Leahy Vetter I

Overview

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a L eahy Vetter I with a TS/SCI Clearance in Washington, DC to support our government customer.

This position is onsite.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and engage with wide-ranging stakeholders (e.g., U.S. government agencies and offices, regional and multilateral officials, other donors, local leaders, academics, non-governmental organizations) to identify critical needs and gaps in foreign assistance activities supporting U.S. policy priorities.
• Collect, track, and maintain information (data collected from implementers, site visits, global community of interest, U.S. government interagency, and other sources while conducting business) for AF on foreign assistance programs funded by the United States and other international partners to achieve U.S. policy objectives.
• Advise AF, U.S. embassies, and other State Department offices on approaches and strategies for best using U.S. foreign assistance to achieve U.S. policy objectives.
• Assess gaps, make recommendations, develop, scope, and support the management of new foreign assistance initiatives to address these gaps and to strengthen alignment to the Administration's policy priorities.
• Assist AF in drafting Statements of Work and other materials as necessary for contracts and grants with a focus on performance indicators and alignment to strategic policy priorities and/or strategies.
• Work with AF and other U.S. government stakeholders as well as other international donors and organizations to develop structures and processes to better synchronize ongoing and future foreign assistance efforts.
• Develop frameworks and assessment tools to enhance the overall monitoring and evaluation of projects to align foreign assistance to the Administration's policy objectives and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance.
• Draft relevant memos and other materials for public affairs, Congressional engagement, and internal and external meetings relating to foreign assistance and the Department's associated efforts to achieve the Administration's policy objectives.
• Advise, support, and coordinate AF Front Office regional initiative direction in creating, coordinating, and promulgating initiative goals, objectives, clarity, and effectiveness.
• Coordinate and convene working level planning meetings to review lines of effort, establish coherent objectives, and agree on priorities for work plans.
• Collect data, maintain files, and prepare periodic reports, in coordination with AF Front Office, AF offices, U.S. embassies and interagency partners, on the status of regional initiative policy and programmatic goals and objectives.
• Research and provide updates to AF on global best practices and initiatives related to security and non-security programming, including regional initiatives.
• Serve on task forces and support special events organized by the Bureau of African Affairs, to include those on foreign assistance and/or regional initiatives.
• Support AF/A knowledge management efforts to capture, organize, and share a comprehensive understanding of U.S. foreign assistance in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Travel, as directed, to Africa, or within CONUS performing coordination visits, program support, conferences, meetings, trainings, or other needs deemed necessary by the office leadership and approved by the COR.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance.
• Master's Degree and three (3) years of relevant professional experience; or Bachelor's Degree and five (5) years of relevant professional experience; or High School Diploma or equivalent and nine (9) years of relevant professional experience.
• At least five (5) years of supporting the administration and management of capacity-building programs related to security institutions, transnational and cross-border issues, and/or counterterrorism in Africa.
• At least three (3) years of experience in U.S. intragovernmental and whole-of -government initiatives and coordination on security issues and challenges in sub-Saharan Africa related to institutional capacity building, border security, trans-border issues, management, cross-border trade facilitation, and/or counterterrorism.
• At least three (3) years of experience working with the Department of State and other U.S. government agencies (e.g., the Department of Defense (DoD), United States Agency for International Development (USAID)) on Sub-Sharan Africa security issues.
• At least three (3) years of experience in U.S. comprehensive security sector capacity-building approaches to build sustainable security institutions, regional and/or cross-border capacity.
• Demonstrated knowledge of political and economic dynamics affecting security cooperation and challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office and related data processing systems.
• Demonstrated experience working with other donors such as the United Nations, African Union, and other multilateral organizations and forums.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.