Job opening: Senior Development Impact Specialist (Direct Investments)
Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Dec 15 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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This position is part of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Office of Development Policy (ODP), Development Impact Division. This position assesses the expected development impacts of prospective DFC projects, with a particular focus on direct lending and investments for projects in the energy, agriculture and food security, health, climate, infrastructure, and women's economic empowerment sectors.
Duties
Assesses expected development impact of DFC projects, with a particular focus on direct lending and investments for projects in the energy, agriculture and food security, health, climate, infrastructure, and women's economic empowerment sectors.
Conducts development impact clearances as part of the investment due diligence process based on DFC's impact framework, the Impact Quotient (IQ) and defines the monitoring plan for the investment to track actual impact of investments.
Works closely with investment teams to provide high-quality, timely development impact assessment, sharing concerns, opportunities to maximize impact, and lessons learned.
Works with Monitoring & Analytics group to monitor and manage the impact performance of DFC projects, with a particular focus on direct lending and investments for projects in the energy, agriculture and food security, health, climate, infrastructure, and women's economic empowerment sectors.
Represents DFC and builds DFC's brand within the impact management sector and contributes to the development of DFC's thought leadership materials.
Please Note: This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 1534.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
- Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- Within 30 days of your start date, you will be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance
- This position will require foreign travel to developing countries
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement.
You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability to 1) Assess the development impact of international investments and/or projects in at least one of the following sectors: energy, agriculture & food security, health, climate, infrastructure and/or women's economic empowerment; AND 2) Communicate key insights to decision-makers to maximize project and/or portfolio/program impact.
Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level.
Please Note: Applicants may be asked to produce a writing sample during the interview stage.
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, including volunteer experience.
This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement 24-ODP-ST-12232104-KS using Merit Promotion (MP) procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet MP requirements and can apply to that announcement. NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both.
This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address International Development Finance Corporation
1100 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20527
US
- Name: Kirstin Showalter
- Email: [email protected]
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