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- Company:
- United States Agency for International Development
- Salary:
- $36,762.00 - $53,986.00 /Year
- Location:
- US-DC-Washington
- Job Type:
- n/a
- Date:
- Saturday, October 24th, 2009
- Options:
- n/a
Job Description
Agriculture Officer (Junior Foreign Service Officer)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Our work supports economic growth and trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training; democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and humanitarian assistance.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), listed as one of the top ten best places to work in the Federal Government, is currently recruiting Executive Junior Foreign Service Officers. These positions are located overseas; almost all of which are in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean region, Asia and the Near East, or Eastern Europe and the former Soviet States.
As an Agriculture Officer you will have a wide range of responsibilities, including:
1. Agriculture Program/Project Management and Administration
2. Agriculture Program Planning
a. Participate and assist in the development of plans and programs for technical assistance, strategic planning, and other activities within the sector. Conceptualize the design, documentation, and/or management of centrally administered agriculture programs/projects that may be targeted toward a specific country/situation or to a specific development problem. Develop concept papers, project authorizations, and project amendments, in line with the Agency regulations and guidance. Contribute to the development of USAID s agriculture program strategy and design.
b. Assist in the planning of a broad range of agriculture program activities, including identifying opportunities for integrating development assistance principles with economic growth and development sector programs; participate in the formation of policies and guidelines to further agriculture development activities.
c. Act as a liaison with counterparts in other USAID regional and central bureaus to develop agency wide policies, strategies, performance indicators, assessments, and evaluations of programs.
3. Special Projects. Perform a variety of duties related to special projects involving program issues that contain complex elements and research in the sector. Assist in managing special cross-cutting initiatives and task force groups to accomplish programmatic goals. These groups may review specific programs at the organization or develop new initiatives in various program areas.
Federal benefits include:
• 10 paid Federal Holidays per year
• 13 days of paid sick leave each year
• 13-26 days of vacation
• depending on years of employment
• Nationally recognized health insurance plans that offers choice and flexibility
• Group Term Life Insurance program
• Long-term Care Insurance
• and much more!
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Our work supports economic growth and trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training; democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and humanitarian assistance.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), listed as one of the top ten best places to work in the Federal Government, is currently recruiting Executive Junior Foreign Service Officers. These positions are located overseas; almost all of which are in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean region, Asia and the Near East, or Eastern Europe and the former Soviet States.
As an Agriculture Officer you will have a wide range of responsibilities, including:
1. Agriculture Program/Project Management and Administration
2. Agriculture Program Planning
a. Participate and assist in the development of plans and programs for technical assistance, strategic planning, and other activities within the sector. Conceptualize the design, documentation, and/or management of centrally administered agriculture programs/projects that may be targeted toward a specific country/situation or to a specific development problem. Develop concept papers, project authorizations, and project amendments, in line with the Agency regulations and guidance. Contribute to the development of USAID s agriculture program strategy and design.
b. Assist in the planning of a broad range of agriculture program activities, including identifying opportunities for integrating development assistance principles with economic growth and development sector programs; participate in the formation of policies and guidelines to further agriculture development activities.
c. Act as a liaison with counterparts in other USAID regional and central bureaus to develop agency wide policies, strategies, performance indicators, assessments, and evaluations of programs.
3. Special Projects. Perform a variety of duties related to special projects involving program issues that contain complex elements and research in the sector. Assist in managing special cross-cutting initiatives and task force groups to accomplish programmatic goals. These groups may review specific programs at the organization or develop new initiatives in various program areas.
Federal benefits include:
• 10 paid Federal Holidays per year
• 13 days of paid sick leave each year
• 13-26 days of vacation
• depending on years of employment
• Nationally recognized health insurance plans that offers choice and flexibility
• Group Term Life Insurance program
• Long-term Care Insurance
• and much more!
–posted Saturday, October 24th, 2009
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