The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides leadership on food and agriculture issues based on public policy, the best available science and effective management. The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) links U.S. agriculture to the world, improves foreign market access for U.S. food and agricultural products, builds new markets, improves the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace, and provides food aid and technical assistance to foreign countries.

Duties

This position sits within USDA/FAS, but the incumbent will be assigned to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security (REFS). Regular duties will include: Provides periodic briefings and written reports to USAID, USDA, State Department and other government officials and external partners on program issues. Provides analysis and advice on annual operating year budgets, expenditures of funds and long-range planning around future needs. Provides critical country and regional-level sector analyses and assists in strategy and project design to achieve the goals of USAID and Feed The Future (FTF) missions. Reviews and updates program goals and, where appropriate, external guidelines in accordance with USAID’s overall development mission. Provides technical, analytical, administrative, and/or managerial support and direction for a strategic planning and activity design portfolio support mechanisms to strengthen performance planning. Provides technical support to geographic program management that promote efficient and effective project design including the design of multiyear food security projects.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/
• Successful completion of one-year trial period.
• Testing Designated Position: Selectee must submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and random testing thereafter. Final appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results for illegal drug use.
• Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the at least the GS-13 level; or its non-federal equivalent that included experience in one or more of the following: Provide technical, analytical, administrative, and/or managerial support and direction for a strategic planning and activity design portfolio; Experience in the design and evaluation of food systems investments that improve diets; Promote and seek improvements in integrated food security activities and ensures integration with established food systems, trade and investment, resilience, nutrition and/or natural resource management activities; and/or Research new design and strategic planning concepts and tools to address identified challenges in program quality and implementation. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Foreign Agricultural Service Human Capital Management Division 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Dorene Jones
• Email: [email protected]