Supervisory Humanitarian Assistance Officer (Deputy Office Director) (U.S. Citizens only)

Serve as Deputy Director, manage humanitarian assistance and oversee staff.

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Application deadline 1 year ago: Wednesday 25 Sep 2024 at 12:00 UTC

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Overview

Serve as Deputy Director, manage humanitarian assistance and oversee staff.

You have:

Expertise in humanitarian assistance management.
Experience in engaging with US government agencies and international organizations.
Strong communication skills for advising leadership and conducting briefings.
Ability to coordinate multi-billion dollar humanitarian assistance portfolios.
Experience in disaster response team operations.

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Details

Description of Position: The Supervisory Humanitarian Assistance Officer will: ● Serve as one of two Deputy OHA Directors in the office. ● In coordination with the Office Director, help manage a new USAID/Ukraine Mission office of up to 10 staff and help oversee a multi-billion dollar humanitarian assistance portfolio. ● Advise BHA, Agency and Mission leadership, and host-country governments on new developments and effective approaches to humanitarian assistance, and articulate the benefits of interventions to effectively reach specific target audiences; ● Provide technical liaison with other USG Agencies, Congress, donors, multilateral banks, and private voluntary organizations (PVOs) to coordinate their efforts with USAID programs, policies, and approaches to humanitarian assistance; ● Maintain liaisons 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, conduct briefings on major program changes, in particular those impacting humanitarian assistance programs and operations overseas; and ● Sign-up for and serve as needed multiple times throughout the year 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 had to manage a multi-million dollar project?	The interviewer wants to assess your experience with managing large-scale projects.	Discuss the project scope, your role, challenges you faced, and how you handled them.
How do you approach stakeholder engagement in humanitarian projects?	The interviewer is seeking insight into your communication and relational skills with various stakeholders.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies would you implement to improve humanitarian assistance outcomes?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you had to adapt to significant changes in a program.	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
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