ZemiTek, LLC is a Woman-Owned, SBA-certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) based in the Washington, DC metro area. We have a strong record delivering innovative and high-quality solutions. Since 2007, ZemiTek has provided technical assistance, project management, information technology (IT), knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, training and learning development, and institutional support services.
ZemiTek has been contracted by the USAID Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS) to provide institutional staffing support in the Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CPS/CVP). As part of this contract, the CPS/CVP requires a senior advisor to serve as CVP’s representative to and member of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Management Team, located in USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), Office of Technical and Program Quality, Risk Analysis Division.
CPS/CVP provides technical advice and analysis that respond to the causes and consequences of conflict, fragility, and violence to all parts of the Agency, other USG departments and agencies and international partners including other donors and civil society. CPS/CVP provides technical assistance to USAID Missions and other operating units, applied research and analysis, training and information dissemination, and partner engagement. The office links rigorous conflict and violence analysis to strategy development, activity design and implementation; and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
For nearly 40 years, USAID’s flagship FEWS NET Program has been central to the Agency’s ability to accurately describe current acute food insecurity and provide early warning of impending acute food insecurity. This work supports evidence-based decision-making regarding the distribution of billions of dollars of humanitarian food assistance each year to prevent acute food insecurity and famine.
Conflict, climate variability and change, and food insecurity are dynamically interconnected phenomena. Conflict shocks, alone or in combination with climate and economic shocks, currently constitute the largest driver of acute food insecurity globally. To improve FEWS NET’s assessment and forecasting of acute food insecurity around the world by better understanding conflict trends and dynamics, and to increase the ability of USAID and its partners to leverage FEWS NET’s multi-sectoral program to better mitigate conflict risks, USAID/FEWS NET is increasing investment in data, analysis, and partnerships related to fragility, instability, and conflict. The Senior Fragility and Conflict Advisor will provide the FEWS NET Program with expert technical advisory and engagement capacity in the domains of fragility, conflict, and climate security.
There is preference for this position to be staffed in Washington D.C. with in-person presence for a minimum of three (3) days per week in USAID/BHA’s offices at 555 12th St NW. However, applicants who require remote work arrangements will be considered.
Overseas travel will be required to underdeveloped areas. Some physical hardship may be encountered, such as poor road conditions, unstable political settings, climate extremes, exposure to diseases prevalent in unhealthy environments, and significantly different cultural environments.
This position requires a candidate obtain and keep SECRET clearance, and the start date is immediate.
Location: Remote (with up to 25% travel)
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: Starting at $140,000
Clearance: Ability to obtain secret level clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
ZemiTek is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant’s qualifications are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.
ZemiTek is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, ZemiTek will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accommodations@zemitek.com.
ZemiTek embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion and strives to build and maintain a safe environment where we celebrate diverse backgrounds, treat everyone with respect, and value the unique lived experiences each person brings based on their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, age, marital status or family status and related conditions.
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