Supervisory Humanitarian Assistance Officer, FSL-0301-02 (U.S. Citizens only)
Lead humanitarian assistance efforts and supervise staff.
This opening expired 2 years ago.
Do not try to apply for this job.
Overview
Lead humanitarian assistance efforts and supervise staff.
You have:
- Experience in humanitarian assistance programs and emergency response.
- Proven ability to lead and supervise staff effectively.
- Strong understanding of budget development and financial oversight.
- Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel for emergency response operations.
Description of Position: The Supervisory Humanitarian Assistance Officer will:
● Serve as part of the OHA leadership team, supervising personnel and providing oversight of a large emergency response and Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) portfolio currently valued at more than $200 million. ● Lead on staff development, including transferring skills and know-how, to increase the capacity of OHA staff through training, providing assignments that introduce a higher level of responsibility, and improving work processes. ● Lead on strategy and humanitarian assistance budget development and provide oversight for all non-emergency staff and programming. Maintain responsibility for the development of strategies, plans, program guidance, and dissemination of research results for Agency-wide application and incorporation into humanitarian assistance programs. ● Manage the monitoring of programming including prioritization of OHA team field monitoring and management of the third-party monitoring contractor. ● Serve as the primary point of contact for humanitarian civilian-military relationships, including with BHA staff at U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). ● Lead the office in the absence of the Office Director and/or manage the emergency programs team in the absence of the team lead for emergency programming. ● 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.
This position requires travel and the willingness to undergo training, remain on call for, and serve in progressively responsible roles on new or ongoing emergency responses. BHA requires all staff to become qualified and, with Mission concurrence, serve on disaster responses for periods of one month or more annually, within and outside of the LAC region.
File: Supervisory Humanitarian Assistance Officer, FSL-0301-02
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you managed a team in a crisis situation? | The interviewer wants to gauge your leadership abilities under pressure. | Share a specific instance demonstrating your leadership skills and decision-making. |
| How do you ensure effective communication in a multicultural environment? | This assesses your communication skills and cultural awareness. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced in budget management and how you resolved it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize tasks when managing multiple emergency responses? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What approaches do you use for developing training programs for staff? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
Added 2 years ago
-
Updated 1 year ago
-
Source:
usaid.gov
Recent jobs at USAID BHA
Deadline passed
