Humanitarian Assistance Officer (Interagency Team Lead) (U.S. Citizens only)

Lead interagency coordination to enhance humanitarian assistance efforts.

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Monday 12 Feb 2024 at 12:00 UTC

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Overview

Lead interagency coordination to enhance humanitarian assistance efforts.

You have:

  • 5+ years of experience in humanitarian assistance and interagency coordination.
  • Expertise in strategic planning and policy development.
  • Ability to effectively communicate and advocate in interagency settings.
  • Experience working with USG Agencies, Congress, and donors.
  • Certification as Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

Description of Position: The Humanitarian Assistance Officer will: ● Lead the U.S. Policy, Strategy and Interagency Coordination Team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks among employees to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; represent the team consensus and convey the team's findings and recommendations. ● Advise BHA and Agency leadership on strategic Interagency coordination related to humanitarian issues and advocate for BHA equities in Interagency discussions. ● Advise BHA, Agency leadership, and USG Agencies on new developments and effective approaches to humanitarian assistance; articulate the benefits of interventions to effectively reach specific target audiences. ● Provide technical liaison with other USG Agencies, Congress, donors, multilateral banks, and PVOs to coordinate their efforts with USAID programs, policies, and approaches to humanitarian assistance. ● Be responsible for the development of strategies, policies, plans, program guidance, and dissemination of research results for Bureau- and Agency-wide application and incorporation into humanitarian assistance programs. ● Maintain liaison with counterparts and sources of information inside and outside BHA to assess, review, and address new or unusual circumstances, variations in approach, and incomplete or conflicting information. ● Inform Interagency stakeholders of changes in policy, organizational programs, and operations, conducting briefings on issues impacting humanitarian assistance programs and operations overseas. ● Become certified and serve as an Agreement Officer’s Representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative (AOR/COR), as assigned. ● Sign-up for and serve as needed multiple times throughout the year on Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs) or field-based Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) deployed in response to disasters.

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you successfully coordinated among different agencies? The interviewer wants to assess your experience in effective interagency collaboration. Provide a specific example that highlights your role and the outcome.
How do you prioritize tasks in a high-stakes environment? This question gauges your ability to manage workload effectively under pressure. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to communicate complex information to diverse audiences? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe an instance where you had to advocate for a policy change. What was the process? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How would you address conflicting information from different stakeholders? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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