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1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract This position is located in USAID/Mali’s Program and Resource Management (PRM) Office which serves as the “nerve center” of the Mali Mission. PRM is res... 1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract This position is located in USAID/Mali’s Program and Resource Management (PRM) Office which serves as the “nerve center” of the Mali Mission. PRM is responsible for guiding and coordinating program cycle activities such as strategy development; project and activity design; creation of guidance and public communication materials; monitoring, evaluation and learning; coordination with USAID/Washington on planning, budget, and reporting; and assuring compliance with the provisions of the Automated Directives System (ADS) related to the program cycle. The position is meant to provide critical leadership and capacity to an office that is critically understaffed, difficult to staff and is reorganizing itself as both a service provider and advocate for USAID/Mali while playing the role of interlocutor with USAID/Washington on budget, strategy, and reporting to inform and advance the Agency’s global goals. The reorganization plan includes two Deputy Director positions, this particular job description focuses on Project and Activity Design and Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation. The Deputy Director, Design and Implementation will have a range of responsibilities that bridge carrying out working level tasks, managing those who carry out those tasks, and mentoring staff in an effort to improve accuracy, efficiency, information sharing and oversight. In coordination with the Supervisory Program Officer, s/he will work directly with USAID/Mali’s technical and development objective teams on project and activity designs that align with the new 2022-2027 Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) and coordinate the drafting and approval of USAID/Mali’s Development Objective Agreement with the Government of Mali. This Deputy Director will oversee PRM’s Monitoring and Evaluation functions, including the Performance Management Plan and the Performance Plan and Report, and the bi-annual mission-wide portfolio reviews. The incumbent will also develop program management tools that track future implementation plans and budget needs, in coordination with PRM’s Budget Team and the Office of Acquisition & Assistance. The incumbent will engage in building staff capacity in these and other strategic functions under PRM’s purview, based upon qualifications and staff needs. The incumbent will also play a leading role in the reorganization and realigning of the program office. This Deputy Director will also, in collaboration with the M&E Advisor, use the Performance Monitoring Plan to track progress and achievement of the CDCS. It will also be necessary to coordinate with the Mission’s Program Information Management Specialist to ensure proper geotracking of activity implementation across the Development and Special Objectives; and with the Mission’s Environmental Officer to guide project-level compliance in the design process, along with adherence to the Administration’s climate change priorities. The incumbent will report to the Supervisory Program Officer. 2. Statement of Duties to be Performed. Overall Coordination: The Deputy Director will establish regular working relationships with USAID/Mali office directors, activity managers, other Embassy sections, USAID’s regional support missions, donor organizations, and implementing partners; and Washington colleagues, particularly with the Africa Bureau’s Country Desk Officer and the Office of Development Planning (budget) and Sustainable Development (strategy). S/he supports the continued alignment of the Mission’s portfolio to the CDCS/Strategic Framework (SF) structure and approved results framework. S/he will also ensure the effective coordination of programs, policies, objectives and priorities as they pertain to the ongoing implementation of Mission, Agency, and USG strategies; ensure continued complementarity between USAID/Mali programming objectives, USG foreign policy objectives, and Government of Mali development priorities. S/he advises the Supervisory Program Officer and Front Office on critical key issues/constraints affecting USAID/Mail programs. The incumbent also identifies actual or potential implementation problem areas and recommends corrective action or activity design modifications. S/he coordinates with the Deputy Director, Analysis and Management to identify areas of analytical inquiry that should be pursued to strengthen activity implementation. S/he advises the Supervisory Program Officer on PRM management and works closely with the Front Office on key Mission issues. S/he provides expert advice on all program office functions and provides oversight of program design, management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, budgeting and reporting, as well as the Mission's knowledge management, and learning agenda. Core Areas of Responsibility: The incumbent will generally be responsible for: Providing Program Office leadership, oversight, support and training (as appropriate) on a range of USAID program cycle and reporting functions, ensuring that the USAID Mission deliverables are timely, accurate and responsive to all stakeholders. Supporting technical offices throughout the project design process, and in operationalizing and innovating within the Humanitarian-Peace-Development nexus through cultivating an environment of smart risk-taking and risk management, grounded in a deep understanding of available mechanisms, tools, guidance and exceptions, and passing that knowledge along to others. Ensuring that all notifications, agreements, memoranda of understanding, strategies, assessments and congressional notifications are maintained on file in PRM so as to be readily available as part of the Mission’s institutional memory. Supporting and ensuring a robust learning agenda is undertaken and results shared across offices, and that monitoring and evaluation is systematized, tracked, and above all is useful toward the goal of effective stewardship of funding and managing for results. In coordination with the Deputy Director, (Analysis and Management), providing analysis and strategic advocacy during the budget process and in terms of pipeline management; and, confirming that USAID’s funding, strategy, planning and results are aligned, and that all statutory requirements, earmarks, directives, and policies have been met and complied with. In case of any proposed pilots, help assess which policies should be waived. In coordination with the Development Communications & Outreach (DOC) team, the Deputy Director will work to ensure activity level successes and achievements are conveyed in the annual OP and PPR exercises, and amplified to stakeholders through appropriate print, broadcast and social media. The two-person DOC team is responsible for production of written communication materials and management/coordination of the Mission's outreach activities, including liaising with implementing partners to convey Agency communications guidance and provide regular capacity building.