AECOM works with national and local governments around the world to manage and support critical programs in the areas of defense, security and intelligence; energy and climate change; environmental cleanup and waste management; infrastructure development, protection and resilience; and international development. Our global operations and connected expertise enable us to provide cutting-edge, relevant and cost-effective solutions that help our clients safeguard and enrich society and the world we live in.

• Be willing to have close, daily collaboration with USG in-country staff;
• Take programmatic and strategic direction from USG staff, but also be able to operate independently of USG or home office direction and supervision;
• Have strong management and leadership skills, including the ability to mentor staff;
• Be a “hands on” manager who is actively engaged in all aspects of program management;
• Understand USG’s need for direct program communication with all program staff;
• Have demonstrated past representational experience with host governments, other donors, and civil society and demonstrated success with inter-agency coordination and joint programming ideally;
• Be flexible to potential changes in program objectives, and shifting political contingencies.

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience managing USAID programs in complex, high-speed and challenging field operations in developing countries;
• Experience with grant management, preferably in-kind and small grants, preferably programs that require various and simultaneous procurements of goods and services and management of providers of short-term technical assistance;
• Experience working in developing countries is required, preferably in a fragile or transitional state environment;
• Experience in the hiring and supervising of host country local personnel and ensuring, when need arises, that they secure necessary training required to meet program needs;
• Financial management experience, including budgeting; financial management (tracking, reporting and accounting); and procurement;
• Experience with activity design, development, and implementation;
• Fluency in English and French is required.

• Experience in Chad.

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