R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Notice Date

October 2, 2000

Contracting Office

USAID/Panama, Executive Office, PER, Unit 090, APO AA 34002

ZIP Code

34002

Solicitation Number

Panama 00-023

Response Due

November 15, 2000

Point of Contact

11. Contact Mirtha Arjona, 507/263-6011, e-mail:marjona@usaid.gov

E-Mail Address

Mirtha Arjona (marjona@usaid.gov)

Description

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Panama is seeking applications (Standard Form 171 or OF-162) from an interested individual to work under a Personal Services Contract (PSC) as a long term Water Resources Specialist. The USPSC Water Resources Specialist will report directly to the Chief of the Office of Sustainable Development and will be responsible for providing technical assistance to USAID/Panama and relevant counterparts in the areas of: building the capacity of local governments for environmental management; pollution prevention/Cleaner Production; institutional structures for watershed management; climate change; environmental monitoring and data sharing; and modeling to support environmental policymaking. The USPSC Water Resources Specialist will also 1) serve as Team Leader for USAID/Panama activities in support of the role of local government and engagement of the private sector; 2) coordinate and supervise activities of other USAID/Panama staff, assigned to work in the areas below; 3) represent USAID/Panama in meetings with high-level counterparts; and 4) manage contract and grant activities valued at over $1 million per year. Applicants may be US. Citizens and U.S. residents only. This position has been classified at a U.S. Government GS-13 level, which has a salary range of U.S. Dollars (55,837-$72,586) per annum. The actual salary of the successful candidate will be negotiated within the range depending on qualifications and previous earning history. Qualifications: 1)Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are required. 2) Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written Spanish (Level 3 or higher on the Foreign Service Language Exam or three or more years of experience living in Latin America are desirable). 3) A Ph.D. in water resources or a related field (e.g. conservation biology, environmental economics, environmental engineering) or equivalent experience is required and 4) A minimum of five years experience is required in international development in the areas listed below. Experience in all of these areas would be desirable; planning, management and financing of local environmental programs, e.g., water, solid waste; watershed management; cleaner production; environmental policy; modeling, and monitoring and climate change and 5) Two or more years of USAID experience are desirable. RFP-Panama 00-023 will be available on or after October 10, 2000. Interested persons may receive a copy by written request only; i.e., fax (507) 264-0104, e-mail:marjona@usaid.gov or letter to Executive Office-Human Resources, USAID/Panama, Unit 0949, APO AA 34002. Although it will not take the place of the hard copy distribution, the preferred method of distributing USAID procurement information is via Internet. This CBD Notice can be downloaded using the Agency Web site. The worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurements". On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations". Look under the following directory for the RFP :pub /OP/ RFP /PAN 00023.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through Internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.

Web Link

CURRENT CBD NOTICES (http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd/)

Record

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