The Office of the General Counsel (GC) provides legal advice to Agency leadership and staff on USAID. This position serves as a Legal Officer in the division in GC responsible for supporting USAID's Bureaus for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS), Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience, and Food Security. The incumbent assumes a broad range of responsibilities, primarily supporting the CPS Office of Transition Initiatives (CPS/OTI).

Deadline: August 30, 2021

Open to current USAID staff and Federal employees

Responsibilities

• Operations and administration of CPS/OTI programs;
• Projects and activities with the authority of CPS/OTI and CPS;
• Congressional, the Government Accountability Office, the Office of the Inspector General, and public inquiries concerning OTI matters and activities;
• Working relationships with other U.S. Government agencies and with implementing partners; and
• Legal interpretations of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, foreign operations appropriations legislation, and all other Acts pertinent to foreign assistance programs.

More information at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/611153500