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Introduction
GENERAL INFORMATION 1. SOLICITATION NO.: 72067424R10024 two ISSUANCE DATE: August 19, 2024 three CLOSING DATE/TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: September 2, 2024 At 12:00 midnight, Local Time, Pretoria, South Africa four POSITION TITLE: Partner Liaison Security Specialist 5. MARKET VALUE: R1,144,114 – R1,601,747 per annum, equal to FSN GRADE 12 In accordance with AIDAR Appendix J and the Local Compensation Plan of USAID/South Africa Final compensation will be negotiated inside the listed market value. 6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Five years renewable contract concern to dollars availability and want for the position. 7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Pretoria, South Africa with viable tour as mentioned in the Statement of Duties. eight SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Facility Access 9. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Internal and External Applicants 10. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work requested does now not contain undue physical demands.
Duties & Responsibilities
Basic Function of Position:
The Partner Liaison Security Specialist is positioned in the Regional Executive Office and reviews at once to the Supervisory Regional Executive Officer. The Partner Liaison Security Specialist will grant a full vary of high-level security, protection and logistical services, together with lifestyles assist offerings for a sturdy and numerous portfolio. The job holder is accountable for liaison and coordination between U.S. Government agencies, Implementing Partners (IPs), host Government entities, and global donor organizations. The Partner Liaison Security Specialist presents help to the Regional Security Office (RSO) and USAID to facilitate discipline visits for USAID staff. The job holder serves as the predominant factor of contact for all IP-related security and protection things and gives a excessive stage of safety, security, and operational guide to USAID Southern Africa personnel and Implementing Partners (IPs). Among different functions, the job holder conducts lookup and compiles statistics concerning protection threats in the area the place USAID operates in order to aid the RSO to examine the threats to proposed discipline visits.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Safety and Security Support to IPs – 60%
The Partner Liaison Security Specialist serves as the Mission’s essential protection liaison with Implementing partners, UN agencies, NGOs and host authorities entities in the course of Southern Africa, worldwide donor organizations, and different entities, as needed, concerning any safety worries and/or to attain security-related records as it pertains to USAID IPs and projects. The job holder works intently with the U.S. Embassy to South Africa’s RSO, IPs, and senior group of workers from a number U.S. Government groups and others, as required, to assist USAID Southern Africa’s programmatic responsibilities. The Specialist serves as USAID liaison to the RSO for enforcing companion safety things and USAID liaison for all journey and brief obligation (TDY). Oversees administrative obligations for safety associated workplace procurement, equipment, inventory, and record-keeping. The job holder communicates with senior rating authorities and non-government protection officers on worries and threats towards U.S. and U.S. associated entities. Contacts encompass nearby and provincial leaders, authorities officials, police chief, senior navy officers, and senior U.S. officials.
The Partner Liaison Security Specialist gives high-level technical protection guidance, recommendation and education to IPs based totally on subject-matter-expertise to assist make sure the profitable implementation of USAID funded packages in Southern Africa. The Specialist helps Implementing Partners and USAID/ Southern Africa through conducting route web page and facility surveys, and planning moves and things to do related with area visits. The job holder advises USAID Implementing Partners on protection fantastic practices and prepares safety briefings, specifically newcomer briefings related to the safety surroundings in Southern Africa. The Specialist presents technical information and help for the implementation of USAID enforcing associate operations, and professional training and coverage on logistical tour for web site visits, monitoring and evaluation. Integrates factors of danger evaluation and different strategies into application operations in high-risk areas in Southern Africa regular with the Ambassador’s Security Directives, RSO notices and procedures.
The Partner Liaison Security Specialist can also endorse Implementing Partners on protection protocols and procedures; the recommendation have to be viewed as an extra source of records that may also be utilized in selection making. The Specialist may additionally help USAID Implementing Partners by way of coordinating with the neighborhood police for activities safety and help things however does now not take part in crook investigations. The job holder develops security, safety, and logistical strategies, along with existence assist structures to decorate off-site operations for USAID/ Southern Africa imposing partners, and web site and monitoring visits of USG personnel, whilst nonetheless preserving applicable hazard levels.
The Partner Liaison Security Specialist assesses wants and develops coaching packages for area operations in an evolving protection surroundings for the body of workers of USAID-funded enforcing companions and contactors, as directed. The job holder researches, organizes and offers references and pointers for fine general running techniques for USAID enforcing companions working all through Southern Africa.
The Partner Liaison Security Specialist keeps a database of key IP personnel such as Chief of Parties (COPs), Deputy COPs, and safety managers, different imposing companion contacts which might also be used by using USAID to account for companions at some point of emergency conditions The job holder coordinates with senior and mid-level host-government Military, Police, and Security Officials on safety worries and threats towards USAID personnel and IPs. Assists with and encourages IPs to publish well timed and correct incident reports. Maintains the Short Message Service (SMS) notification gadget to ship indicators and warnings to IPs in safety and emergency situations. The job holder is accountable for suitable execution of notification and accountability methods to USAID/ Southern Africa IPs.
The job holder will often evaluate IPs protection plans and collaborate with IPs safety coordinators on things associated to security, risk, and evacuation plans and advocate EXO and USAID senior administration on the first-class of protection and threat administration plans.
The job holder shall draft and distribute safety communiqués as wanted to USAID SEC/W, USAID funded enforcing partners, recipients and contractors with RSO and Consular clearance, as needed. Provides USAID/SEC/W with condensed
2. Safety and Security Support to USAID Personnel – 40%
The Partner Liaison Security Specialist helps the EXO in implementation of the U.S. Embassy safety insurance policies and procedures. The job holder coordinates with the U.S. Embassy RSO to make sure compliance of USAID/Southern Africa personnel with safety insurance policies and procedures. The job holder participates in the development, maintenance, and execution of protection and evacuation plans for USAID/ Southern Africa personnel. The Specialist assists USAID/Southern Africa in making ready and submitting motion requests to the RSO for area journeys and different activities. Develops a security, safety, and logistics sketch for website online visits of USG personnel. The job holder serves as the main USAID point-of-contact for all logistical motion and visits to USAID packages or expected applications by means of USG personnel. The job holder develops coverage and education packages for all logistical motion for USAID personnel.
The Partner Liaison Security Specialist collects incident reviews and risk information from Implementing
Partners and different sources and keeps the data, which include in the shape of GIS products, to be used for planning and chance assessment. The Partner Liaison Security Specialist manages the issuance and use of Personal Tracker and Locator (PTL) satellite tv for pc beacons and different protection and emergency gear for area visits. The job holder participates in embassy-wide motion planning meetings, as needed. The Specialist may also additionally be used inside the Embassy to aid the RSO with safety attention and coaching for Embassy staff, along with participation in the behavior of coaching and drills.
CCN PSCs may also take part in brief obligation (TDY) journey to USAID/Washington and different Missions in order to take part in the Foreign Service National Fellowship Program described in ADS 495maa.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
a. Education: A Bachelor’s diploma in protection operations, disaster management, global development, administration or logistics, or a associated discipline is required.
b. Prior Work Experience: At least seven (7) years of expert journey in the host-country, in worldwide development, catastrophe response, protection and protection operations consisting of regulation enforcement and/or military, and/or disaster administration is required.
c. Post Entry Training: USAID Personnel Recovery Advanced Skills certification coaching and USAID Level two Advanced Personnel Recovery certification training. Any different path recognized by means of USAID Security.
d. Language Proficiency: Level IV (fluent) in English talking and writing is required. Level I (rudimentary) conversational talent in Sesotho, Zulu, Tshwane and Xhosa nearby language dialects is required.
e. Job Knowledge: Demonstrated information of security and safety operations planning and administration is required. Demonstrated know-how involving what a complete safety operations design must incorporate and how it have to be managed on a everyday basis. Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Vehicle Anti-Terrorism, and Security Driving. Specialized expertise in aiding protection and safety operations of a USG agency, bilateral organization, global non-governmental organization, or personal company. Knowledge of security and protection protocols in excessive threat and different non-permissive environments is essential. Specialist expertise of the political state of affairs and safety dangers precise to the host-country is essential.
f. Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated management ride and potential to work independently with little oversight as nicely as tested potential to work intently and successfully with USAID and U.S. Embassy personnel. Be in a position to work correctly and make sound choices in high-stress and disaster situations. Be in a position to efficiently collect, synthesize and existing records from various sources. Be in a position to construct networks with exterior entities, which include different USG agencies, host governments, NGOs, and nearby officials, as nicely as the host population. Be in a position to manipulate group members’ private and touchy data in a expert manner. Possess sturdy oral and written verbal exchange skills. Display magnificent patron focal point and interest to detail.
POSITION ELEMENTS
a. Supervision Received: The Security Specialist reviews to the Supervisory Executive Officer or his/her designee. Given the expert stage of the job holder, supervision is exercised in phrases of commonly described instruction and flexible instructions. S/he is anticipated to take self-initiative in planning, executing, and identifying priorities for assignments whilst offering technically authoritative results.
b. Supervision Exercised: The direct supervision of different body of workers is no longer contemplated.
c. Available Guidelines: Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), Foreign Affairs Handbook (FAH), Foreign Affairs Regulations (FAR), Automated Directives System (ADS), U.S. Mission Security Directives, Department of State Standardized Regulations, USAID Southern Africa Mission Orders and Mission Notices. Judgment and ingenuity are required of the job holder to as it should be interpret the intent of policies, directives, and hints in his/her area of expertise. S/he is anticipated to increase excellent functions and guidelines.
d. Exercise of Judgment: The job holder need to use true judgment in prioritizing duties and making decisions, making sure appropriate compliance with rules and procedures, striving for accuracy and timeliness in finishing work tasks. High degree of impartial judgment primarily based on know-how and ride is required to make stable suggestions concerning the security of journeying to and working in sure areas, splendid body of workers safety, and bodily security. Good judgment is required when deciphering and making use of security and safety techniques and regulations.
e. Authority to Make Commitments: The job holder may also no longer make monetary commitments on behalf of USAID. However, the job holder’s pointers will lay the foundation for making commitments and make contributions to coverage choices made by using the Mission administration team. The job holder will now and again be required to head things to do with no senior officers existing that will require her/his understanding and management in such occasions as planning and coordinating protection communications for IP workshops, donor conferences, or project/program press briefings. The job holder has an advisory position with IPs and has no authority to make fiscal commitments, i.e., enlarge or limit IP protection budgets.
f. Nature, Level, and Purpose of Contacts: The job holder’s senior stage contacts are with the Mission Director, Deputy Mission Director, Supervisory Executive Officer, Regional Security Officer (RSO), USAID officials, U.S. Embassy personnel which include personnel at the RSO Office, Chiefs of Party and body of workers of implementers and institutional contractors, nearby neighborhood leaders, as properly as key host united states of america officers and counterparts. The job holder will most regularly liaise with chiefs of technical offices, endeavor managers, technical/agreement officer representatives (COR/AORs), and group of workers of enforcing partners. The job holder establishes and continues contacts at the very best degree each inside the USG and with the diplomatic/donor neighborhood and public and personal area officers for positive administration of the Mission’s protection and protection operations.
g. Time Expected to Reach Full Performance Level: One year.
III. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
In order to be regarded for the position, an applicant have to have the following minimal qualifications:
Education: A Bachelor’s diploma in safety operations, disaster management, global development, administration or logistics, or a associated area is required.
Prior Work Experience: At least seven (7) years of expert journey in the host-country, in worldwide development, catastrophe response, protection and safety operations consisting of regulation enforcement and/or military, and/or disaster administration is required.
IV. EVALUATION AND SELECTION FACTORS
The Government might also award a contract except discussions with offerors in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. The CO reserves the proper at any factor in the comparison procedure to set up a aggressive vary of offerors with whom negotiations will be carried out pursuant to FAR 15.306(c). In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, if the CO determines that the wide variety of presents that would in any other case be in the aggressive vary exceeds the range at which an environment friendly opposition can be conducted, the CO may additionally restrict the variety of offerors in the aggressive vary to the biggest wide variety that will allow an environment friendly opposition amongst the most distinctly rated offers. The FAR provisions referenced above are accessible at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
The following factors, and factors for each, will be the foundation for the contrast of purposes assembly the required minimal qualifications. All functions will be evaluated primarily based on the documentation submitted with the application. The highest-ranking candidates can also be chosen for an interview, however an interview is no longer continually guaranteed. USAID can also behavior reference checks, consisting of references from men and women who have no longer been particularly recognized by using the offeror.
FACTOR #1 – Relevant Work Experience (40 points):
Professional Experience in Security Operations (20 points): Evaluation of ride in global development, disaster response, safety, and safety operations, consisting of regulation enforcement, military, or disaster management.
Experience in Liaison and Coordination (10 points): Points awarded for ride in liaising and coordinating with U.S. Government agencies, Implementing Partners, host Government entities, and global donor corporations on protection concerns.
Experience in Safety and Security Planning (10 points): Evaluation of ride in conducting route, site, and facility surveys, planning discipline go to movements, and creating security, safety, and logistical strategies.
FACTOR #2 – Job Knowledge (25 points):
Knowledge of Safety and Security Operations Planning (15 points): Points for information of protection and safety operations planning and management.
Specialized Knowledge in High-Risk Environments (10 points): Evaluation of know-how in assisting protection and safety operations in high-risk environments.
FACTOR #3 – Skills and Abilities (35 points):
Leadership and Independent Work Ability (10 points): Points for established management and unbiased decision-making in high-stress situations.
Analytical and Technical Skills (10 points): Evaluation of abilities in collecting, synthesizing, and imparting data the usage of GIS and different technical tools.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills (10 points): Points for sturdy oral and written conversation capabilities and networking abilities.
Customer Focus and Attention to Detail (5 points): Evaluation of professionalism in managing touchy facts and purchaser service.
Total viable Factor points: one hundred points
Interview Performance: one hundred points
Selection Process:
After the closing date for receipt of applications, purposes will be reviewed for submission necessities and the mounted minimal necessities for the position. Applications that meet the minimal necessities will be forwarded to a Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC).
The TEC will evaluate every of the forwarded functions in opposition to the set up assessment standards to strengthen a shortlist of candidates to be examined and perhaps interviewed.
Shortlisted candidates may additionally be similarly evaluated. Assessments to encompass English writing, laptop and other technical abilities may also be administered to decide competitively ranked candidates for viable interviews. Competitively ranked candidates will be interviewed. Reference exams will be made solely for the interviewed applicants.
Following the interview, at some point of which the applicant will be evaluated towards the mounted criteria, the TEC will make a preliminary willpower of candidates to be regarded for employment and behavior and file reference checks. Please notice that references can also be solicited from modern as nicely as former supervisors in addition to the references you furnished in software packages. References will solely be solicited for these interviewed candidates who are being viewed for ranking. The applicant’s references should be in a position to supply significant statistics about their previous overall performance and abilities. If an applicant does no longer want USAID to contact a cutting-edge business enterprise for a reference check, this have to be cited in the applicant’s cowl letter; USAID will lengthen such reference assessments pending the applicant’s concurrence.
Based on this remaining input, the TEC will make its last selection on applicant rating and post a choice memo to the Contracting Officer (CO) for closing willpower on whether or not an provide of employment will be made. Unsuccessful candidates who have been interviewed will be contacted
and recommended of their non-selection. As a tremendous scientific clearance and safety certification are a circumstance of employment, the chosen candidate will endure a stringent investigation prior to employment with USAID/SA.
Submitting an Offer:
● All fascinated and eligible candidates have to go to http://usaid.ci.hr to apply. Applicants with PNet money owed can log-in from the above internet site to practice and first-time customers will be required to register on the website online earlier than they can apply.
● Kindly be aware that when you practice by way of cellular phone you are no longer in a position to entire the required questionnaire. And if you do now not entire the required questionnaire for the position, you will mechanically be eradicated from similarly review.
● For an utility to be viewed complete, please consist of a splendid cowl letter, explaining why you are certified for the function and a CV. Failure to comply with these guidelines may also end result in your utility being regarded “non-responsive” and eradicated from in addition consideration.
● Offers need to be acquired via the closing date and time unique in Section I.
● The U.S. Mission in South Africa presents chance and truthful and equitable remedy in employment to all human beings except regard to race, color, religion, sex, countrywide origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital fame or sexual orientation. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) additionally strives to make sure equal employment chance in all personnel operations.
● Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applicants who DO NOT comply with the utility guidelines might also be dropped from similarly consideration.
Points of Contact:
Caitlyn Uys, cuys@usaid.gov Telephone: (012) 452-2288
Applicability:
This function is open to South African residents and South African everlasting resident allow holders. USAID Southern Africa administration will reflect onconsideration on nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, want for continuity, and residency fame in figuring out profitable applications. Current USG personnel on probationary repute (i.e., inside their first yr of employment) are no longer eligible to apply.
The EEO grievance method is no longer on hand to folks who consider they have been denied equal chance primarily based upon marital fame or political affiliation. Individuals with such complaints have to avail themselves of the suitable complaint procedures, redress for prohibited personnel practices, and/or courts for relief.
References:
Three (3) references, who are now not household individuals or relatives, with working smartphone and e mail contacts. The references need to be in a position to grant great statistics about your previous overall performance and abilities. USAID reserves the proper to contact your preceding employers for applicable facts regarding your overall performance and may additionally think about such data in its comparison of the application.
COMPENSATION
This function will be compensated in accordance with the U.S. Mission for South Africa’s Local Compensation Plan (LCP). The profitable candidate’s profits stage will be primarily based on prior job-related trip and revenue history.
REQUIRED FORMS FOR CCNPSC HIRES
Once the Contracting Officer informs the profitable Offeror about being chosen for a contract award, the CO will furnish the profitable Offeror directions about how to whole and publish the forms.
BENEFITS
The format consists of simple salary, miscellaneous allowance, pension fund and scientific resource subsidy.
TAXES
Every CCNPSC team of workers member in the Mission regardless of organisation affiliation is required as a situation of employment, to pay their taxes to the South African Government.
USAID REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND CONTRACT CLAUSES PERTAINING TO CCNPSCs
USAID guidelines and insurance policies governing CCNPSC awards are accessible at these sources:
1. USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Appendix J, “Direct USAID Contracts With a Cooperating Country National and with a Third Country National for Personal Services Abroad,” which include contract clause “General Provisions,” accessible at https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/aidar_0.pdf
2. Contract Cover Page shape AID 309-1 reachable at https://www.usaid.gov/forms will be used for this contract.
3. Acquisition and Assistance Policy Directives/Contract Information Bulletins (AAPDs/CIBs) for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals accessible at http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/aapds- cibs .
4. Ethical Conduct. By the acceptance of a USAID non-public offerings contract as an individual, the contractor will be acknowledging receipt of the “Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch,” on hand from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in accordance with General Provision two and 5 CFR 2635. See https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/OGE Regulations .
Desired Experience & Qualification
Education: A Bachelor’s diploma in protection operations, disaster management, global development, administration or logistics, or a associated area is required.
Prior Work Experience:
At least seven (7) years of expert trip in the host-country, in worldwide development, catastrophe response, security and safety operations such as regulation enforcement and/or military, and/or disaster administration is required.
Language Proficiency: Level IV (fluent) in English speakme and writing is required. Level I (rudimentary) conversational talent in Sesotho, Zulu, Tshwane and Xhosa nearby language dialects is required.
Knowledge:
Demonstrated expertise of security and protection operations planning and administration is required.
Demonstrated know-how related to what a complete protection operations sketch need to comprise and how it must be managed on a daily basis.
Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Vehicle Anti-Terrorism, and Security Driving.
Specialized understanding in aiding protection and safety operations of a USG agency, bilateral organization, global non-governmental organization, or non-public company.
Knowledge of security and safety protocols in excessive threat and different non-permissive environments is essential. Specialist understanding of the political scenario and protection dangers specific to the host-country is essential.
Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated management ride and potential to work independently with little oversight as nicely as confirmed capacity to work intently and correctly with USAID and U.S. Embassy personnel.
Be capable to work efficaciously and make sound selections in high-stress and disaster situations.
Be in a position to efficiently collect, synthesize and current facts from numerous sources.
Be capable to construct networks with exterior entities, along with different USG agencies, host governments, NGOs, and neighborhood officials, as properly as the host population.
Be capable to control crew members’ private and touchy data in a expert manner.
Possess sturdy oral and written conversation skills.
Display exceptional purchaser focal point and interest to detail.
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