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 International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, within the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Strategy and Program Office (SPO, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Duties

Provide advice and guidance based organizational units, to senior level management of the Bureau, and to field Missions in LAC region in strategic planning, project and activity design and planning, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning. Participate in programming, planning, assessment procedures, including reviewing and providing input on country and regional strategic plans and assisting in the contributions to the Congressional Budget Justification and Program Budget Submission. Provide leadership in ensuring that the Bureau provide analysis, application and dissemination of information on the impacts of LAC's programs to senior Agency decision-makers, Congress, and other stakeholders as appropriate. Serve as a backstop for one of the sub-regions and evaluate the administrative aspects of substantive, mission programs administered; and participate in relevant reviews and program planning processes related to the countries of that sub-region. Develop procedures for the design, presentation and review of Mission plans;contribute to improving the quality of information and analysis for senior managers and facilitates its use on a regular basis in critical program and policy decisions. Represent the Bureau at high level Agency and interagency meeting and working groups on matters related to strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, performance management, or other cross-cutting topics.

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 ofqualifying specialized experience includes: (1) Formulating and implementing policy and guidance on strategic planning, activity planning, and monitoring and evaluation. (2) Providing high level guidance and support on the linkages between the budget, foreign policy, operational needs, program implementation and performance. (3) Conducting comprehensive analysis to improve the quality of information available to facilitate its use in critical program and policy decisions. (4) Engaging and building relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including interagency partners, bilateral donors, and multilateral development banks. 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 Latin America and Caribbean 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20523 US
• Name: USAID HR Help Desk
• Phone: 202-712-1234 X2
• Email: [email protected]