U.S. or Third Country National Personal Service Contractor: Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist, USAID/West Africa-Benin

The Senior A&A Specialist is responsible for providing the full range of A&A services in support of USAID/Benin's foreign assistance objectives. S/he will be required to apply highly specialized A&A knowledge, skills, and abilities involving a variety of actions that range from simplified acquisition to complex multi-million dollar, multi-year awards. This includes providing support to a range of technical portfolios on all aspects of contract/award management relating to and affecting USAID assistance programs, policy and project planning, design, implementation, learning and evaluation. Given the quantity, complexity, and high dollar value of current instruments and future designs, USAID/Benin is seeking one Senior Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) Specialist who is highly experienced, self-motivated, and who is capable of independently performing quality and professional work in an expedited manner under stressful conditions. The Senior A&A Specialist will serve in USAID/Benin as a team lead and key advisor to the Supervisory Contracting Officer (SCO) for all A&A matters. The Senior A&A Specialist will mentor Missions’ FSN A&A Staff, and will provide expert advice on how to leverage the tools of procurement to more effectively advance USAID’s goals, and should assist mission staff in improving their Contracting/Agreement Officer Representative (C/AOR) skills.