Crisis Operations Specialist

Serves as technical liaison, to stakeholders, and others on how best to coordinate their efforts with USAID programs, policies, processes, procedures, and approaches to civilian-led international humanitarian response.Develops strategies, plans, guidance, and/or disseminates research results for Agency-wide application and incorporation into appropriate humanitarian response program, policy, and/or operational functions.Provides expert advice, guidance, and support to stakeholders on technical issues regarding the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of international civilian-led humanitarian response programs, policies, and/or operational functions.Assesses effectiveness or recommends improvement of program, policy, and/or operational processes and systems encompassing difficult and diverse issues that affect aspects of major international humanitarian response and/or operational functions.Participates in developing strategies for implementing major humanitarian assistance programs, policies, and/or operational functions. Develops detailed plans for implementing them, and oversees implementation of the goals.Develops and maintains relationships with various stakeholders in the international civilian-led humanitarian operations community such as the government, implementing partners, private industry, academic institutions, and others as appropriate.