At the GS-11 level, the Food for Peace Officer (FFPO) will serve as a Country Backstop Officer. The primary role of the FFPO working at the GS-11 level will be to support a Sr FFPO in the management of one or more country portfolios. At the GS-12 and GS-13 levels, the FFPO and the Sr FFPO, respectively, serve as a Country Backstop Officer (CBO) and an Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR). The primary roles of the FFPO and the Sr FFPO are to analyze food needs, recommend and implement food security strategies, and manage FFP food assistance programs carried out by implementing partners, predominantly Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) and Public International Organizations (PIO) such as the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in one or more countries. As part of a Geographic Team, the successful candidate will carry out the following functions for assigned countries:
Duties and Responsibilities
With technical guidance from her/his supervisor and the SFFPO, will serve as secondary point of contact for the U.S. Government (USG), implementing partners, and others on food assistance issues for the assigned country(ies).
Under the direction of her/his supervisor and the SFFPO, assess food needs based on a variety of sources, including field assessments, technical data, early warning information, and reporting from USAID field staff, PVOs, and PIOs.
Under the direction of his/her supervisor and working in collaboration with the SFFPO, identify priorities for funding, review appeals and proposals, and recommend programs to be supported. Draft and assemble documentation for program approval and funding.
With technical guidance from her/his supervisor and the SFFPO, monitor programs through field visits, reporting by field staff, and information provided by implementing partners to maximize program effectiveness and ensure programs are being implemented in a manner consistent with policy and legislative guidelines.
For review by her/his supervisor and the SFFPO, draft information products (e.g., updates, memoranda) on food security conditions and FFP programs and support the SFFPO to prepare briefings and to represent FFP in meetings and working groups with other USAID colleagues and representatives from other agencies.
Accompany the SFFPO or other FFP staff on overseas trips in order to perform tasks and activities in support of above duties and responsibilities.
Represent FFP on DCHA’s Crisis and Opening Action Coordination Team (COACT) and if applicable, serve on detail to DCHA’s Program, Policy and Management (PPM) when tasked to serve as FFP’s policy advisor on food assistance.
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