Solicitation for Resident Hire U.S. Personal Services Contractor (USPSC) as Senior Information Technology Advisor, USAID/West Africa

This position is located in the Regional Executive Office (REXO) of USAID/West Africa and will be based in Accra with periodic travels to Benin, Cameroon, and Cote d’Ivoire. The REXO is currently responsible for providing administrative support services to the bilateral Mission, (USAID/Ghana) and the Regional Mission (USAID/West Africa).

In addition, the REXO also supports staff and smaller missions in other bilateral and limited presence countries (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon), as well as assists with ad hoc questions that arise relating to special projects and initiatives. In the aggregate the REXO serves nearly two hundred and fifty (250) people. The primary services the REXO provides are:

Human Resources, Travel, ICASS Support and Liaison, Administrative Operations, Information Technology, and Procurement. The Senior Information Technology Advisor reports to the USAID/West Africa Regional Supervisory Executive Officer and is responsible for planning and implementing Information Technology (IT) Unit functions and reporting to senior Mission Management and USAID/W on the status of Mission and Agency efforts in the IT functional areas.

The Senior Information Technology Advisor consults with and advises the Strategic Objective and Support Teams to improve operational systems and assure that systems are operating with cutting-edge technology forUSAID/Accra and client Missions within West Africa.