The Acquisition and Assistance Specialist (Entry Level/EL) is located in the Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA) in Kigali, Rwanda (USAID/Rwanda). The OAA in USAID/Rwanda has the extra responsibility of overseeing the development portfolio for USAID/Burundi. The function of the Office is to provide Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) support to Technical Offices and Development Objective Teams in both Rwanda and Burundi, and in any other Offices that may be supported by the Mission.
The primary purpose of this position is to support the cognizant Mission Contracting/Agreement Officer, by performing a variety of A&A duties including writing grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other procurement instruments, and preparing amendments/modifications to such instruments in support of the Mission. The Specialist reviews and recommends approval or revision of requisitions in the Global Acquisition and Assistance System; reviews and recommends approval or revision of statements of work; drafts A&A solicitation documents; performs cost and price analysis; analyzes A&A offers or applications received; drafts A&A award instruments and modifications; analyzes budgets; recommends special A&A award requirements; writes memoranda of negotiation; and, prepares other required documentation. The Specialist maintains up-to-date A&A files and records, manages Contractor Performance Assessment Reports, and supports award closeout. The Specialist provides guidance to supported Teams related to A&A award modifications. The Specialist is responsible for carrying out day-to-day activities under the mentorship of more senior Office employees.
The entire Solicitation is available for download in pdf format.