The Surge Response Group (SRG) is a USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) program to satisfy FFP’s growing need for surge capacity to meet program requirements. In response to numerous emergencies worldwide, it became clear that FFP requires more staff to cover positions in the field and in FFP/W. FFP’s SRG program will bring on board select candidates who can work on a part-time basis, for no more than 250 days per calendar year. Once hired and after initial orientation, SRG staff may be deployed within one week to facilitate FFP’s response to emergencies. In some cases, they may be called upon to meet short-term needs to monitor non-emergency programs in the field. SRG positions are contracted for an initial period of one year with the option to renew for four years. FFPOSRG’s will be considered part of FFP/Washington’s resources.
The Surge Response Food for Peace Officer will respond to humanitarian emergencies as required, worldwide, and may be deployed to the field as a FFP Officer alone, as part of a Disaster Assistance Response Team, or to augment a regional office or mission. The incumbent may also serve in Washington to perform as an FFPO, or to provide FFPO backstop coverage for deploying Washington staff.
The incumbent may also be assigned to serve as a Program Operations Specialist with FFP’s Program Operations Division (POD), or a Program and Policy Coordination Officer with FFP’s Policy and Technical Division (PTD, or serve on a Response Management Team or Disaster Assistance Response Team as a FFPO.
When in Washington, the the Surge Response Food for Peace Officer will work primarily on specific ongoing or FFP-funded emergency programs. The remainder of the Surge Response Food for Peace Officer’s time may be spent on a variety of other FFP-related activities.
The full range of specific duties, some of which are in direct support of specific programs and some in support of general FFP office responsibilities, may include the following:
· Serve as primary point of contact for NGOs and Public International Organizations (PIO) such as the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) implementing FFP-funded programs, U.S. Government representatives, and others on FFP food assistance issues for the country assigned.
· Analyze and assess data from a variety of sources – including field assessments, technical data, early warning information, and reporting from USAID field staff, NGOs, and PIOs – to recommend appropriate food assistance programs.
· Review appeals and proposals for emergency programs.
· Draft and assemble documentation for program approval and funding.
· Produce information products (e.g., updates and memoranda) on food security situations and FFP programs, provide briefings, and represent FFP in meetings and working groups with implementing agency staff, USAID colleagues, and representatives from other agencies.
· Serve as FFP representative on Bureau Response Management Teams or other coordinating mechanisms.
· Provide policy recommendations related to implementation of emergency programs carried out by PIOs such as WFP and non-governmental organizations.
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