USAID Development Assistance Specialist (FSN Senior Advisor)

The USAID Development Assistance Specialist (FSN Senior Advisor) is a core part of the Mission’s Front Office leadership team and reports directly to the Mission Director. The FSN Senior Advisor is USAID/Tanzania’s permanent representative in Dodoma, the official seat of national government, responsible for establishing and maintaining USAID’s first on-the-ground presence in Dodoma. S/he will be responsible for coordination, relationship-building and representation of USAID with the Government of Tanzania (GOT). S/he will receive policy and technical guidance from the Mission Director but will largely be expected to independently develop and maintain the full range of activities that will enhance cooperation and coordination between the USAID Tanzania Mission and the GOT in development assistance programs.

As the chief advisor to the Mission Director located in Dodoma, the job holder participates in leading an exceptionally complex, high-profile, and multi-dimensional foreign assistance program. In Dodoma, the job holder serves as the definitive recognized expert on U.S. - Tanzania official development assistance and interacts widely with the other GOT, USG agencies, international organizations, and private sector, academia, faith-based organizations, civil society organizations and business groups with an interest in development assistance.

S/he will provide guidance on the implementation of the Country Development Cooperation Strategy with GOT and will lead communication of the Mission’s portfolio of activities to the full range of relevant GOT stakeholders. Sh/e will advise on Government to Government (G2G) potential partnerships and identifying Local Capacity Development needs. Advises on the appropriate approaches, methods, and techniques to foster and maintain relationships and linkages with the GOT officials, other donors and international organizations, academia, civil society, private and public sector institutions.

The job holder provides substantive advice on host country political and socio-economic dynamics, background information on issues of relevance or requiring management action from the Mission Director, strategically structuring briefings, and meetings for interaction with Mission (external) stakeholders, and aligns the Front Office agenda, strategy, and initiatives with the Mission priorities. The job holder acts as a primary point of contact for USAID at meetings with GOT national and county government ministers and senior staff, and routinely briefs visiting civilian and military visitors, including Congressional and staff delegations.