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Field Technical Advisor (Knowledge Management Specialist)

GS-301-14 Field Technical Advisor (Knowledge Management Specialist)
USDA/USAID

Job Title: GS-301-14 Field Technical Advisor (Knowledge Management Specialist)
Area of Consideration: All Sources

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position and be able to be security cleared for assignment. This is an excepted service appointment not to exceed 5 years.

This position is assigned 100% at USAID.

The Development Resources and Disaster Assistance Division (DRDAD) of the Office of Capacity Building and Development (OCBD) is responsible for coordinating USDA participation in technical assistance, training, and development programs undertaken on behalf of developing nations. Specific emphasis is oriented toward, but not limited to, administering and implementing Agency for International Development (USAID) funded programs under Participating Agency Service Agreements (PASAs) and Resource Support Service Agreements (RSSAs), as well as agreements with other organizations and non-USAID countries.

The incumbent serves as Field Technical Advisor with the USAID Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Bureau (EGAT), Office of Education. S/he provides senior level guidance and direction to the USAID Missions and Washington Bureaus in the development, management, implementation and evaluation of activities and programs related to human capacity development. This position requires broad experience with international educational development, but particular expertise in the area of monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management. S/he will draw upon USDA's unique expertise in developing linkages with U.S. agribusiness, educational and scientific organizations in pursuit of human capacity development goals.

To apply, please email a) a cover letter, b) a current resume and c) a supplemental statement that addresses individually your experience and qualifications in each of the Required Skill Areas listed below:
N.B. Applications that do not include a supplemental statement addressing individually each of the required skills will not be considered.

Required Skills:

1. Master's degree in international education, education policy and planning, educational administration, educational demography, educational economics, educational anthropology, or related social science field required; Ph.D. or Ed.D. preferred.

2. Minimum of five years of experience working in the area of basic education/international educational development, at least two of which have been spent overseas.

3. Experience working in the area of monitoring and evaluation required. This may include experience in areas such as conducting formative and summative evaluations, conducting sector assessments, managing monitoring and evaluation functions within projects or organizations, providing training in monitoring and evaluation tools and processes etc. The Advisor should have a sound understanding of research and innovative efforts in this area.

4. Experience working in the area of knowledge management required. This may include experience in a variety of areas aimed at supporting synthesis, dissemination and use of new knowledge within a project or organization, such as website development and monitoring, conducting special analytical tasks and reports, managing knowledge management and/or communication responsibilities within a project or organization, and/or managing blogs, webinars, or other social networking tools, etc.

5. Experience working with field offices on issues including sector assessments; developing program designs and strategy papers based on program and/or project reviews; developing performance monitoring plans; developing RFPS and/or RFAs; program monitoring; and, program evaluation preferred.

The incumbent must be a U.S. citizen and be able to secure a secret clearance.

Program Officer: Evelyn Lorenzini
USDA/FAS/OCBD/DRDAD/AMSD
Telephone: (202) 690-2615 -- FAX: (202) 720-6364
E-Mail Address: Evelyn.Lorenzini at usda.gov
This notice expires close of business May 23, 2011.