Brief Description of Position: The incumbent serves as a Project Management Assistant, managing the office for the 12 person Peace and Democratic Governance (PDG) extended team, which includes the three persons Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) and the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) representative. The incumbent will take the lead in all administrative management issues and programmatic supports. The incumbent will support activity planning, program/project document preparation, monitoring, organization and management, interaction with host-government, civil society organizations; liaise with Embassy Political Office, PDG partners and private sector contacts; as well as tracking PDG project activities budget in coordination with program and financial management offices.
Minimum Qualifications: To be considered for this position, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications.
Malian citizens or local residents at the time of application;
At least two years of full-time post-secondary study at college or university in development assistance, business administration or management;
A minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible duties in administration and project management experience is required;
Fluent in English and French Level IV required. H/she must be capable of drafting error-free routine correspondence and basic translations in English and French.
How to obtain Solicitation: Detailed Statement of duties and the qualification requirements for the position is available on the USAID website https://www.usaid.gov/mali/partnership-opportunities/local-vacancy, and US Embassy website https://mali.usembassy.gov
Where to submit application:
Email Applications:  submit your application in bamakohrmvacancies@usaid.gov
Local Address for Application Submission:
Supervisory Executive Officer
US Agency for International Development
BP 34, Bamako-Mali
Application deadline is May 7, 2015 at 5:00pm