Regional Senegal Deputy Resident Country Director, MC-301-3B Job in Senegal

Vacancy No. MCC-12623616-25-DCO Department Millennium Challenge Corporation
Salary $139,260.00 to $189,410.00 Grade 14 to 14
Perm/Temp Temporary FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 11/25/2024 Close Date 12/9/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Senegal


Summary

The Deputy Resident Country Director position is administratively housed within the Department of Compact Operations, with direct report to the Resident Country Director and the Deputy Vice President for Africa Programs. The DRCD will be physically based in Senegal.

This is a term position not-to-exceed 60 months. MCC has the option of extending this term appointment.

MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 3b which is generally equal to GS-14.

This job is open to

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U.S. Citizens

Duties

This position serves as the Regional Senegal Deputy Resident Country Director (DRCD) and reports to the Resident Country Director (RCD) and the Deputy Vice President (DVP) for Africa Region. As an official government employee, the DRCD is part of the U.S. country team at the U.S. Embassy and must collaborate closely with various elements of the U.S. Embassy. The Regional DRCD assists the DVP and RCD to provide ongoing guidance, advice, technical feedback, and support to the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact country/countries entity/entities in implementation. Specifically, the Regional DRCD plays a critical role in the Compact's success by:

  • working closely with the relevant RCDs, the Regional DRCD will help to lead the development of regional compacts.
  • working closely with the RCDs to manage and oversee the implementation of a regional compact.
  • managing operations of the MCC Resident Mission, including supervising local staff, managing specific aspects of the Resident Mission including procurement, staffing, budgeting, financial, and asset management.
  • coordinating in-country visits by MCC staff, technical advisors, and other official U.S. government missions.
  • building and maintaining MCC's relationship with compact country partners and the US Embassy.
  • coordinating between the MCAs, the compact governments, MCC Resident Country Mission, US Embassy, and MCC Washington on technical, operational, administration and other policy issues.
  • coordinating with MCCs and MCC Washington to achieve the timely delivery of reports, plans, approvals and agreements as may be required for compact development and implementation; tracking milestones and concrete progress on compact implementation; and suggesting appropriate actions to mitigate risks, including program modification.
  • coordinating project monitoring and evaluation and impact evaluation work with MCC Washington and compact country partners.
  • preparing responses to inquiries from the compact country governments, MCC Washington, Congress, other public and private sector stakeholders of MCC.
  • representing MCC in donor and other sensitive meetings where country strategy may be discussed, and USG policies are represented.
  • supporting the RCDs in organizing public outreach and representational events in-country relating to MCC activities and Compact implementation, including helping to represent MCC in interactions with Congressional delegations (CODELs), other donors, representatives of the local business community and civil society, and other interested parties in the country.
  • serving as Acting RCD as requested, supporting equal employment opportunity objectives.
  • performing other related duties as assigned by the DVP and RCD.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Some domestic and international travel is requied
  • This is a term position not-to-exceed 60 months. MCC has the option of extending this term appointment.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
  • Relocation expenses will not be paid
  • The Regional DRCD will be posted immediately to one of MCC's partner countries in West Africa to help oversee regional compact development and eventual implementation

Qualifications

Selective Placement Factor (Screen out): Applicants must be proficient in French (verbal communication and reading). If you do not meet this requirement, your application will not receive consideration for this position. Please ensure that this information is included in your resume and

Qualifying experience for the MC-3b level includes 5 years of experience in or with transitioning or developing countries, either in the private sector or with an international financial institution, multilateral organization, international or local non-government organization (NGO), the U.S. Government or other internationally focused entity Examples of specialized experience includes (1) experience analyzing international development challenges and designing and implementing medium or large-scale infrastructure and/or technical assistance programs (over $10 million) to address these challenges or investment projects in the context of these challenges; (2) experience as a team leader or project manager managing medium or large-scale infrastructure programs (e.g., energy, water, transport, etc.) or technical assistance programs (e.g., education, health, finance, etc.); providing assistance to governments, local communities or grassroots organizations in emerging or developing countries; (3) developing, negotiating and overseeing complex international projects with multimillion dollar annual budgets in a team environment; (4) experience working on government institutional strengthening projects; and (5) experience working at a senior management level in the private sector, a bilateral or multilateral development organization, an international NGO, or an international commercial bank. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application. HIGHLY DESIRED:
  • Experience working in transitioning or developing countries, in particular any prior work experience in West Africa.
  • Experience in delivering results as part of a multidisciplinary team within a matrix reporting structure and managing / supervising related personnel
  • An advanced degree in finance, economics, public health, international development, business, public policy, civil engineering, law, or a related discipline.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit may be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. To receive credit you must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours worked per week.

Additional information

  • RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION BONUS may be authorized for this position. If you are not a current federal employee this position may authorize a one-time Recruitment bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
  • If you are a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Relocation bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
  • Selectee may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience.
  • This is a FULL-TIME Excepted Service TERM POSITION not-to-exceed 60 months. MCC has the option of extending this term appointment.
  • Required international travel may be as low as 15% of the time, but travel in country may be as high as 50% of the time.
  • The successful candidate for the DRCD position will enter into a service agreement with MCC that sets forth the details and requirements of the service term.
  • You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.
  • Your pay will be set within the range specified in this announcement and will be based on your qualifications, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
  • If the position is advertised with promotion potential, selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower pay band level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level, nor is the promise of promotion implied.
  • PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination.
  • Selectee may be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450).
  • You may be required to serve a one-year probationary/trial period.
  • You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government contractor issued travel card to be used for official business.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

A review of your application and supporting documents will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for the position and to ensure that you have been placed in the appropriate quality category. The HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities related to the position such as ):

  • Technical Competence


Candidates will be evaluated based on their qualifications for this position as evidenced by the education, experience, and training they report relative to this position and the degree to which they possess the knowledge, skills and abilities/competencies listed on this vacancy announcement.

Note: We recommend that your application specifically and clearly show your possession of the specialized experience qualification requirements and possession of the KSAs/ competencies listed above.

If chosen for an interview, you may be requested to prepare and present additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to: responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample; or response/presentation to a case study on a MCC program. Candidates will be notified of the requirements and information needed through their USAJOBS account.

Application of veteran's Preference:. Veterans who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#GS-PROF-OCCUPATIONS

Required Documents

The following documents must be received by the closing date of this announcement:

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

Candidates MUST use information included in Resume Builder to apply to this position and to ensure that you have submitted a complete application. For tips on preparing your resume see: (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/).

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Once your application is ready, you'll be sent from USAJOBS to the application system. Follow the prompts to complete your application and the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure that you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.

Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account at www.usajobs, select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position.

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/09/2024.

Agency contact information

MCC HR-Applications
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Department of Compact Operations - DCO
1099 14th St, NW
Washington, DC 20005
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Next steps

Upon receipt of the online questionnaire, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. We will assess your experience and transcript(s) (if appropriate), identify the best-qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interview. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. We expect to make a final job offer within 40 days after the deadline for applications.

By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be terminated after you begin work.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.


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