L’ambassade des États-Unis à Dakar recrute 01 assistant de programme d’État.
Salary: 18,079,202 CFA/year
Closing date: 10/10/2022
Duties
Under the supervision of the Senior and Deputy Regional Refugee Coordinator, the jobholder or (incumbent) is responsible for providing, developing, and maintaining contacts in refugee and IDP responses. Represent the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration in stakeholder meetings, managing, monitoring refugee assistance, IDP protection interventions implemented by international organizations, government interlocutors, implementing partners, and administrative support as needed. This position reviews resource requests and proposals, performs reporting, conducts, monitors meetings, and visits. Evaluates the general performance of implementing partners, including field travel to regional countries to conduct monitoring. The employee often works independently and has the authority to carry out many of the assigned duties without the direct involvement of the supervisor. The jobholder does not exercise any supervisory responsibilities.
Job requirements
- Five years of progressively responsible experience in development, humanitarian assistance, or program implementation for refugees, IDPs or vulnerable populations is required.
- A working knowledge of Senegal’s and regional countries’ political, economic, and social structure, institutions, historic development, foreign relations, and key political and military figures, along with a sound knowledge of US foreign policy objectives vis-à-vis North and West Africa are required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Political science, international relations, humanitarian action, public administration, or development is required.
- French: Level IV (fluency) speaking/reading/writing and English: Level III (good working knowledge) speaking/reading/writing. (This may be tested)
Skills and abilities
- Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office package, especially MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Must demonstrate ease at drafting emails, reports, and memos on a computer.
- Ability to maintain funding spreadsheets and make calculations using MS Excel is required.
- Must be able to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
- High sensitivity to cross-cultural issues is required.
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and planning skills are required.
- Attention to detail, problem-solving skills, excellent time management skills, and ability to multitask and prioritize work is required.
- Must be able to work in a high-stress, high productivity environment independently with little supervisory oversight.