The Senior Regional Governance Specialist (SRGS) is the senior level specialist on democracy, governance, human rights (DRG), conflict mitigation and management (CMM), and preventing/countering violent extremism (P/CVE), and provides direction, advice, policy guidance and substantive input in the design, implementation, and monitoring of regional and relevant bi-lateral activities in West Africa.  The SRGS serves as the lead role in strategic planning for DRG, CMM, and P/CVE) programs and projects, donor coordination, report writing, management of DRG and Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) resources, working with implementing partners, and working extensively with the other technical teams in the regional mission and its client Missions and Operating Units.  In addition, the SRGS is responsible for coordination and communication with U.S. Embassies that are USAID/WA non-presence countries with DRG, CMM, and P/CVE programs and activities, as well as providing itinerant support and advice to client bi-lateral missions and operating units in the region and within the USAID/WA mission to integrate DRG, CMM, and P/CVE concerns into their portfolios