Stabilization And Donor Coordination Advisor
UAE, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The USAID/Yemen Stabilization and Donor Coordination Advisor’s primary purpose is to lead and coordinate donor activities and stabilization efforts for the USAID mission to Yemen. Based in Amman, Jordan, the incumbent reports directly to the USAID/Yemen Senior Development Advisor, is a member of the Mission Senior Staff core team, and serves as an extended element of the Yemen Affairs Unit (YAU).
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: May 1, 2022 - April 30, 2023, with the option of one-year extensions without re-competing the position.
LOCATION: The incumbent must be based in Amman, Jordan, but will work remotely and will not have an assigned desk in the Embassy Amman Chancery. The incumbent must be available during core USAID/Yemen working hours which are 9:00 - 17:30 Amman time, Sunday through Thursday.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Develop and Execute the USAID/Yemen Donor Coordination Strategy (40%)
o Establish new and maintain existing relationships with Amman-based donors (working and high
level) on development, stabilization, relief and recovery planning and implementation;
o Advise the USAID/Yemen SDA and team leads on stabilization related donor, political, and other events, activities and analysis;
o Attend regular donor coordination meetings in Amman and share invitations for conferences,
seminars, and other meetings with USAID/Yemen staff;
o Convene donors on emerging issues of importance to USAID/Yemen and the YAU;
o Advise USAID/Yemen SDA on strategies for improving donor coordination and suggestions for
improving the USG donor coordination strategy;
o Contribute to USAID and YAU reporting (the biweekly Yemen Update cable, topical cables, and
analyses for Washington colleagues; and
o Establish regular communications with respective members of the USAID/Yemen team, the YAU political-economics team, and other interested parties on donor activities.
B. Support and Advise on the Yemen Political Process, Conflict Mitigation, and Stabilization
Assistance (50%)
o Provide technical guidance on USAID’s stabilization and conflict mitigation programming, with a focus on alignment and coordination with UN and international community efforts;
o Provide support and technical assistance to the governance, peace, and stability (GPS) team and the economic growth (EG) team;
o Support USAID assessments or analysis related to peace processes, conflict mitigation, and
stabilization assistance;
o Support USAID assistance planning, including participating in regular team meetings and outyear budget planning exercises;
o Partner with the USAID/Yemen team leads and draft applications for possible funding
opportunities, required project and activity analysis, monitoring and evaluation planning, and the
implementation of appropriate activity learning plans.
o Support annual data collection and data calls, including drafting and submission of performance narratives for the Mission’s Performance Plan and Report, Performance Monitoring Plan, Operational Plan, and other annual reporting requirements;
o Identify gaps in information, expertise, or programming that can be resolved with USAID
interventions and that capitalize on USAID’s comparative advantage; and
o Contribute to the design and implementation of new USAID/Yemen projects and activities,
including drafting and editing activity documents, conducting sectoral assessments, or completing gender, climate, or environmental compliance analyses. The incumbent may also be asked to serve as the Activity Manager for USAID/Yemen activities.
C. Provide Support to Overarching USAID/Yemen Mission Initiatives (10%)
o Host and support Yemen-related USG visitors to Jordan, including VIPs, to include schedule
development, logistics coordination, note-taking, summary cable drafts,and other support as
needed;
o Contribute to mission-wide strategic planning, internal and external portfolio reviews, and assisting
technical team leads in preparing the related documentation and analysis; and
o Coordinate with other USG partners as directed by the SDA, including the Bureau for Conflict and
Stabilization Operations, the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, the Bureau for Resilience and
Food Security, and others.
The USAID/Yemen Stabilization and Donor Coordination Advisor’s primary purpose is to lead and coordinate donor activities and stabilization efforts for the USAID mission to Yemen. Based in Amman, Jordan, the incumbent reports directly to the USAID/Yemen Senior Development Advisor, is a member of the Mission Senior Staff core team, and serves as an extended element of the Yemen Affairs Unit (YAU).
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: May 1, 2022 - April 30, 2023, with the option of one-year extensions without re-competing the position.
LOCATION: The incumbent must be based in Amman, Jordan, but will work remotely and will not have an assigned desk in the Embassy Amman Chancery. The incumbent must be available during core USAID/Yemen working hours which are 9:00 - 17:30 Amman time, Sunday through Thursday.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Develop and Execute the USAID/Yemen Donor Coordination Strategy (40%)
o Establish new and maintain existing relationships with Amman-based donors (working and high
level) on development, stabilization, relief and recovery planning and implementation;
o Advise the USAID/Yemen SDA and team leads on stabilization related donor, political, and other events, activities and analysis;
o Attend regular donor coordination meetings in Amman and share invitations for conferences,
seminars, and other meetings with USAID/Yemen staff;
o Convene donors on emerging issues of importance to USAID/Yemen and the YAU;
o Advise USAID/Yemen SDA on strategies for improving donor coordination and suggestions for
improving the USG donor coordination strategy;
o Contribute to USAID and YAU reporting (the biweekly Yemen Update cable, topical cables, and
analyses for Washington colleagues; and
o Establish regular communications with respective members of the USAID/Yemen team, the YAU political-economics team, and other interested parties on donor activities.
B. Support and Advise on the Yemen Political Process, Conflict Mitigation, and Stabilization
Assistance (50%)
o Provide technical guidance on USAID’s stabilization and conflict mitigation programming, with a focus on alignment and coordination with UN and international community efforts;
o Provide support and technical assistance to the governance, peace, and stability (GPS) team and the economic growth (EG) team;
o Support USAID assessments or analysis related to peace processes, conflict mitigation, and
stabilization assistance;
o Support USAID assistance planning, including participating in regular team meetings and outyear budget planning exercises;
o Partner with the USAID/Yemen team leads and draft applications for possible funding
opportunities, required project and activity analysis, monitoring and evaluation planning, and the
implementation of appropriate activity learning plans.
o Support annual data collection and data calls, including drafting and submission of performance narratives for the Mission’s Performance Plan and Report, Performance Monitoring Plan, Operational Plan, and other annual reporting requirements;
o Identify gaps in information, expertise, or programming that can be resolved with USAID
interventions and that capitalize on USAID’s comparative advantage; and
o Contribute to the design and implementation of new USAID/Yemen projects and activities,
including drafting and editing activity documents, conducting sectoral assessments, or completing gender, climate, or environmental compliance analyses. The incumbent may also be asked to serve as the Activity Manager for USAID/Yemen activities.
C. Provide Support to Overarching USAID/Yemen Mission Initiatives (10%)
o Host and support Yemen-related USG visitors to Jordan, including VIPs, to include schedule
development, logistics coordination, note-taking, summary cable drafts,and other support as
needed;
o Contribute to mission-wide strategic planning, internal and external portfolio reviews, and assisting
technical team leads in preparing the related documentation and analysis; and
o Coordinate with other USG partners as directed by the SDA, including the Bureau for Conflict and
Stabilization Operations, the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, the Bureau for Resilience and
Food Security, and others.
SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES:
watchers, and Amman-based Yemeni actors; and
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
In order to ensure the health and safety of PMCG's employees and families, all employees are required to receive vaccinations as determined by the President’s Executive Order No. 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, issued on September 9, 2021 and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors, which require COVID-19 vaccinations for all PMCG employees regardless of work location unless a medical or religious accommodation is granted by PMCG. PMCG requires all newly hired employees to be fully vaccinated (meaning two weeks after the employee receives the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine or the second dose of the Pfizer/Moderna vaccines) or have an approved medical or religious accommodation by December 8, 2021 or by their start date if it is after December 8th, 2021.
PM Consulting Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.
- Strategy: Draft a USAID/Yemen donor coordination strategy and work to implement this strategy;
- Reporting: Draft and distribute weekly reporting on stabilization topics, including reports or analyses relevant to the USAID/Yemen portfolio, as well as regular reporting on donor activities, updates, and trends;
- Knowledge Management: Gather and share key analysis, information, meeting outputs, contact information, and reports with USAID/Yemen (and where appropriate other USG Yemen watchers). Maintain an updated shared database of this information;
- USG Visitors: Create a TDYer/visitor guide which all Yemen-related travelers will follow in their visits to Jordan;
- Meetings: Regularly report on technical and high-level donor coordination and stabilization-related meetings (formal and informal). Track and report on stabilization outputs, socio-economic trends, political scenarios, and other content for the technical team leads, YAU staff, and the USAID/Yemen SDA;
watchers, and Amman-based Yemeni actors; and
- Contact List: Maintain an updated donor contact list in coordination with the USAID/Yemen administrative assistant;
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Master’s Degree with a total of seven or more years of work experience; or a Bachelor’s Degree with a total of nine or more years of work experience in a related field;
- Five years of experience with a non-governmental organization, an international assistance organization, a contractor, an international organization (IO), or a U.S. Government entity on issues related to: stabilization; donor coordination; development; mediation/arbitration; conflict resolution; democracy and governance; political transition; international law; human rights activities; preventing/countering violent extremism; disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR); security sector reform (SSR); peace and political
- Two years of overseas field experience (in person or virtual). A virtual temporary duty (TDY) is defined as work that would have been conducted in an overseas location if not for the global COVID pandemic;
- Demonstrated experience working constructively with high-level officials, donors, or political leaders;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including message development, advocacy, diplomatic communications, developing and delivering presentations/briefings, report-writing, and analysis;
- Demonstrated experience in relationship and partnership building required;
- Experience working on issues related to Yemen is required;
- Arabic language skills are preferred; and
- Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level clearance.
In order to ensure the health and safety of PMCG's employees and families, all employees are required to receive vaccinations as determined by the President’s Executive Order No. 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, issued on September 9, 2021 and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors, which require COVID-19 vaccinations for all PMCG employees regardless of work location unless a medical or religious accommodation is granted by PMCG. PMCG requires all newly hired employees to be fully vaccinated (meaning two weeks after the employee receives the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine or the second dose of the Pfizer/Moderna vaccines) or have an approved medical or religious accommodation by December 8, 2021 or by their start date if it is after December 8th, 2021.
PM Consulting Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.
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Job IdJD1403384
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationUAE, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned