Supervisory Management and Program Analyst - Washington, United States - U.S. Agency for International Development

U.S. Agency for International Development

Verified Company

Washington, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Serve as the Director for the Center for Resilience within REFS. Provides leadership on resilience, environment, climate adaptation and food security. Analyzes and executes strategies. Coordinates Agency and USG solutions to development challenges.
Leads resilience and climate adaptation efforts for the Bureau, coordinating with other Agency experts. Manages technical expertise and communications to support USAID's resilience programs globally.
Serves as a senior expert, providing thought leadership and coordinating resilience work and climate adaptation for USAID/REFS. Acts as liaison with other Bureaus.
Serves in a supervisory role in the organization with management oversight of the Center for Resilience to elevate and spearhead resilience and climate adaptation for the Agency and for the REFS Bureau.

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 oneyear probationary period.
If you select to be considered under Merit Promotion requirements, you must meet the TimeinGrade requirements before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
You may be required to serve a one year Supervisory probationary period.
International travel will be required.

Qualifications:

Specialized Experience:

GS-15: You must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or higher.

Specialized experience for this position includes
:
(a) Experience providing strategic planning, management, and advisory services for a broad spectrum of international resilience program operations across an organization; (b) Supervising a team of experts and professionals to ensure successful implementation of initiatives that promote an organization's resilience and climate adaptation goals; (c) Utilizing data analysis and feedback to continuously improve messaging and develop communications strategies around impact of international resilience programs; (d) Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, such as international partner organizations, and key influencers, to manage strategies and programs, foster relationships, and effectively communicate information about organizational objectives and achievements.

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placements Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not demonstrate the experience below are ineligible for further consideration.

Given the technical nature of this senior position, experience working for a civilian agency or organization on international development or humanitarian communications is critical.

Do you have prior experience leading international resilience and/or climate adaptation programming and strategies for a civilian organization working on international development or international humanitarian issues.

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.-
Education:This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Therefore, no transcripts are required.

Additional information:

Moving and relocation expenses
are not authorized.

EEO Policy:
EEO Policy Statement.

Veterans' Information:
Veterans' Preference Advisor.

It is the Government's policy not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual.

USAID will use information about an individual's employment experience only to determine their qualifications and assess their relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness