PSE Team Job Vacancies

If you're interested in joining the Private Sector Engagement Team at USAID, see below for the latest position openings.

SENIOR PRIVATE SECTOR ADVISOR

Level: GS-14
Closes: 06/04/2020

The Senior Private Sector Advisor for the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) will serve the Humanitarian Policy and Global Engagement (HPGE) Division and closely coordinate with other USAID Bureaus and Offices on private sector and diaspora issues. The Senior Private Sector Advisor will lead USAID/OFDA's efforts in strengthening relationships with the private sector community in humanitarian response efforts by collaborating with colleagues throughout OFDA. The Senior Private Sector Advisor will also coordinate with the Agency Community of Practice on private sector and diaspora engagement, reporting directly to the Program Team Leader. Other responsibilities include building relationships across the broader USG intragency, building public-private partnerships with local and international companies, as well as business associations and other private sector entities in the realm of disaster response and disaster risk reduction.

The candidate will provide critical analysis related to private sector engagement with USAID/OFDA's work and will be the key source of information on issues related to interactions with the business community and with issues involving the diaspora. The ideal candidate will evaluate innovative and new approaches from all levels of the private sector network and promote best practices in private sector engagement in the field of humanitarian assistance.

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PROGRAM SUPPORT SPECIALIST

The Program Support Specialist will provide support to technical staff performing a variety of both complex and routine administrative and analytical duties with the USAID Private-Sector Engagement Team. This position shedules briefings and meetings and maintains program files, as well as collects, compiles, and analyzes data for various program documents and designs and maintains spreadsheets in support of financial tracking systems.

The position supports USAID’s virtual Private Sector Engagement (PSE) community of practice (CoP) resources, guidance, tools and templates, and ensuring that content is highly accessible, current and relevant. This includes drafting, editing, and updating newsletters, reports, guides, tools, and other written and online materials. Responsibilities will include managing logistics and content for USAID internal and external community of practice events (including but not limited to All-Agency quarterly webinars and Global Corporate Relationship Managers Network meetings) and nurturing relationships with both internal and external partners and stakeholders at all levels.

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