USAID Ethiopia

USAID/ Ethiopia’s Office of Humanitarian Assistance (OHA) coordinates the USG’s emergency humanitarian response in Ethiopia and supports Ethiopia’s relief- to development continuum. In coordination with USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), In coordination with USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance( BHA), OHA provides life- saving humanitarian assistance — including food, water, shelter, emergency healthcare, sanitation and hygiene, and critical nutrition services, and takes a holistic look at humanitarian aid, furnishing assistance before, during and after a crisis — from readiness and response, to relief and recovery. This includes non-emergency programming that's foundational to linking humanitarian assistance to long-term development to ensure USG and GoE development gains are protected. The Supervisory USAID Development Assistance Specialist serves as the Family Health Team Lead, providing strategic, specialized, and executive leadership for the management and coordination of all funded Family Health activities and personnel assigned to manage them within the team. The Specialist ensures that US Government (USG) support in primary health care services and systems strengthening for improved health outcomes is provided according to evidence- based public plans and strategies and that USG strategically provides expert advice, financial support, and other backing in harmony with USG foreign backing programs.  

Position USAID Project Management Assistant (Humanitarian Assistance)

Minimum QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

Education: A minimum of Two or more years of post-secondary schooling in Secretarial Science or Business Administration, Management, Social Science, or General Studies, original to a US inferior college or community college diploma is required.

Previous Work Experience: A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience related to program management and executive functions and/ or systems management is required.  

Language: Excellent written and spoken English and Amharic (level 4).  

EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS  

The Government may award a contract without discussions with candidates by FAR 52.215-1. The CO reserves the right at any point in the evaluation process to establish a competitive range of candidates with whom negotiations will be conducted under FAR 15.306(c).  By FAR 52.215-1,  if the CO determines that the number of offers that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an effective competition can be conducted, the CO may limit the number of candidates in the competitive range to the topmost number that will permit an effective competition among the most largely rated offers. The FAR vittles substantiated above are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

Rating factors are used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified candidates in comparison to other candidates. campaigners must demonstrate the rating factors outlined below within their resume, as they're evaluated strictly by the information provided. The rating factors are as follows  

EVALUATION FACTORS  

EDUCATION (10 points) Points will be given for (1) education above the minimum level and/ or (2) technical education material for the position. and/ or (3) technical training material for the position.  

WORK EXPERIENCE (20 points) Points will be given for (1) experience above the minimum levels required, (2) technical experience material to the position, (3) experience in material development assistance activities, (4) experience in development associations that are large and/ or transnational.  

KNOWLEDGE (30 points) Demonstrated ability to quickly gain general knowledge of regulations and procedures, humanitarian assistance, and of good office management practices; and be knowledgeable, or suitable to quickly become knowledgeable of overall philanthropic Assistance activities, as well as demonstrated knowledge of standard office procedures and practices.  

SKILLS AND ABILITIES( 40 points) Demonstrated organizational and management skills, logic and research; social and professional judgment; as well as interpersonal interaction across-cultural and multi-level settings. Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a variety of government officials and transnational agencies and to maintain cooperative working relationships within a team structure. Demonstrated computer skills including Microsoft Office, web-based databases, and electronic filing. Demonstrated decision-making ability and judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, using diplomacy and tactfulness. Demonstrated ability to rapidly analyze information, evaluate data, and prepare reports and related documents in English and Amharic.  

Spoken TEST(20 points)  

INTERVIEW PERFORMANCE (80 points)  

BASIS OF RATING Candidates who meet the Minimum Qualifications will be evaluated by the Evaluation and Selection Factors.  Candidates should address these factors in the offer package, describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education, and/ or awards they've received as it pertains to the factors. Failure to address the Evaluation and Selection Factors may result in not receiving credit for all material experience, education, training, and/ or awards.

The highest-ranking applicants may be selected for an interview and writing test. Interviews may be conducted either in person or by telephone/ video call at USAID’s discretion.  

Final TEC recommendations for the candidates will be based on the original evaluation of the applications, interview performance, and written test. USAID/ Ethiopia won't pay for any expenses associated with interviews.  

Satisfactory Professional Reference Checks – Pass/ Fail (no points assigned). Reference checks will be conducted only for the first-ranked candidate. Please be advised that references may be obtained independently from other sources in addition to the ones provided by an offeror. However, this should be stated in the candidate’s cover letter, and USAID won't contact those references without contacting the candidate, If a candidate doesn't wish USAID to contact a current employer for a reference check.  

MARKETVALUE$ 12,764 –$ 22,964 monthly i.e., original to FSN – 8. By AIDAR Appendix J and the Original Compensation Plan of USAID/ Ethiopia. Final compensation will be negotiated within the listed market value. Salary will be paid in original currency at the exchange rate in effect when the payroll is processed.  

Deadline Apr 18, 2024  How to Apply  

SUBMITTING AN OFFER  Eligible Offerors are required to complete and submit  

1. The offer form DS- 174( Application for U.S. Federal employment) can be found on the US embassy website https://et.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/; or https://www.usaid.gov/ethiopia/work-with-us/careers/ds-form-174-ccn-application.
2. A resume in English 
3. Letter of application( cover letter) that describes your experience with the evaluation criteria (Section III Evaluation and Selection Factors), and. 
4. Contact information for a minimum of three and a maximum of five references, including at least two references with direct knowledge of the offeror’s past performance.

Further Guidance

To ensure consideration of offers for the intended position, offerors must prominently reference the Solicitation Number in the offer submission.  

The application must be submitted ONLY via addisusaidjobs@usaid.gov and the email subject must say – Solicitation 72066324R10011, USAID Project Management Assistant( Humanitarian Assistance).

Be sure to include your name and the solicitation number at the top of each page.  

Please don't submit more than one application; and  

The application must be submitted before or on the closing date at the original Ethiopia time of 5 p.m. (Original Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Time, or EAT). Late and deficient applications won't be considered.