Advisor, Budgeting, Planning and Programming - Military veterans preferred

• Advise and mentor on capacity building and sustainment on building organic Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPB&E) capacity.
• Advise and mentor on translating national security policy programs into strategic program guidance for the ANDSF.
• Advise and mentor on developing capacity related to program formulation and justification, cost estimating models, policy, and procedures, and budget strategies under fiscal constraints in preparation for becoming a secondary budget unit and/or budget unit Forces.
• Ensure daily, interpersonal and hands-on practical interaction with Afghan counterparts in their operating environment, subject to Coalition-directed force protection and movement restrictions, in accordance with the requiring activity’s plan of action & milestones for the essential functions of ANDSF requirements generation and PPBE.
• Advise and mentor on the processes and methods to develop qualitative and quantitative cost information to support program requirements.
• Provide advice and guidance to improve ANDSF budget authority as a secondary budget unit and/or budget unit.
• Advise and mentor the ANDSF to prioritize requirements when faced with fiscal constraints.
• Each week, submit a weekly update report to the requiring activity in order to illustrate: progress achieved toward the requiring activity’s plan of actions and milestones; and a plan of action for the coming week that supports the requiring activity’s plan of action and milestones.
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Automated data processing knowledge: possess working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, graphics presentation, databases, E-mail clients & web browsers, and web content management.

Experience & Education

• Master’s degree in economics, finance, business or management from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Minimum 10 years of Planning and Programming experience at a major governmental institution (armed service, ministry, large department)
• Work experience will demonstrate that the candidate has had successful outputs of the planning and programming process: programs have been adequately justified and have been resourced as a result of the planning and programming process.
• Must have a final (not interim) Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Level Security Clearance before deployment and maintain that clearance.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Must pass all medical and fitness requirements directed by US Central Command (CENTCOM) in order to deploy.
• Must be able to operate in harsh and austere conditions of Afghanistan

Travel

• Must be capable of daily travel in and around Kabul as well as to locations throughout Afghanistan