Crisis Operations Specialist

Conducts professional research and authoritative analysis used to develop strategies, plans, instructions and guidance for application and incorporation into international crisis operations policies, programs and/or operational functions.Designs and conducts a wide variety of studies and detailed analyses of complex program and/or operational functions and processes that have implications for foreign and national security policy, strategy, programs, planning and budgets.Designs and conducts a wide variety of comprehensive studies and detailed analyses of complex policies, program and/or operational functions and processes related to crisis operations work.Identifies and proposes solutions to problems that are of major importance to planning the direction for future international crisis programs and/or operational functions that have implications for foreign and national security policy and planning.Serves as technical liaison with stakeholders, and others on how best to coordinate their efforts with USAID programs, policies, processes, procedures, and approaches related to the crisis operations area of expertise.Develops strategies, plans, guidance, and/or disseminates research results for Agency-wide application and incorporation into appropriate crisis operations programs and/or operational functions.