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 in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, in the , at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Duties

Performs full range of administrative and management functions, establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, observes workers' performance; conducts work evaluations and furthers the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO). Identifies/analyzes U.S. foreign policy, security and development issues, prepares program memos, reports, and written materials, implements programmatic actions related to non-presence settings and advises in assessments/results framework. Represents Bureau on matters related to non-presence countries, prepares analyses on activities in non-presence countries.Serves as POC with outside organizations, communicates and advises perspectives on non-presence country activities. Lead planner for non-presence countries, provides guidance where precedents are scarce or nonexistent. Recommends budget levels, monitor performance, and project progress. Leads agency working groups and serves as lead at public meetings.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Security clearance.
• Time in grade must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
• 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

Specialized Experience GS14: 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 includes: (a) serving as a USAID desk officer for countries with no headquarters presence; managing overseas development programs within the USG or an outside organization implementing programs with a limited headquarters presence;(b) providing high-level briefings to senior USG officials to communicate complex and/or sensitive information related to Europe and Eurasia; and(c) engaging with USG interagency and Congressional staff to advance U.S. foreign policy and development assistance goals in the Europe and Eurasia region. 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 employee who possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position's minimum requirements. 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 a score of 85 or higher; 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. Selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations in the absence of selective and quality ranking factors.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. Therefore, no transcripts are required.

Contacts

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