This position is part of the, African Development Foundation. The incumbent will be responsible for supporting USADF (both domestically and internationally) in various duties, primarily in international grant preparation and maintenance, travel arrangements, and administration management.

Duties

Prepare the international grant and project amendment documentation for review process and grant amendments for approval; and receive and distribute fully executed grant documentation. Assist the staff in arranging international and domestic travel. Provide advice on the Federal Travel Regulations. Provide technical and administrative oversight of operations. Coordinate staff responsible for accountability of administrative supplies and equipment, publications and forms, printing, property management, space management, records management, and mail service. Perform functions designed to analyze and independently resolve difficult issues and problems pertaining to administrative operations.

Requirements

Qualifications

At the GS-09 level, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes: Preparing international grant and project amendment documentation for the review process and grant amendments for approval. Assist with arranging international and domestic travel, and provide administrative and management support activities for projects. OR B. Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LLB. or J.D., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR C. A combination of education and experience as listed above. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. At the GS-11 level, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes: Prepare the international grant and project amendment documentation for the review process and grant amendments for approval. Arrange international and domestic travel. Provide a wide variety of administrative and management support activities for projects and programs. Manage the property and logistical planning within the office; brief supervisor on actions required and follow-up on action taken; and maintain a repository of reusable office supplies and equipment. OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if in a related field OR A Combination of education and experience as list above. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

If qualifying based on EDUCATION you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Only education from institutions which are accredited or preaccredited/candidate for accreditation may be used to meet education requirements.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address African Development Foundation 1400 I Street NW Washington, DC 20005 US
• Name: Tyler Olson
• Phone: (303) 969-7087
• Email: [email protected]