Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist - Washington, United States - US African Development Foundation

Description

Duties:

• Lead and establish performance measures, collects, analyzes performance and impact information, plan and manage evaluations.
• Assist the senior leadership in using the performance information for decisionmaking and resource allocation.
• Provide technical assistance in general program monitoring and evaluation.
• Utilize a Webbased management information system and develop indicators for monitoring U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) performance.
• Develop and maintain the USADF Performance Management Plan and projectlevel monitoring and evaluation plans.
• Support project design, produce annual reports on USADF performance and support USADF to learn from and make decisions based on monitoring and evaluation data.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:

• US Citizenship is required.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by background investigation.
• Direct Deposit of pay is required.
• Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt.

Qualifications:

• At the GS14 level you must possess at least one year of specialized experience that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes demonstrated experience with leading and managing the technical work related to performance monitoring and conducting evaluability assessment and evaluation synthesis; leading and overseeing the review of projectlevel Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plans and work to ensure the quality and utility of performance monitoring data; leading the creation of the agency Performance Monitoring Plan, including assessing the validity of the information and indicators that contribute to that plan; and utilizing performance information and designing reporting tools.
• Applicants must carefully review the information in the "
  How You Will Be Evaluated" section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multihurdle assessment process for this position.
• Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education:

If qualifying based on EDUCATION you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims


Unless otherwise stated:
(1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.


Additional information:


Telework Suitability:

The duties of this position are suitable for occasional telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval and if they meet the eligibility criterion in the 2010 Telework Act.

Stipulations of Employment:

Selection may require completion of a 1-year probationary period.


Work Schedule:

This position allows for a flexible work schedule.


Miscellaneous:

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days.

• 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.- You will be evaluated for this job based on:

• The experience listed in your resume and how well you meet the experience listed in the qualification section of announcement and the competencies listed.
• Online job Assessment Questionnaire
• Competency based scaled selfreport responses

• Technical Assessment Questionnaire

• Questionnaire that measures applicants' technical expertiseYou will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):
• Analytical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Information Technology Performance Assessment
• Leadership
• Technical Competency

• Technical Competency

• Database Administration
• Benefits

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As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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