Universal Strategy Group Inc
Position description
USGI is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Risk Management Program Analyst to provide services ensuring that INL programs in the Office of Africa and Middle East Affairs (AME) programs are compliant with 18 FAM 301.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy, and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State’s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous, and secure world.
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) keep Americans safe at home by countering international crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad. INL helps countries deliver justice and fairness by strengthening their police, courts, and corrections systems. These efforts reduce the amount of crime and illegal drugs reaching U.S. shores.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support program reviews, in coordination with the relevant program officer and team leader, to ensure that stated goals and objectives connect to identified problems or needs of the host nation.
- Ensure that each program plan clearly identifies which INL Functional Bureau Strategy (FBS) goals & objectives it supports based on the most up to date INL FBS.
- Help the program officer identify which capabilities the program is trying to bolster, based on the data present in the INL Enterprise Risk Management system, in the host nation through activity of the chosen implementer on the program.
- Based on the above analysis, work with the program officer to develop a logic model/country plan for each country program which demonstrates how the various parts of the programs and projects connect to support what INL is trying to accomplish in said country.
- Help the program officer develop performance indicators that measure actual results that can be compared to established performance targets for each part of the country program, including but not limited to any interagency agreement, grants, & contracts.
- Assist the program officer with creating monitoring plans for each country program that clearly identify the performance indicators, include monitoring data collection frequency for each indicator, and the methodology behind checking the data for accuracy and quality.
- In consultation with the program officer, collect data for each program that has been altered to meet FAM compliance, which includes the creation of a logic model, monitoring plans, and performance metrics to ensure that data being collected informs decisions and will be useful for conducting program reviews, formal evaluations, and for risk management analysis.
- In consultation with and support of the program officer, consolidate quarterly reports submitted from the field and perform trends analysis and reporting to executives using INL approved software. The reports will include, but are not limited to executive summaries, trend analysis, dashboard indicators, and supervisory level programmatic summaries.
- Develop relationship with INL regional & functional program offices to foster improved monitoring, evaluation, & utilization of country data in domestic INL offices.
- Assist in coordinating and delivering training to domestic and overseas INL staff on proper monitoring, evaluation, and risk management practices.
- Interact positively and work cooperatively with team members and points of contact to accomplish assigned work in a timely and efficient manner.
- Take proactive measures to improve the working environment & cultivate teamwork.
- Comply with all internal controls and procedures to protect organizational integrity and prevent unauthorized use or misappropriation of all classified and sensitive (but unclassified) material and equipment in assigned areas. Report security violations/problems to the appropriate authority.
Qualifications
- U.S. Citizen
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Six to ten years’ experience in relevant field
- Demonstrated knowledge of specific country issues, including specialized knowledge of international narcotics and law enforcement, or similar type programs sufficient to ensure project work is in compliance with management policies and procedures and in conformance with the Foreign Assistance Act and other regulatory procedures and guidelines
- Proven knowledge of Federal policies and procedures including methods of providing assistance and the Federal budget process
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of players
- Demonstrated ability to provide advice, guidance, and consultation with regard to the interpretation and Application of analysis
- Experience drafting US government reports and documents, such as the INCSR, embassy cables, and other documents
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree from an accredited institution in the area of social science, program development, monitoring and evaluation
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex business processes to support new initiatives within the existing culture of an organization
- Demonstrated skills in providing comprehensive and routine reports for various audiences related to Key Performance Indicators; tracking and evaluation; organizational assessments; monitoring and evaluation, data utilization and risk assessments
- Demonstrated ability to clearly and consistently organize, manage, and present complex information
- Combined five (05) years of experience between implementing foreign assistance programs and projects and performing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) on foreign assistance programs
REPORTING AND RELATIONSHIPS
The Office Administrator will report to his/her contracting company and will receive direction from the CO, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and/or Government Technical Monitor (GTM).
LEVEL OF EFFORT
Hours for this full-time position will be Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, incorporating the core hours of INL/AME.
TELEWORK
If applicable, telework is authorized only with prior INL Office Director, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Officer’s Representative approval, in accordance with Department of State and INL policies.
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