U.S. Mission Vietnam – U.S. Embassy in Hanoi
Vacancy Announcement Number: 2017- 46
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All Sources
POSITION: Development Assistance Specialist
WORK HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours/week
ANNUAL SALARY: Ordinarily Resident (OR): FSN-11; US$26,739(Starting Salary)
ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS (See Appendix for definition) MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
The U.S. Mission in Hanoi, Vietnam is seeking eligible and qualified applicant for the position of Development Assistance Specialist in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who are qualified and will be invited for further testing and/or interview. Thank you for your understanding.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Incumbent of this position will advise the Program Development Office (PDO) Director and Deputy Director, USAID’s Director and Deputy Director, the Office of Acquisition and Assistance, and USAID’s technical teams on all aspects of USAID’s program performance monitoring and evaluation; ensure that progress toward intended results is monitored, recorded and reported upon in accordance with USAID policy guidance; and advise and train all Mission Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) and Assistance Officer Representatives (AORs) and implementing partners on the design, implementation and modification of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL), plan for their respective contracts and grants. The incumbent will provide final USAID-level clearance on all evaluations of USAID’s projects/activities. S/he will also support USAID Project Design and Budget Team in applying lessons learned from mid-term and post-project/activity evaluations to new project/activity designs. S/he will ensure that USAID’s performance-data reporting system consistently conforms to Agency standards and policy guidance, and for enforcing requirements for timely collection of USAID program performance data and the timely assessment of data quality.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific information supporting each item. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
1. EDUCATION: A bachelor’s or University degree in a field related to monitoring and evaluation and performance/statistical research and analysis, including economics, applied mathematics/statistics, public or business administration, organizational/management theory and practice, demography, social science or related field, is required.
2. EXPERIENCE: At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in program and financial management in the public or private sector, at least two years of which should have been working with or for a foreign government, international NGO, foreign donor agency, or foreign company. Previous experience must include Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and having responsibility for exercising judgment and providing solid analysis leading to sound program evaluation and project design on development assistance projects.
3. LANGUAGE: Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required (this will be tested).
Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing Vietnamese is required.
4. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Must have strong M&E, analytical and conceptual skills. Must has capabilities in independently in exercising his/her responsibilities and in planning and executing evaluations/assessments and work assignments, must be a skilled communicator, be able to work under pressure and produce results quickly, be able to predict issues of concern and interact directly at the highest operational levels of GVN. Must have strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills; ability to prepare and present factual and interpretative reports covering complex subject matters; and capability to orient, train, coach, and mentor professional-level FSN personnel.
5. JOB KNOWLEDGE: Must have thorough knowledge of the economic, social and political context of developing countries such as Vietnam; development assistance theory and practice; detailed professional practitioner-level knowledge of M&E and organizational learning theory and practice, including data selection, collection, and analytical methodologies, and data-quality assessment. Knowledge of computer and/or web-based M&E data-management systems is required.
How to apply:
Any question, please contact 0243.8265118 (Ms. Tram)
Download DS-174 Form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ukPqr942bpWlFXeFBxbUROQlk/view?usp=sharing