This announcement is for a Country Coordinator position located in the Office of Foreign Assistance (F), Regional and Global Affairs (RG) Division, Near Eastern Affairs (F-NEA) team. You will be responsible for foreign assistance budget analysis and resource management functions, coordinating with regional bureaus at State and the USAID to shape, develop, and manage foreign assistance budgets, linking foreign assistance resources to foreign policy objectives.

Duties

Creates and directs consolidated policy, planning, budget and implementation mechanisms to provide leadership, coordination and guidance to maximize the impact of US foreign assistance resources. Assesses existing activities to determine continued funding. Evaluates proposals for new projects or programs to determine their consistency with U.S. foreign policy objectives, likelihood of success, and value versus estimated cost. Analyzes budget proposals, prepares justification/memoranda for review committee's recommendation and appropriate official's approval. Evaluates program effectiveness in relation to the funding expended. Advises on foreign assistance program issues and problems; develops and proposes resolutions of program policy and procedural issues and coordinates implementation of management decisions on the program. Drafts, clears, and issues program directives, policies, procedures, and other materials for use by posts and geographic bureaus in program implementation. Provides follow up problem solving assistance, guideline and technical consultations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.    NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have the required experience or education as described below and meet any selective factors, when specified. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Have a bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in international law, international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; OR Have a bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited college or university that included a combination of courses, with at least 24 semester hours in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; OR Have 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics / quantitative methods. OR Have a combination of education and experience where your coursework was equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, (as shown above), PLUS appropriate relevant experience OR additional education. OR Have completed at least 4 years of appropriate experience in one OR more of the fields listed above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs. (NOTE: qualifying work experience may have been gained through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or international relief work, or other experience in foreign countries.) Note: If you are qualifying based on education, you MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position. IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience coordinating and managing budgetary programs and processes. Experience implementing foreign policies and formulating policy and budgetary strategies. Experience managing strategies, and the execution of foreign assistance and budgetary activities. Experience analyzing and evaluating foreign policy programs or budgets.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Attn: S/ES-HR, Suite 7507 Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United States
• Name: Tyneesha Hodge
• Phone: 202-647-5478
• Email: [email protected]