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 within the Bureau of Asia, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Duties

Provides technical input to Office, Bureau and Mission staff on a variety of development assistance program/project issues in the climate sector with a particular focus on natural resources. Is responsible for integrating climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience actions into programming across all development sectors in support of Mission, Regional and Pillar Bureau programming. He/she will advance the Agency’s Climate Strategy and the Asia Climate Action Plan; and promote opportunities to develop a systems approach across sectors to fortify climate programming efforts and results. Leads designs and development of new environment programs/projects, including initial reconnaissance of projects. Consults with stakeholders; prepares scopes of work for climate and natural resources programs; develops technical and procurement documents; selects implementing partners (i.e., contractors, grantees). Leads project management for Bureau-funded and managed activities for climate and natural resources programs and projects. He/she works closely with Mission counterparts and appropriate host-country officials in the management of these activities and closely monitors activity implementation and performance Develops plans and guidance for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of major climate programs in accordance with USAID’s Climate Strategy and Administration priorities. The Officer takes into account factors such as cost effectiveness, attainment of program goals and objectives, and compliance with pertinent legal and regulatory guidelines.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.
• You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period

Qualifications

Basic Requirement: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Specialized Experience: GS-14: In addition to the Education requirement and Selective Placement Factor, you MUST have one year of specialized experience is required that is equivalent in difficulty and responsibility 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; a) Two to three years writing or researching climate issues or two to three years' work experience in the area of climate and/or natural resources management, for example: integrating climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience actions into programming across the development sectors. 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 has a positive education requirement, therefore, transcripts are required.

Contacts

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