OTI Deputy Chief – Programs, Field Programs Division

The OTI Deputy Chief – Programs, Field Programs Division is a full-time Personal Services Contract (PSC) position at the GS-14 equivalent level and located in Washington, D.C. Offers for this position are due no later than October 28, 2021 at 1:00pm Eastern Time. For full information about this position, as well as instructions on how to apply, please read the entire solicitation at www.OTIjobs.net.

INTRODUCTION:

The Deputy Chief (DC)-Programs is a member of the USAID Conflict Prevention and Stabilization Bureau (CPS)/OTI Field Programs Division, reports to the OTI Chief of Field Programs Division (FPD), and is based in Washington, DC. OTI’s FPD provides management and oversight for all active and potential programs that OTI implements around the world, including supervision of all Washington and field-based program management and surge staff, maintenance of country watch lists, organization of assessments for new country engagements, program implementation and performance management monitoring and evaluation. The DC-Programs is a member of the FPD Management team and provides analytical, programmatic and management support to all country programs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support and advise FPD Chief on day-to-day management for program effectiveness and overall strategy for the Field Programs Division;

• Supervise Regional Team Leaders and Program Assistant(s); if delegated by the FPD Chief, supervise other FPD staff such as the Surge Staff (“bullpen”) Supervisor;

• Provide guidance and oversight of Regional Team Leaders on program design, strategy development and review, implementation, and evaluation; Some field travel required;

• In coordination with FPD Chief, and OTI and Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS) Bureau leadership, plan for and organize new country engagements assessments, including conducting such assessments and program performance reviews or other scoping exercises as requested in Washington, DC or the field;

• Oversee strategic workforce planning for the division, working in close consultation with the Workforce Planning Team Leader, the FPD Management team, and Regional Team Leaders;

• As a member of FPD Management, contribute to managing the office’s approach and resources related to cross-cutting programmatic/technical issues as needed;

• Support USAID policy development and coordination with the Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS) Bureau;

• In consultation with the FPD Deputy Chief – PPM and relevant Program, Learning and Innovation Division staff (PLI), ensure FPD equities are represented and reflected in staff development; systems development; program management tools, such as the activity database; and, knowledge management tools, including OTI-Anywhere;

• Liaise and coordinate with OTI Senior Management, field teams, bureau management and inter/intra-agency leadership;

• Interpret and develop applications/guidelines to ensure that USG and OTI interests are protected and coordinated, and that policy is properly and consistently implemented;

• Serve as Acting FPD Chief in their absence as requested;

• Provide orientation, training, and mentoring for staff supervised; assign work, explain how duties are to be performed to meet expectations and communicate how the successful performance of those duties will be measured; evaluate staff performance; recognize good performance; communicate where performance needs to be improved; resolve complaints; and approve leave requests and timesheets as well as training, travel, program, and operations requests. Ensure office-required supervisory trainings are completed; and,

• Serve on temporary details within OTI, other USAID bureaus/offices, or other USG agencies under this scope of work for a period not to exceed six months. Duties performed while on detail must be directly related to the scope of work. Contracting Officer (CO) approval is required for the temporary detail. Any extension past the six months requires CO approval.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

At a minimum, the offeror must have:

1. A Master’s Degree seven (7) years of work experience;

OR

A Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of nine (9) years of work experience;

AND

1. Seven (7) years of project management experience with any of the following organizations, including but not limited to: a non-governmental organization in community development, mediation/arbitration, conflict resolution, democracy and governance, international law, human rights activities, and/or political analysis; an international assistance organization, or a U.S. Government foreign affairs agency;

2. Three (3) years of experience working overseas;

3. Four (4) years of supervisory experience (includes mentoring, guiding, and/or training staff).

Please direct questions about this position or the offer process to the OTI Recruitment Team at [email protected].