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Venatore is seeking a Senior Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) Specialist to support the Regional Contracting Office (RCO) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).This is a full-time position for 12 months of high-level virtual support, beginning in summer 2024, to provide expert A&A services. Duties include the full range of pre-award, award, post-award and closeout functions involving highly complexity, multi-year, multi-million dollar negotiated acquisition and assistance mechanisms of all types. The Senior A&A Specialist will work closely with Foreign Service Contracting and Agreement Officers (CO/AOs) and a talented team of Cooperating Country National (CCN) A&A Specialists to support Mission activities and portfolios.This position requires an expert understanding of USG and/or USAID systems and policies. Position responsibilities include, and are not limited to:
The provision of expert-level A&A services throughout the procurement process for complex A&A mechanisms, including, and not limited to, competitively negotiated contracts, task orders, cooperative agreements, grants, Interagency Agreements (IAA), and sole source or limited competition awards.
Coordination of A&A objectives development, taking primary responsibility for all phases of the pre-award A&A process for complex actions and producing all required documents to make compliant awards.
Completion of post-award A&A actions.
Provision of guidance and mentoring to junior-level staff on foundational principles of USG and USAID acquisition, assistance, general A&A management, A&A policy direction, new/changed procurement policies, etc., as required.
Development of training sessions to teach A&A and AOR/COR colleagues about A&A best practices.
Robust participation in RCO’s overall execution of the Mission’s A&A program.
To be considered for this role, you must possess at minimum:
Expert understanding of USG and USAID laws, regulations, policies, and procedures governing each type of A&A mechanism.
Advanced knowledge of the procedures for pre- and post-award A&A actions.
A minimum of 10 years of directly relevant experience.
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proven ability to handle complex procurement actions.
Proven ability to work under pressure and complete procurement actions within vastly accelerated timelines.
Expert knowledge of Global Acquisition and Assistance System (GLAAS) and ASIST.
Expert knowledge of Federal and USAID regulations, and the associated governing guidance (e.g., the FAR, AIDAR, CFR, OMB Circulars).
FAC-C Professional Level II certification or equivalent.