Job Openings at the U.S. Embassy

Overview

• Hiring Path:
• Open to the public
• Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
  • For definitions use URL www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/glossary
  • Employee of Mission - Nigeria  Citizens and Permanent Residents only.
• Security Clearance Required:
  • Public Trust - Background Investigation
• Appointment Type:
  • Permanent
• Appointment Type Details:
  • Five (5) years renewable, estimated to start on or after May 2022
• Supervisory Position:
  • Yes
• Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
  • No
• Travel Required:
  • Occasional Travel
  • Job holder will travel occasionally

Summary

• The Supervisory Financial Analyst (SFA) leads six financial analysts and reports directly to the Controller.
• As the financial analysis team lead, the SFA guides the team in crafting and implementing strategies to deliver OFM’s critical functions of financial management (FM) assessments, evaluations, and reviews; FM advisory services to the Mission; implementing partners and AOR/COR capacity building and strengthening. 

Duties
Lead Risk Mitigation Strategy: 40%

• Develop, lead, maintain, and execute a mission risk management strategy that assesses recipients' administrative and institutional capacity to effectively execute USAID projects. The strategy includes, but is not limited to, pre-award assessments, financial management reviews, implementer risk assessments, recommendation closeouts, end use verification, and site visits.
• Develop and lead along with the FAs several training modules for current and potential local implementing partners and sub-implementing partners, and USAID staff in Nigeria.
• Guide the six FAs in developing and implementing the Mission’s financial management capacity building efforts to improve aid effectiveness and sustainability.
• Lead the Mission's annual FMFIA and ERM processes on a continuous basis to ensure effective internal controls are in place.

Technical Team Support: 20%

• Assure compliance with financial reporting requirements spelled out in any bilateral agreements.
• Ensure financing and reporting procedures in grant projects and contract agreements are consistent with USAID's financial and program reporting requirements and within the requirements of U.S. government and Government of Nigeria laws and regulations.
• Analyze and make recommendations on the general financial feasibility of projects during the design phase, adequacy of project dollar and local currency budgets, alternative sources of financing, total cost over life of project and project financial reporting.
• Ensure quality of team deliverables to USAID headquarters, implementing partners, and other Mission offices.

Supervisory and Human Resources Management: 20%

• Responsible for the long term, strategic planning of the six-person financial analysis team, including hiring, performance management, mentoring, and annual staff evaluations.
• Provide supervision and guidance to six subordinates to ensure that they fully understand and implement the agency's risk mitigation related policies, applicable laws and regulations, and ongoing updates to these policies and laws.
• Work with subordinate staff to create and implement annual career development, work objectives, and training plans.
• Take the lead role in the creation and delivery of global financial analysis training modules that incorporate Agency and US government policies and regulations, new technologies that are being used or will be used by the Agency and best business practices. These training modules are taught locally, regionally, and globally.
• Conducts formal and informal training sessions on topics and concepts related to the financial analysis function for the Mission.
• Approve FAs’ leave plans, timesheets, and travel requests, ensure adequate office coverage.
• Serve as the Acting Chief Accountant, Acting Deputy Controller, or Controller when business needs require it.

Audit Management: 10%

• Advise OFM leadership in carrying out an adequate audit management program.
• Review and approve scopes of work and advise on the selection of audit firms for both recipients and agency contracted audits.
• Lead the financial analysis team, OAA, and the technical teams in addressing RIG’s audit recommendations from response to M/CFO closure.
• Ensure that OFM remains compliant with TRACS submissions.

Project Accounting: 10%

• Conduct independent special analysis, including sensitive or privileged information, identifying potential favorable or unfavorable trends, indications, or irregularities, bringing them to the attention of the Controller.
• Oversee the systems and procedures to ensure the Financial Analysis team is creating high quality, timely Mission-wide and project specific reports that include pipeline reporting, expenditure rate, accruals analyses, office-related budgets, financial accounting and reporting aspects of project design and implementation documents.
• Guide technical teams in drafting portfolio review and quarterly financial review documents.
• Supervisory Relationship: Works under the direct supervision of the Controller with the guidance of the Deputy Controller.
• Supervisory Controls: Supervises, assigns work, and provides guidance and training, to a team of six Financial Analysts.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:

• The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

Education Requirements:

• Minimum of Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration or other related Financial field is required. In addition, a professional certification, (e.g., CPA or ACCA) is required.

Evaluations:

• Evaluation Factors:
  • Knowledge - 15 points
  • Skills and Abilities: - 10 points
  • Language Skills- 5 points
  • Interview Performance - Interview Performance: 70 points
  • Total Possible Points: 100 points

Applications that do not meet the required minimum qualifications will not be scored. Candidates meeting the required qualifications for the position will be evaluated based on information presented in the application. USAID reserves the right to conduct interviews with the top ranked short-listed candidates. If the interview is conducted, the interview will be one of the determining factors in the final selection.

Qualifications
Experience:

• A Minimum of seven years of financial management experience in the areas of financial analysis, budgeting, and auditing is required.
• A minimum of three years of supervisory, team lead, or commensurate experience is required.

Job Knowledge:

• Expert knowledge of professional accounting principles, theories, practices, and terminology; as well as the principles and accepted practices of the government of Nigeria’s and business institutions with regards to financing, accounting, budgeting, and reporting are required.
• A thorough knowledge of the laws, regulations and procedures associated with US Government and/or USAlD financial management, including financing methods and cash management requirements of program activities is required.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work under high pressure and conflicting/emergency work demands.
• Ability to deal with crisis situations and to make prompt and accurate decisions.
• Ability to proactively develop solutions to issues in a constantly changing working environment.
• Outstanding analytical skills to identify and mitigate risks or take advantage of opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively with external and internal Mission stakeholders.
• Excellent supervision skills to manage subordinates with varied skills and knowledge and to delegate tasks and responsibilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with multiple competing deadlines.

Language:

• Level IV (fluent) in both written and spoken English language is required.

Other Information:

• USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix J, “Direct USAID Contracts With a Cooperating Country National and with a Third Country National for Personal Services Abroad,” including contract clause “General Provisions,” available at https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf
• PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES Subpart 52.2—Text of Provisions and Clauses
• 52.223-99 Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, Alternate 70.
• ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (OCT 2021)-Alternate 70 (OCT 2021) (M/OAA-DEV-FAR-22-01c)
  • Definition. As used in this clause -
  • United States or its outlying areas means -
    • The fifty States.
    • The District of Columbia.
    • The commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
    • The territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; and
    • The minor outlying islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Atoll.
  • Authority. This clause implements Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, dated September 9, 2021 (published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, 86 FR 50985).
  • Personal Services Contracts with individuals.  As a matter of policy, the contractor must comply with the USAID’s guidance applicable to direct-hire federal employees.

Notice Regarding Any Court Order Affecting the Implementation of E.O. 14042:

• USAID will take no action to enforce the clause (FAR 52.223-99) implementing the requirements of Executive Order 14042, absent further written notice from USAID, where the place of performance identified in the contract is in a U.S. state or outlying area subject to a court order prohibiting the application of requirements pursuant to the Executive Order (hereinafter, “Excluded State or Outlying Area”). In all other circumstances, USAID will enforce the clause, except for contractor employees who perform substantial work on or in connection with a covered contract in an Excluded State or Outlying Area, or in a covered contractor workplace located in an Excluded State or Outlying Area. A current list of such Excluded States and Outlying Areas is maintained at https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.   
• Contract Cover Page form AID 309-1 available at https://www.usaid.gov/forms. 
• Acquisition & Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information Bulletins (AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals available at http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds-cibs
• Ethical Conduct. By the acceptance of a USAID personal services contract as an individual, the contractor will be acknowledging receipt of the “Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch,” available from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in accordance with General Provision 2 and 5 CFR 2635. See https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE%20Regulations
• PSC Ombudsman
  • The PSC Ombudsman serves as a resource for any Personal Services Contractor who has entered into a contract with the United States Agency for International Development and is available to provide clarity on their specific contract with the Agency  Please visit our page for additional information: https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/personal-service-contracts-ombudsman. 

Remuneration
N17,733,456 - N26,496,574 Annually.

Benefits and Other Info
Benefits:

• As a matter of policy, and as appropriate, a PSC is normally authorized the following benefits and allowances:
  • Health Insurance
  • Annual Salary Increase (if applicable)
  • Annual and Sick leave
  • Annual Bonus

Allowances (as applicable):

• Transportation Allowance
• Meal Allowance
• Miscellaneous Allowance
• Housing Allowance

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Overview

• Hiring Path: Open to the public
• Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
  • For USEFM - FP is 04.  Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.
  • All Interested Applicants / All Sources
• Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation
• Appointment Type: Permanent
• Appointment Type Details: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period.

Summary

• The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 hours per week)
• Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
• Supervisory Position: No
• Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No
• Travel Required: 50% or less
  • Periodically, job holder will be expected to travel to visit implementing partners’ offices and/or project sites to monitor progress of activities and to provide onsite technical assistance to CDC partners. Approximately, 25-30% of time will be spent on official travel.

Duties
Basic Function:

• Under the supervision of the Branch Chief for Monitoring & Evaluation and Data Science, the incumbent will provide leadership, technical advice and expertise to CDC Nigeria in conducting advanced analytics to better inform HIV program through complex relations with and between routine program monitoring indicators, survey and surveillance data and data from other sources.
• The job holder is expected to work with subject matter experts to address program implementation challenges and enhance CDC Nigeria’s capacity to integrate data analytics into routine decision making.
• The incumbent will analyze large routine program data to find patterns, analyze trends and predictions that will help improve patient and program outcomes, and lead to better decisions.
• The incumbent will provide technical expertise in data science to improve the quality of HIV/AIDS services that CDC Nigeria is providing in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH).
• Incumbent will develop appropriate data management systems to monitor health objectives and indicators for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Education Requirements:

• A Master’s Degree in one of the following disciplines: Public Health, Epidemiology, Medicine, Computer Science or Behavioral Sciences.
• Note: NYSC Certificate or Exemption document is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable professional experience working in the field of data science research or statistics in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program implementing agency based in a developing country.
• Incumbent must have a good understanding of HIV/AIDS program, practical experience working within a data science ecosystem - R + RStudio (Tidyverse & geospatial related packages) + Git (or strong willingness to learn it). 
• Incumbent must be familiar with programming for data analytics, especially and ideally Python, SQL and/or R, machine-learning and research.

Job Knowledge:

• Advanced knowledge of program evaluation strategies and techniques as well as infectious disease prevention activities. 
• Additionally, s/he must possess expert knowledge of the application of program management and the translation of evaluation data as it pertains to the improvement of program operations, guidelines, and policies. 
• Must be familiar with the health care system and structure in Nigeria. 
• Incumbent must possess knowledge and understanding of the principles of organizational management and be familiar with the work of CDC.
• Good working knowledge of overall administrative requirements, budgeting and fiscal management in support of cooperative agreements/grants is required.
• Must have vast knowledge of the working of host government as well as its program strategies.

Evaluations:

• This may be tested. Applicants must specify level of proficiency in the language listed.

Language:

• Fluent speaking / reading / writing of English is required.

Skills and Abilities:

• The incumbent must be highly skilled in advanced Statistics, Mathematics and be committed to problem-solving, critical and strategic thinking.
• Incumbent must have the ability to break down and understand complex problems, define a solution and implement it using advanced quantitative methods.
• Incumbent must possess organizational skill, technical expertise, knowledge of software development principles and architecture, analytical and problem-solving abilities, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills, especially around analytical concepts and methods.
• Incumbent will be expected to make presentations during weekly leadership meetings, at conferences and technical meetings organized in supported of host government.
• Job holder must possess great work ethic and, professional and intellectual curiosity, as well as the ability to shape broad analytic requests, summarize appropriate data and produce compelling data visualization products using programming languages (R or Python), data visualization software (Tableau, Power BI), or spreadsheet processing software (Excel, Google Sheets). 
• Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners and to prepare required written reports is required. 
• Job holder must have good keyboard/typing skills and use of Microsoft Word.
• Ability to lead project teams and workgroups and to develop effective working relationships with national and international working partners is required. 
• The incumbent will be expected to exercise considerable ingenuity in applying guidelines to unique and different settings as the work is highly complex and can be threatening to stakeholder.
• The incumbent will also be expected to exercise considerable innovation during his/her attempts to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention programs to adopt appropriate data science and data analytics strategies for their program activities.
• Considerable innovation will be required to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS programs to adopt appropriate strategies for their program activities.
• The incumbent must demonstrate excellent numerical skills for manipulating and reporting statistical data.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):  

• The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Qualifications:

• All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

Other Information:

• For the current COVID-19 Requirements please visit the following link.

Hiring Preference Selection Process:

• Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. 
• Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application.
• Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.

Hiring Preference Order:

• AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
• AEFM / USEFM
• FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **

* Important

• Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability dated within the past six months, equivalent documentation, or certification. 
• A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant.
• The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. 
• Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given. 
• ** This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.
• For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the following link.

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• We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

Salary
N15,890,203 (USD60,061) Annually.

Benefits:
Agency Benefits:

• Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Abuja, Nigeria may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.
• For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.
• The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.