Summary
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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)
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
USAID is using this vacancy announcement to recruit under the following areas of consideration: a) All U.S. Citizens (no prior Federal experience required); and b) Status Candidates (on career or career-conditional appointments), including former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility, those eligible for CTAP; ICTAP, VEOA; special hiring programs under a non-competitive appointment authority; Executive Order 12721, and individuals on interchange agreement with Other Merit Systems.
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
Conditions of Employment
- 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.
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
This vacancy may be used to fill multiple vacancies depending on the needs of the Agency.
After the advertisement closes, a subject matter expert will review your application package to ensure you meet the job and eligibility requirements, including the education and/or experience required for this position. If you meet the minimum qualifications stated in the vacancy announcement, we will compare your resume, optional cover letter, and supporting documentation to your responses on the scored occupational questionnaire (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) and place you in one of three pre-defined categories. If your resume does not reinforce your responses to the online assessment questionnaire, it will affect your eligibility for further consideration. You may be found "not qualified" if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position. If your application is incomplete, we will rate you as ineligible.
Under Delegated Examining (All U.S. Citizens) procedures, these categories are Gold (90 points or more), Silver (80-89 points), and Bronze (70-79 points). However, your resume and/or optional cover letter must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or an HR Specialist may lower your score. Candidates placed in the "Gold" category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager.
How you will be evaluated for preference eligibility: Within each category, those entitled to veterans' preference will be listed at the top of the pre-defined category for which they are placed. Preference eligibles with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest quality category (Gold), depending on the position and grade level of the job. (You must provide proof of disability rating with a letter from the Veteran's Administration showing disability percentage rating).
Under Merit Promotion (Status Candidates) procedures, we will refer all candidates we rank as Highly Qualified to the hiring manager. They may invite the referred applicants for an interview.
The scored occupational questionnaire will evaluate you on the following competencies:
Technical Competence
Strategic Thinking
Influencing and Negotiating
Planning and Evaluating
Communication
Required Documents
- Resume with relevant experience; a cover letter is optional. On your resume, you should list your work experience and, if applicable, your education. For each job, you should include the start and end dates (mm/dd/yyyy) and the hours you worked each week. For any period of Federal service, you must list the occupational series and grade level(s). USAID will use your resume to check your answers on the assessment tool(s).
- Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50). If you are a current Federal employee and choose to have your application considered under Merit Promotion procedures, you must submit the most recent copy of your SF-50; your document must reflect grade, step, tenure code "1" (Career) or "2" (Career-Conditional), and type of position occupied. The best copies
- If requesting consideration under any Veterans' hiring eligibility (veterans' preference and Veterans Employment Opportunities Act), include Veterans' documentation such as a DD2-14, VA Letter and SF-15.
- If seeking eligibility based on any other special hiring authority (e.g., disabled veteran, Schedule A, Peace Corps, special hiring programs) include supporting documentation.
- CTAP/ICTAP Eligibles: Must submit a copy of the appropriate documentation such as a reduction-in-force (RIF) separation notice, an SF-50 reflecting your RIF separation, or a notice of proposed removal for declining a direct reassign or transfer of function to another commuting area. You MUST also submit documentation to reflect your current (or last) performance rating of record of at least "fully successful" (Level III) or equivalent, along with your application/resume package.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
You must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below to apply for this position. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12549842
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement's closing date to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you must create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
The system will take you to the online application you must complete to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and apply.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
You will receive a notification if you are referred to a hiring manager for further consideration. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond individually to application status inquiries. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status."
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