MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:

a. Education: A Master’s degree in business administration, management, finance, or other related area is required.

b. Prior Work Experience: A minimum of Seven (7) years’ experience in the areas of business, administration, finance, and/or management is required, and a minimum of an additional two (2) of prior supervisory experience is required. Work experience must have demonstrated successful experience in the field of management, operations, and administration, including analysis and planning, personnel management, general services, and travel, with a demonstrated knowledge of procurement, budgeting, and contract management. Performing and supervising operations or administrative management for a large and complicated organization is required.

c. Language Proficiency: Level IV (fluency) in English is required. This will be tested. At this level, the Specialist must have a high degree of proficiency in both the written and spoken language, including the ability to translate. On occasion, the Specialist may need to act as an impromptu interpreter. Written and speaking English skills are particularly important. The Specialist must be able to clearly express ideas and concepts accurately, both verbally and in writing.

d. Job Knowledge: A comprehensive knowledge of management principles, concepts, methods, practices, and techniques, especially as they relate to the fields of business management, operations, and/or administration, is required. A detailed knowledge of market prices, local laws, regulations, practices, and procedures is required. The Specialist must have the ability to research, locate, understand, and interpret regulations, and to apply these to specific cases in the functional areas outlined in the position description.

e. Skills and Abilities:
Ability to guide and work with a multidisciplinary, diverse team in the administration of a full-service, customer-focused Executive Office, for a complex economic assistance program. The Specialist must possess the capacity to analyze, conceptualize, negotiate, exercise sound judgment, originate ideas, identify problems, and develop creative solutions critically and independently. The Specialist must demonstrate interpersonal skills to handle requests with patience, tact, and diplomacy; to effectively lead, train, and supervise staff; and, to work under pressure while navigating managerial, administrative, and sensitive issues, and possess the ability to deal with emergency situations. Extreme flexibility to simultaneously manage multiple activities at a time is essential. The Specialist must possess proficiency in the use of computers, including all basic windows applications; and be able to obtain a thorough understanding of USG and local federal regulations and policies, foreign affairs manuals, and understand USAID’s programming, planning, budgeting, contracting, and supply management procedures.

A good knowledge of Nepali work culture, language and Nepal development issues and context is required so as to be able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with stakeholders at the local levels.

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