This position is within the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, Office of Humanitarian Business and Management Operations (HBMO) at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Duties

Plans and formulates new or improved BHA specific policies in the functional areas of acquisition and assistance, including responsibility for formulating guidelines, implementing new policies and initiatives, and providing policy interpretation. Recommends and/or puts into action organization or process changes to include assisting with identifying, distributing, and balancing workload within the team to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities. As a senior advisor and technical authority on complex and precedent-setting policy and program issues, develops policies, strategies, and plans for humanitarian assistance acquisition and assistance initiatives. Serve as technical liaison with other USAID stakeholders: Bureau for Management's Office of Acquisition and Assistance and the Office of General Counsel to coordinate efforts with USAID programs, policies, and approaches to humanitarian assistance. Assesses program effectiveness or the improvement of complex program and management processes and systems encompassing difficult and diverse functions or issues that affect critical aspects of the major humanitarian assistance programs for USAID. Establishes and fosters effective working relationships and information networks with stakeholders in all levels.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
• If you have no prior Federal experience or are selected under Delegated Examining procedures, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• If you select to be considered under Merit Promotion requirements, you must meet the Time-in-Grade requirements before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
• These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP's) under the Agency's approved Drug-Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.
• You may be required to serve a one year Supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: GS-14 You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 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 include: Plans and formulates new or improved BHA specific policies in the functional areas of acquisition and assistance, including responsibility for formulating guidelines, implementing new policies and initiatives, and providing policy interpretation; Recommends and/or puts into action organization or process changes to include assisting with identifying, distributing, and balancing workload within the team to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities; As a senior advisor and technical authority on complex procurements and precedent-setting policy and program issues, develops policies, advises on procurement strategies, and plans for humanitarian assistance acquisition and assistance initiatives. This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placements Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not demonstrate the experience below are ineligible for further consideration. Your resume must demonstrate extensive experience in interpreting and applying federal procurement policy & regulations into applicable guidance and/or serving as a senior advisor in acquisition and/or assistance for a civilian-based international humanitarian assistance or development organization. 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 position's duties 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 applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position's minimum requirements. In addition, 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. Therefore, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations without selective and quality ranking factors. Additional Information: USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With headquarters in the District of Columbia, we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide, playing an active and critical role in the promotion of U.S. foreign policy interests. When crisis strikes, when rights are repressed, when hunger, disease, and poverty rob people of opportunity, USAID acts on behalf of the American people to help expand the reach of prosperity and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. USAID employees and contractors must commit to maintaining a workplace free of sexual misconduct, including harassment, exploitation, and abuse, and adhere to USAID's Counter-Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct. For information on the effort to counter all forms of human trafficking, including the procurement of commercial sex acts and the use of forced labor, visit http://www.state.gov/g/tip. For more information about USAID, visit http://www.usaid.gov.

Education

This position DOES NOT have a positive education requirement. Therefore, no transcripts are required.

Contacts

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