The USAID Development Assistance Specialist position is located in the Regional Office of Program Resources Management (RPRM), for USAID/Philippines and Mongolia. The office is responsible for strategic planning, project design, budget management, monitoring, evaluation and learning, and development outreach and communications. In addition to the Philippines and Mongolia, PRM also supports twelve Pacific Islands. The Program Office is responsible for ensuring that technical teams and Mission leadership are adequately supported to develop, implement, and achieve USAID’s foreign assistance goals for the host country and to meet Agency programming standards and policies.

The primary function of the USAID Development Assistance Specialist is to be the Mission’s subject matter expert in project design and in that role provide expertise in program development, activity design and implementation, to all Technical Teams. The Specialist will be involved in all sectors supported by USAID and will coordinate closely with technical teams as well as provide project design support efforts for technical teams. The key functions of the position include: 1) Program/Activity Design, and 2) Activity Implementation and Monitoring. The Specialist will report to the Program Office Director and/or designee. The Jobholder may be required to perform work-related travel to conduct field visits and consultations and oversee program design and implementation. The Specialist will also support strategy development and implementation; donor and host government coordination; and adherence to USAID’s program cycle operational policy.

Major duties and responsibilities: Project and/or Activity Design (70%), Strategy Development and Implementation (15%) and Inclusive Development (15%).

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