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New Junior/Mid-Level General Development Officer Openings

Location:	Afghanistan
Job Type:	Contract
Posted:	9th Jun 2011
Closing Date:	8th Jul 2011
Posted By:	Management Systems International (MSI)
Details:
New Junior/Mid-Level General Development Officer Openings Project/Proposal Summary: During the last year, USAID has undertaken a nearly unprecedented staffing increase as they added hundreds of new positions to the mission in Afghanistan and around the world. MSI is proud to partner with USAID on this effort, and has been working closely with AID since 2009 to support this massive recruiting effort. These Foreign Service Limited positions offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including substantial uplifts for post differential and danger pay. All positions are unaccompanied and require US Citizenship. Position Summary: The FS-04/05 General Development Officer (GDO) will be based on a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), District Support Team (DST), Regional Command Center or other field unit. The GDO will support a range of development programs throughout Afghanistan by assisting with development of strategies and analytical models, the design of methodologies and the analysis of data; and will provide assistance on these development programs. Contracts are one year to start, renewable up to five years. Salary: $42,948.00 - $77,837.00 USD/year. Qualifications: • U.S. citizenship required. Candidates with dual citizenship would need to renounce secondary citizenship due to security clearance requirements. • FS-04: o Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years relevant experience of which 3 are overseas; or o Master’s plus 4 years relevant experience of which 2 are overseas or 1 is in Afghanistan or Iraq; or o Doctorate (PhD, MD, JD) plus 3 years experience of which 2 are overseas or 1 is in Afghanistan or Iraq. • FS-05: o Bachelor’s plus 4 years relevant experience of which 2 are overseas or 1 is in Afghanistan or Iraq; or o Master’s plus 3 years relevant experience of which 2 are overseas or 1 is in Afghanistan or Iraq; or o Doctorate degree plus 2 years relevant experience of which 2 are overseas or 1 is in Afghanistan or Iraq. • Knowledge of program/project management (design, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation) principles, theories, concepts, methods and techniques. • Ability to manage international development projects in a multicultural and interagency team environment. Additional Afghanistan and Pakistan openings are expected throughout the next year. If you would like to be automatically notified of these openings, please sign up for our weekly jobs listserv here. For full position descriptions and to apply to these openings, please visit our website: MSI Worldwide. Only candidates who have been selected as finalists will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

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