This position is within the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), Office of Global Policy, Partnerships, Programs, and Communications (G3PC) , at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). G3PC directs the Bureau's leadership in global humanitarian policy, showcasing BHA's life-saving work through strategic communication and information.

Duties

Serves as an expert on broad policy initiatives with global impact. Provides intellectual leadership, coordination and focus to guide policy dialogues on climate change, climate finance, and humanitarian assistance. Provides expert analysis/advice on agency-wide policy initiatives that pertain to climate change issues. Reconciles conflicts between basic humanitarian and climate change policies, climate finance/program goals. Supports Bureau-wide coordination within humanitarian and transition contexts: reviewing and analyzing data; developing strategies, formulating policy approaches, and providing expert technical advice and assistance to bureau officials. Provides specialized expertise across BHA and the Agency in developing policies and strategies for climate change, climate finance, and humanitarian response. Plans, develops, and manages global programs, procedures, and methods for addressing climate change, climate finance, and humanitarian objectives according to latest evidence and better practices. Manages and provides oversight of climate change, climate finance, and humanitarian assistance integration in the training, technical assistance, research and evaluation of global awards that address gaps in the Bureau and Agency in these areas.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
• If you have no prior Federal experience or are selected under Delegated Examining procedures, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• If you select to be considered under Merit Promotion requirements, you must meet the Time-in-Grade requirements before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
• These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP's) under the Agency's approved Drug-Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: GS-14 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 include: (a) Experience developing and influencing policy and advocacy agendas related to the intersection of climate, climate finance, and/or humanitarian action.; (b) Advising leadership on new developments and effective approaches to incorporating climate change considerations into humanitarian response or development initiatives; (c) Experience adapting climate finance approaches for fragile, conflict and vulnerable contexts; (d) Researching and developing strategies, policies, and guidance on climate change considerations and/or climate finance in a humanitarian and/or development or fragile context; AND (e) Serving as a technical liaison with USG Agencies, Congress, donors, multilateral banks, and PVOs to coordinate their efforts on climate change, climate finance, and/or humanitarian response issues. This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placements Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not demonstrate the experience below are ineligible for further consideration. Selective Placement Factor: Your resume must demonstrate advanced experience in climate, climate finance, and/or humanitarian policy issues for a civilian-based international humanitarian assistance or development organization. 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 applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position's minimum requirements. In addition, 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. Therefore, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations without selective and quality ranking factors.

Education

This position DOES NOT have a positive education requirement. Therefore, no transcripts are required.

Contacts

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