This Office Director position is located in the Office of Foreign Assistance, Office of Policy (F/P) in Washington, DC.  The Office of Foreign Assistance was created in 2006 to improve strategic coordination of and oversight over all foreign assistance funding, focusing on efficacy and strategy; and is responsible for the overall strategic direction of foreign assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). 

Duties

The Office Director for Policy provides the Front Office with rapid and responsive support on front office priorities where policy, strategy, and inter- or intra-agency coordination is required, and where senior-level engagement can facilitate decision-making on “thorny issues” and processes.  F/P also provides F and other Department, inter-agency, and external stakeholders data-driven and long-term policy analysis, including cutting-edge research of issues on the horizon that may impact Administration priorities.  Specifically, the incumbent:

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278.
• One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
• Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.

Qualifications

Unless you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications (last five questions). All applicants must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Mandatory Technical Qualification questions in order to receive consideration for the position. To view additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualification statements available on the Office of Personnel Management's website please click here. When responding to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the Technical Qualifications and the Executive Core Qualifications. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. You should limit your narrative to two pages per Mandatory Technical Qualification and Executive Core Qualification. Applicants who use "see resume" as a response will not receive consideration for the position. Your experience and resume should explicitly demonstrate the following: MTQ 1:  Demonstrated experience in formulating foreign policy and providing policy leadership on a range of analytical methods, tools, and measures that are critical to optimizing the impact of U.S. Government foreign assistance resources. This includes improving the strategic effectiveness of foreign assistance programs and their performance. MTQ 2:  Demonstrated experience in leading and managing high performing teams to achieve organizational mission and goals.  A strong track record working in positions of authority to shape and influence U.S. government interagency processes and outcomes, ensuring home agency and/or bureau equities are reflected. If you do not possess the mandatory technical qualifications described above, you may be considered ineligible for these positions.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 2401 E Street, N.W. Room H-1104 Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United States
• Name: JoAnn E. Moore
• Phone: 202-663-2137
• Email: [email protected]