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Tuvli, an Akima company, is hiring for a Subject Matter Analyst to support our DoS client located in Washington, DC. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today! EUR/ACE requires a Subject Matter Expert(s) (SME) to liaise with the interagency and coordinate budget and sectoral foreign assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia in order to help ACE reach its foreign policy objectives.
SMEs will coordinate with a variety of stakeholders, including U.S. government representatives, non-governmental representatives, donor community representatives, foreign government representatives and audiences, State Department staff, and the interagency concerning the role of foreign assistance and policies in support of reform priorities for the Bureau in bilateral and regional assistance to the region.
The incumbent will support the coordinator’s participation in meetings with foreign officials and other international and multilateral events that feature discussion of foreign assistance, and/or participate him/herself. The Subject Matter Experts will serve as a policy advisor and source of information for the European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau and the South and Central Asia Affairs Bureau (for Central Asia).
The Subject Matter Experts would provide support and guidance in analyzing public policy and program options and developing strategies to achieve short- and long-term U.S. government foreign policy goals. The Subject Matter Experts manages assigned assistance portfolios under the supervision of a Sectoral Team Leads, undertakes and coordinates projects from senior level policy working groups, develops summaries/evaluations of options, and assists in forging consensus on recommended options.
The Subject Matter Experts may also be required to engage in strategic and other planning tasks that relate to specific sectors of foreign assistance. Subject Matter Specialists may be needed to cover the following areas, but not limited to, democracy assistance, including civil society, governance, judicial reform, anticorruption, and independent media. Provides technical expertise and strategic advice to the office regarding peace and security, cyber, democracy, governance, anti-corruption, human rights, independent media, economic growth, energy, climate, gender, infrastructure, humanitarian, health, and other sectors of foreign assistance.
EUR/ACE and vendor must discuss and clear on announcements that are focused on each sectoral/subject matter, as needed. For example, Rule of Law Coordinator, Cybersecurity Assistance Coordinator, Gender Assistance Coordinator. Responsibilities Coordinate with a variety of stakeholders, including U.S. government representatives, non- governmental representatives, donor community representatives, foreign government representatives and audiences, State Department public affairs staff, and the public concerning ACE’s role and funding priorities, as well as coordinate with relevant stakeholders on tracking of foreign assistance to the region.
Serve as the liaison with a variety of internal and external stakeholders on foreign assistance priorities, planning, formulation, tracking, and negotiations in one or more of the following areas of foreign assistance: democracy and governance, security, economic including energy, cybersecurity, monitoring and evaluation, and other functional areas for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia. Serve as the chair, lead, or back-up for functional area working groups or ACE’s Annual Budget Reviews related to a functional area, e.g., civilian security, rule of law, cybersecurity, military security, etc.
Draft and clear a wide array of materials, including Congressional Notifications and other official paper, for a variety of audiences concerning the amount, purpose, justification, priorities, role, goals, outcomes, and challenges of U.S. foreign assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia as directed by ACE executive leadership. Attend and manage special e