Program Officer (Gender Advisor)

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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Organisation type: Government
  • Remote option: Not Specified
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $126,164 USD-$183,500 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Deadline: 11/07/2023
  • Location: United States 
Climate & Environmental justice Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Food security & Nutrition
Description of Organization: This position is located in the Program Office (PO) of USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) in the Inclusive Development (ID) Division. RFS’s mission is to partner to advance inclusive agriculture-led growth, resilience, nutrition, and access to water and sanitation to accelerate and protect development progress. RFS oversees five high-level, integrated efforts in support of this mission: (1) Feed the Future, guided by the Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS), (2) the USAID Multi-Sector Nutrition Strategy, (3) the U.S. Global Water Strategy, (4) efforts to increase resilience in areas of recurrent humanitarian crisis, and (5) co-leadership of the USAID Climate Strategy. To deliver on this work, RFS partners with other Federal Departments and Agencies, USAID Bureaus and Missions, universities, civil society, and other public- and private-sector actors.

Description of Position: The Gender Advisor’s function is to strategize and advise on identifying and reducing gender gaps in RFS’ priority sectors of agriculture, nutrition, resilience, climate adaptation, and water security, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The Advisor will report directly to the Inclusive Development Division Chief in the Program Office. They will also work closely with staff across RFS, the Agency, and at posts.

Responsibilities and the Washington operating unit may be subject to change as part of the Agency restructuring.

Description of Key Duties: Please see the pdf for a full description of duties.

Qualifications:
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • You must meet the FSL years of experience of requirements to qualify for this position and grade.
  • You must meet the education requirements listed in the qualification standards to qualify for this position.
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.

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