The PSC Peace and Stability Officer reports to the USDH Office Director. S/He will have lead responsibility for activity design, program management and activity management in the program area assigned. The incumbent will participate actively in strategy development, office management and representational duties on an as-needed basis. Staff initiate and actively participate in donor/international community coordination related to stabilization and security sector reform. The incumbent would be expected to participate in working groups, represent the US Mission, report on development with policy recommendations to the Team Leader, and present and coordinate USAID programs, priorities and strategies.

1. Activity Planning, Design, Management & Evaluation (65%)

The incumbent shall take on significant responsibility for activity planning, design, management and evaluation of the majority of programs within at least one sector. Routine responsibilities include:

• Evaluating current and past programs for performance
• Analyzing sector-wide trends for reform, identifying key counterparts, and synthesizing other interventions in order to design value-added, "niche" programs for the US Mission.
• Describing and budgeting for the activity in the Operational Plan
• Drafting solicitation documents - Annual Program Statements (APSs), Request for Applications (RFAs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Preparing activity approval documentation in accordance with USAID/DRC's Mission Order on Pre-obligation requirements.
• Leading the evaluation and critiquing of proposals and applications (including unsolicited proposals)
• Liaising with potential contractors and grantees on the specific aspects of proposals and applications to finalize appropriate technical proposals and budgets
• Preparing activity checklists
• Liaising with the Regional Contracting Officer during the award process

The incumbent shall serve as Contracting/Agreement Officer Technical Representative (COTR/AOTR, formerly known as Cognizant Technical Officer or CTO) for a potential three awards: grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts with PSO implementing partners. The specific instruments to be managed will be determined subsequent to the incumbent's entry into service. Activity management shall consist of:

• Maintaining close contact with NGO or contractor Chiefs of Party
• Reviewing and approving workplans
• Preparing budget and workplan realignments when needed
• Reviewing technical qualifications for staff implementing awards
• Routine and extraordinary monitoring of activity implementation
• Performing accrued expenditure calculations
• Troubleshooting programs to respond to emergent opportunities or obstacles for implementation
• Reporting on achieved results within the Mission, to counterparts, and Washington personnel
• Communicating closely with the Regional Acquisition & Assistance Office in Nairobi, Kenya about COTR/AOTR duties.

2. Strategy Development (20%)

The incumbent will be an integral member of the USAID/PSO Team. S/he will assist in the preparation of key strategy and planning documents including, but not limited to, the following:

• Annual Operational Plans and Performance Report
• Country Assistance Strategy
• Mission Strategic Plan
• Performance Monitoring Plan and PMP database
• Ad-hoc reports requested by Mission management and USAID/Washington
• Congressional Budget Justifications, Congressional Notifications;
• Public outreach, including any and all briefing materials.

3. Office Management (10%)

On an as-needed basis, and based on the incumbent's strengths, s/he may be called upon to handle routine office management tasks such as the following:

• Routine employee supervision
• Financial management for the portfolio, e.g. preparation and tracking of funding histories and accruals
• Management of the office's monitoring and evaluation tracking system.

4. Representing USAID/DRC (5%)

The incumbent shall, on an as needed basis, represent USAID at meetings, conferences, seminars and other events. Representing USAID shall entail:

• Preparation and obtaining approval of position statements (as required)
• Communicating USAID's position orally and verbally to Government, other donor or UN organizations
• Delivering speeches
• Organizing delegations and other high-level visits, including developing of a schedule, coordination with implementers and other counterparts to plan events, preparation of briefing materials, and serving as site officer for events.

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