Management Scope
In fiscal 2023, USAID’s budget was approximately $2.1 billion of which $1.7 billion was allocated for operating expenses. The deputy administrator oversees six pillar bureaus, five regional bureaus, two central bureaus as well as all overseas missions and field offices.2 The management scope of this position can vary by administration.
Primary Responsibilities
- Assists the administrator in carrying out the administrator’s authority and responsibility for the overall direction, coordination and supervision of agency operations at headquarters and abroad.
- Provides overall strategic guidance to bureaus that are at the forefront of U.S. national security interests.
- Improves the agency’s effectiveness in addressing crises and building resilience.
- Strengthens cohesive engagement on high-level policy and planning issues common to two or more of the bureaus.
- Provides oversight and direction to the assistant administrators and assistants to the administrator within the deputy’s span of control.
- Guides USAID’s crisis responses.
- Represents USAID on the Deputies Committee of the National Security Council.
- Oversees agency efforts to promote food security, global health, democracy and economic growth and address the root causes of conflict.
- Oversees the following the offices and bureaus:
- Bureau for Africa
- Bureau for Asia
- Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization
- Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance
- Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
- Bureau for Global Health
- Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
- Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships and Innovation
- Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Bureau for Middle East
- Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security
- Office of the Chief Economist
- Office of Policy
Strategic Goals and Priorities
Depends on the policy priorities of the administration