You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application package. Your application may not receive full consideration if you do not follow the instructions as outlined. This position is located in the Washington, DC Commuting Area in the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI), Local, Faith, and Transformative Partnerships Hub, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Duties

This position is for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) initiative. Reports and manages personnel, tasks, complex priorities and build long-term goals in planning for organizational changes to influence and translate vision of action. Expertise in budget analysis and drafting; ability to engage Agency and Interagency components with leadership on budget issues, exercise and outreach development, and relationship-building. Develops objectives, indicators of performance and impact; evaluates results in order to draw implications, and makes appropriate modifications to strategy when appropriate. Expertise in policy analysis and drafting; ability to engage Agency and Interagency components with leadership on policy issues, exercise and outreach development, and relationship-building. Advises senior Bureau management on key issues/constraints to policy development. Prepares analyses and innovative written products that apply new hypotheses and concepts to intractable problems, define or clarify issues and policy.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• REMOVE IF NOT APPLICABLE: You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. Specialized Experience: GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position includes: a) managing multiple operational teams to accomplish organizational goals; b) leading cross-sectoral cooperation such as policy, strategic planning, human resources, administration, and travel to accomplish organizational goals and objectives; c) developing organizational plans and policies to accomplish cooperation efforts; and d) providing administrative, technical, and human resources management supervision to staff members to include but not limited to career development, disciplinary, and performance management. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, relevant to the duties of the position to be filled, including volunteer experience. CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible employee who possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities which clearly exceed the minimum requirements of the position. A well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the Silver Category or higher Category; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training. A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. In the absence of selective and quality ranking factors, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement, therefore, transcripts are not required.

Contacts

• Address Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20523 US
• Name: USAID HR Help Desk
• Phone: 202-712-1234 X2
• Email: [email protected]