the BHA West Africa Regional Office (WARO) and USAID/BHA staff in Washington, DC. The SHA will sit in USAID/Niger’s Humanitarian Assistance Office (a.k.a. BHA Niger), composed of one U.S. Foreign Service Officer (Office Director), one U.S. PSC (Senior Humanitarian Program Officer / Senior Humanitarian Advisor), and four Cooperating Country Nationals (Deputy Office Director, Agriculture Specialist, Nutrition Specialist, and Project Management Assistant). The incumbent will coordinate and collaborate closely with USAID/Niger Humanitarian Assistance Office colleagues and hold a prominent role in backstopping the Office’s leadership and contributing to the success of USAID’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) in Niger, upholding the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Supervision of other BHA staff may be required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
For the GS-13 Equivalent Senior Humanitarian Program Officer Level
Bachelor’s degree with study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field (including, but not limited to, international relations, development studies, economics, food policy, African studies, or a related field) plus seven (7) years of progressively demonstrated humanitarian and development experience, at least five (5) of which must be in emergency relief, food security, DR and/or disaster preparedness programming and management, including two (2) years of overseas humanitarian field experience.
Proficiency in verbal and written English at Level 4 and French at Level 3.
OR
Master’s degree with study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field (including, but not limited to, international relations, development studies, economics, food policy, African studies, or a related field) plus five (5) years of progressively demonstrated humanitarian and development experience, at least three (3) of which must be in emergency relief, food security, DR and/or disaster preparedness programming and management, including two (2) years of overseas humanitarian field experience.
Proficiency in verbal and written English at Level 4 and French at Level 3.
For the GS-14 Equivalent Senior Humanitarian Advisor Level
Bachelor’s degree with study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field (including, but not limited to, international relations, development studies, economics, food policy, African studies, or a related field) plus nine (9) years of progressively demonstrated humanitarian and development experience, at least seven (7) of which must be in emergency relief, food security, DR and/or disaster preparedness programming and management, including four (4) years of overseas humanitarian field experience.
Proficiency in verbal and written English at Level 4 and French at Level 3.
OR
Master’s degree with study in, or pertinent to, the specialized field (including, but not limited to, international relations, development studies, economics, food policy, African studies, or a related field) plus seven (7) years of progressively demonstrated humanitarian and development experience, at least five (5) of which must be in emergency relief, emergency food security, DR and /or disaster preparedness programming and management, including four (4) years of overseas humanitarian field experience. Proficiency in verbal and written English at Level 4 and French at Level 3.
04 April 2023
