Duties

The incumbent serves as central point-of-contact and senior policy advisor to the Front Office and Political-Economic Section staff on infrastructure; anti-corruption; and Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) issues.  The incumbent communicates and advocates for U.S. government policy policy priorities, and develops short- and long-term partnerships across a wide range of government and non-government contacts in Zambia, including local cooperating partners and NGOs. The Global Affairs Specialist coordinates information-sharing and reporting with the USG interagency community, maintains high-level contacts, and analyzes and differentiates among a broad range of political, legal, and practical factors to identify, develop, and implement policy and project priorities. The incumbent organizes meetings and events, prepares sectoral analysis and wrriten reports, manages a small grants portfolio, and conducts some travels to represent USG interests.