Senior Humanitarian Program Officer

Solicitation Number: 720BHA21R00062 ISSUANCE DATE: June 29, 2021 CLOSING DATE AND TIME: July 27, 2021, 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S. Personal Service Contractor (USPSC) Dear Prospective Offerors: The United States Government (USG), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Africa (OA), is seeking offers from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal service as a Senior Humanitarian Program Officer (SHPO) under a United States Personal Services Contract (USPSC), as described in the solicitation. Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Offerors interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials: 1. Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your offer, your resume must include: (a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements. (b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work. (c) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments. Failure to identify an academic discipline will result in disqualification. (d) U.S. Citizenship (e) Optional: How did you hear about this opportunity? (beta.SAM.gov, BHA Jobs, Career Fair, etc.). Your resume must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information must be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration. 2. USPSC Offeror form AID 309-2. Offerors are required to complete sections A through I. This form must be physically signed. Electronic signatures will not be accepted. AID 309-2 is available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms. NOTE REGARDING DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBERS AND THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT All USPSCs with a place of performance in the United States are required to have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to receiving an award. You will be disqualified if you either fail to comply with this requirement or if your name appears on the excluded parties list. The selectee will be provided with guidance regarding this registration. NOTE: As of March 28, 2018, all new SAM.gov entity registrations will now require a signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity administrator for the entity associated with the DUNS number. Additional information on the format of the notarized letter and where to submit can be found via the below Federal Service Desk link: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/answer.do?sysparm_kbid=d2e67885db0d5f00b3257d321f96194b& sysparm_search=kb0013183 Offerors can expect to receive a confirmation email when offer materials have been received. Offerors should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their offers. Your complete resume must be emailed to: OA Recruitment Team E-Mail Address: BHA.AfricaRecruitment@usaid.gov Website: www.BHAjobs.net Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to the OA Recruitment Team via the information provided above. Sincerely, Sonja Stroud-Gooden Contracting Officer DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Working under the guidance and supervision of the Team Leader or delegate, the SHPO supports the BHA/Mail Office through the management of humanitarian, resilience, and DRR activities in Mali, assisting with program analysis, strategy development, and coordination with partners in the humanitarian community. The SHPO will work closely with a program team that may include RDs, RHAs, Senior Humanitarian Advisors, Program Officers, Regional Team Leaders, Deputy Team Leaders, Humanitarian Assistance Officers (HAOs), and Program Assistants. The SHPO will perform the following: Contextual Specialty: ● Develop and maintain a specialized understanding of humanitarian developments across the country to include political, social, and operational issues impacting humanitarian efforts. ● Develop and maintain knowledge of USAID and USG humanitarian priorities and strategies within the region, and BHA’s contributions and comparative advantages to those efforts. ● Provide regular reporting, through cables and other means, on issues related to the humanitarian situations in the region. ● Provide regular reports on site visits, meetings, relevant current events and other issues that impact humanitarian relief efforts. Portfolio Management: ● Work with BHA’s Washington-based and regional office program staff to develop program strategies for emergency response, resilience, and DRR activities in Mali, overseeing day-to-day management of the portfolio and its budgets. ● Support team members in assessing emergency response, resilience, and DRR needs in Mali in order to ensure that BHA’s programs are appropriately responsive. ● Travel as permitted to assess, evaluate and monitor humanitarian conditions in Mali, and make strategic recommendations for appropriate interventions. ● Assist Washington-based Agreement Officer’s Representatives (AOR) in managing and monitoring humanitarian awards by providing field-based insights, knowledge, and perspectives. ● Provide guidance on regulations and policies. ● Assist in humanitarian activities outside of immediate areas of responsibility, as needed. Representation: ● Support the country team in maintaining relations with senior leadership in the humanitarian community through regular coordination and collaboration with BHA, relevant USG staff, and the humanitarian community. ● Assist the country team to coordinate with the donor community on policy issues affecting humanitarian operations, and develop integrated, non-duplicative programs, as needed. ● Engage in, and report on, joint donor humanitarian evaluations and UN-led assessments, and participate actively in the international community response structures. ● Prepare briefing papers, notes, and presentations on BHA programming for official USG visitors interested in humanitarian issues. ● Represent BHA with various audiences, as requested. Leadership: ● Serve as peer mentor to team members on grants and portfolio management, to include BHA’s business process, portfolio-specific budget and workload management, and post-award monitoring and management. ● In close coordination with program team members in Bamako, Dakar, and Washington, DC, work with NGOs, IOs, and UN agencies that are developing proposals for BHA (including grant amendments and extensions) to ensure compliance with BHA’s guidelines. ● Participate in office-wide discussions on initiatives that impact program implementation to provide field-based perspectives, as assigned. General Duties: ● Become certified and serve as an AOR/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), as assigned. The AOR/COR provides financial and programmatic oversight of all aspects of managing the agreement or contract; this includes but is not limited to reviewing invoices, requests for approvals, program/project deliverables (i.e. work plans, annual reports, monthly status reports), travel requests, key personnel requests, and financial/budget reports. They are responsible for drafting and submitting the annual contractor performance evaluation in the Contract/Assistance Performance Assessment Review System. They prepare and review contract/assistance modifications documentation and assist the Contracting/Agreement Officer to ensure performance is compliant with the terms and conditions of the contract/agreement, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and USAID policy. AOR/CORs are responsible for all related requirements in the COR designation letter and the AOR designation letter. ● May be requested to be on-call or serve as needed, on Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs), which provide services and support to Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) deployed in response to disasters. The duties on RMTs will vary. ● May be requested to be on-call or serve on DARTs which may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment overseas for an extended period of time. ● As needed, may serve on temporary detail within the office to meet operational needs during staff shortages, not to exceed six months. Duties performed while on detail will be aligned with the Team’s existing duties and responsibilities and will be directly related to the scope of work provided. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION (Determines basic eligibility for the position. Offerors who do not meet all of the education and experience factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.) Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, and at least seven (7) years of progressively demonstrated experience in emergency relief, disaster risk reduction and/or disaster preparedness programming and management including at least three (3) years of overseas experience as demonstrated by short-term deployments or emergency situations. OR Master’s degree in any discipline, and at least (5) years of progressively demonstrated experience in emergency relief, disaster risk reduction and/or disaster preparedness programming and management, including at least two (2) years of overseas experience as demonstrated by short-term deployments or assignments in emergency situations. SELECTION FACTORS (Determines basic eligibility for the position. Offerors who do not meet all of the selection factors are considered NOT qualified for the position.) ● Offeror is a U.S. Citizen. ● Complete resume submitted. See cover page for resume requirements. Experience that cannot be quantified will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements. ● USPSC Offeror form AID 309-2. Offerors are required to complete sections A through I. This form must be physically signed. Electronic signatures will not be accepted. ● Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level clearance as provided by USAID. ● Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of State medical clearance throughout the contract. ● Must not appear as an excluded party in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). ● Satisfactory verification of academic credentials. BASIS OF RATING: Offerors who meet the Education/Experience requirements and Selection Factors will be further evaluated in accordance with the Offeror Rating System. Those offerors determined to be competitively ranked may also be evaluated on interview performance and satisfactory professional reference checks. Offerors are required to address each factor of the Offeror Rating System in their resume, describing specifically and accurately what experience, training, education and/or awards they have received as it pertains to each factor. Be sure to include your name and the announcement number at the top of each additional page. Failure to address the selection factors and/or Offeror Rating System factors may result in not receiving credit for all pertinent experience, education, training and/or awards. The most qualified offerors may be interviewed and required to provide a writing sample. BHA will not pay for any expenses associated with the interviews. Professional references and academic credentials will be evaluated for offerors being considered for selection. Note: Please be advised that references may be obtained independently from other sources in addition to the ones provided by an offeror. BHA reserves the right to select additional offerors if vacancies become available during future phase of the selection process.