R -- Democracy and Governance Advisor USAID Angola

The purpose of this solicitation is to procure the services of a contractor to serve as the Democracy and Governance Advisor at USAID/Angola. The Contractor’s primary responsibility will be to assist USAID Angola Mission to carry out responsibilities for planning, implementing, monitoring, and overseeing the Mission’s activities related to support for democratic governance. The Democracy Advisor will be based in Luanda, Angola and will report directly to the USAID Mission Director. The Democracy Advisor will serve as the senior manager responsible for oversight and management of all USAID/Angola DG activities. As such, s/he will provide senior level expert leadership and guidance on democracy policies, strategies, programs and activities. The Democracy Advisor will provide a full range of consultative, advisory, information-gathering, analytical, and evaluative technical services of broad scope and complexity on democracy issues. The Democracy Advisor is authorized broad latitude to deal with senior government officials, members of parliament, local government officials, as well as senior leaders in the non-governmental arena. The Democracy Advisor must be able to think and operate strategically and programmatically, analyzing complex situations in order to assist in the development of USAID strategic plans and programs, and assessing the impact of host country policies and practices on USAID programs. S/he will be based in Luanda, Angola with up to 20% of the time spent traveling to areas of the country where USAID-funded activities are being implemented or developed.