Job Opportunity

Regional Acquisition & Assistance Specialist

 | Thursday, May 21, 2009

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION:

The incumbent is a professional Acquisition & Assistance Specialist and has responsibility for managing the procurement portfolio of a large program of the East Africa Region. As the principal assistant to a lead contracting officer with responsibility for the entire East Africa Region programs, the incumbent shall be required to perform independently in a program requiring complicated and sensitive contracting operations. In this portfolio, most of the acquisition and assistance processes involve complex, multi-million dollar contracts, grants and cooperative agreements, many of which are structured with a prime contractor/grantee having two or more subcontractors/sub-grantees and requiring substantial contract administration.  The Regional A&A Specialist will be required to apply a broad range of highly specialized acquisition and assistance functions. The Regional A&A Specialist plays a key role in negotiating, administering, and modifying various types of contracts for the acquisition of services, equipment, supplies, materials, and other needs for projects having a strong contracting orientation. While not a warranted Contracting Officer, the incumbent must have developed specialized procurement knowledge by completing at least FAC Level II certification.

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Regional Acquisition & Assistance Specialist, May 20, 2009

NOTE: CLOSING DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 22, 2009.