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

Lead the Gender, Age and Social Inclusion team in humanitarian assistance.

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USAID BHA - USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Friday 31 May 2024 at 12:00 UTC

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Overview

Lead the Gender, Age and Social Inclusion team in humanitarian assistance.

You have:

5+ years of experience in humanitarian assistance or related field.
Expertise in gender and social inclusion issues.
Strong leadership and team management skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Understanding of USG humanitarian assistance policies and procedures.

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Details

The Humanitarian Assistance Officer will lead the Gender, Age and Social Inclusion 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. The incumbent will advise BHA, Agency leadership, and host-country governments on new developments and effective approaches to humanitarian assistance; articulates 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. The incumbent will be responsible for the development of strategies, plans, program guidance, and dissemination of research results for Agency-wide application and incorporation into humanitarian assistance programs; maintain liaison with sources of information inside and outside BHA to assess and review new or unusual circumstances, variations in approach and incomplete or conflicting information; inform stakeholders of changes in organizational programs and operations, conducting briefings on major program changes in particular those impacting humanitarian assistance programs and operations overseas. The incumbent will sign-up for and serve on Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs), which provide services and support to Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) deployed in response to disasters.

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you led a team through a difficult situation?	This question assesses your leadership skills and ability to manage challenges.	Provide specific examples of your leadership approach and outcomes.
How have you effectively communicated with diverse stakeholders in past roles?	The interviewer wants to evaluate your communication skills and adaptability.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you believe are essential for gender inclusion in humanitarian programs?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe how you approach program development from concept to implementation.	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What challenges have you encountered in humanitarian assistance, and how did you overcome them?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.