Debbie Jackson

Debbie Jackson serves as Executive Officer for USAID/Benin, overseeing the strategic planning and execution of procurement activities that advance the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional resilience. In this leadership role, she ensures compliance with U.S. foreign assistance regulations and aligns contracting decisions with USAID’s strategic priorities in economic growth, public health, and governance. Her portfolio primarily encompasses professional and technical services contracts supporting capacity building, private sector engagement, and public service delivery reforms. She guides the acquisition lifecycle from needs assessment through contract award and performance management, working closely with program officers and local partners to ensure procurement aligns with developmental outcomes. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, Jackson’s procurement strategy emphasizes engagement with a broad spectrum of international and local service providers, including technical consultants, research institutions, and development implementers with demonstrated expertise in African context-specific challenges. Her approach fosters collaborative, performance-based partnerships that prioritize local ownership and adaptive management, often involving multi-year, task-order-based contracts to support long-term program continuity. Jackson’s contracting pattern reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, consistent with USAID’s global procurement guidelines that prioritize technical merit and program impact over socioeconomic preferences in international contexts. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—reflecting a heavy reliance on advisory, analytical, and implementation support services in areas such as health systems strengthening, youth livelihoods programming, and governance reform. A secondary focus on NAICS 923130 underscores her involvement in administrative and human resource capacity-building initiatives for public institutions. Her expertise centers on procuring high-impact technical assistance that enhances local institutional effectiveness and promotes self-reliance.