Education, Youth, And Child Development Advisor

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline plus seven (7) years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in related discipline plus five (5) years of relevant experience;
  
• Knowledge of international development efforts including specific sectors of interest in health and/or education and/or child development.
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work in a dynamic team environment with a diverse set of partners and stakeholders.
  
• Excellent writing skills and ability to write in a collaborative process; ability to meet deadlines.
  
• Outstanding organizational and planning abilities.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively with other offices within USAID/Washington and USAID Missions in Sub-Saharan Africa, other U.S. government officials, other donors, partner government representatives, and implementing partners.
  
• Knowledge and skill to help advise other specialists in and outside the Agency, as well as top managers and decision-makers, on issues of developing, communicating, or enhancing USAID development programs.
  
• Compliance with all Federal or Agency COVID requirements to access Agency facilities, such as vaccination/public health requirements.
  
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a facilities access clearance.
  

• Drafting/finalizing communications materials including but not limited to: briefing checklists and scenarios for site visits; materials promoting EYCD programming; research/evaluation products (reports, policy briefs), speeches; facts sheets.
  
• Contributing to / guiding processes such as PPR; OP; Quarterly Financial Reviews; Portfolio Reviews.
  
• Attending and supporting coordination such as: Education Development Partners (Donors) Group; Global Partnership for Education; Education Cannot Wait.
  
• Support internal Mission coordination such as: communications, partnerships, youth, gender, persons with disabilities, and indigenous peoples groups and others as needed.
  
• Support the start-up and extension of current activities.
  
• Support management of current activities as an activity manager as assigned.
  
• Mentor EYCD staff as appropriate.
  
• Ad hoc requests that would fall within the normal purview of a Foreign Service Officer.