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 located within the Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS) Office of Civil-Military Cooperation (CMC), at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Duties

Report and manage tasks, complex priorities, and builds long-term goals in planning for organizational changes to influence and translate vision of action. Develop well-crafted policy analysis and drafting; ability to engage interagency and DoD components with policy issues, planning, exercises, outreach, and relationship building. Draw implications and recommend appropriate modifications to team, Office, and Bureau strategy as appropriate. Advise senior Bureau management on key issues/constraints to policy development. Prepare analyses and innovative written products that apply new hypotheses and concepts to intractable problems, define or clarify issues and policy.

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-13:You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 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: Planning or executing foreign assistance programming such as development assistance, humanitarian assistance, or transition assistance. Developing plans or policies to accomplish interagency cooperation efforts impacting national security. Conducting policy analysis and/or implementation on policy issue areas related to strategic competition and/or conflict in fragile states, such as violent extremism, atrocities prevention or stabilization. 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: 1. Directing teams in planning or executing foreign assistance programming such as development assistance, humanitarian assistance, or transition assistance. 2. Leading efforts to develop plans or policies to accomplish interagency cooperation efforts impacting national security. 3. Managing a team to conduct policy analysis, identification, and implementation on identified policy issues related to strategic competition and/or conflict in fragile states, such as violent extremism, atrocities prevention or stabilization. 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 Conflict Prevention and Stabilization 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20523 US
• Name: USAID HR Help Desk
• Phone: 202-712-1234 X2
• Email: [email protected]