Country Coordinator - 13-0032-ML

    $89,033.00 to $136,771.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:
    Wednesday, December 12, 2012 to Friday, December 28, 2012
SERIES & GRADE:
    GS-0301-13/14
POSITION INFORMATION:
    Full-time appointment in the Competitive Service. This position is not in the bargaining unit. - Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
14
DUTY LOCATIONS:
    1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC, USView Map
WHO MAY APPLY:
   

Status eligibles-a current or former federal employee of any department or agency in the Executive Branch who is not a temporary, time-limited employee or is reinstatement eligible.  This includes USAID employees on career or career-conditional appointments, individuals eligible for special appointing authorities such as VEOA, ICTAP/CTAP, Schedule A, and individuals on Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems.Read more


JOB SUMMARY:

This USAID position is deployed from USAID's Bureau for Foreign Assistance (FA), to be located in the Department of State's Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources (F). The office is charged with developing and implementing a coordinated United States Government (USG) foreign assistance strategy and operational plans. F creates and directs consolidated policy, planning, budget and implementation mechanisms to provide leadership, coordination and guidance to maximize the impact of U.S. foreign assistance.

USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.  With headquarters in Washington, D.C., USAID fosters transformational development around the world.  Our work supports economic growth and trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training; democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and humanitarian assistance.  We operate in four regions of the world:  Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and the Near East; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Europe and Eurasia.  USAID employees in the Civil Service and Foreign Service, as well as individuals employed through Personal Service Contracts, must adhere to our Counter Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct.  For information on the effort to counter all forms of human trafficking, including the procurement of commercial sex acts and the use of forced labor, visit.  For more information about USAID, visit
    KEY REQUIREMENTS

    U.S. Citizen or national
    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/Electric Funds Transfer is required

DUTIES:

As a Country Coordinator within the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources (F), the incumbent is the office’s expert for assigned countries in the South and Central Asia region and is responsible for ensuring the strategic, coordinated, and effective use of foreign assistance resources for assigned countries.  She/he is responsible for the quality and effectiveness of the relevant USG foreign assistances strategies, budget requests, and annual country-specific operational plans and ensures that the proposed implementation of resources is consistent with U.S. foreign policy and development objectives.  Participates in senior management program planning and review processes, presenting and defending recommendations on proposed State/USAID foreign assistance budgets for his/her countries.  Provides interagency leadership on foreign assistance through oversight of consolidated policy, planning, budget, and implementation in countries assigned.  Addresses emerging country issues throughout the fiscal year and develops resources options to support the policy decision-making process.  Coordinates with other major players in the foreign assistance arena, including the National Security Council, the Office of Management and Budget, and Congress.  Participates in the resolution of broader policy issues bearing on the effectiveness of USG foreign assistance in assigned countries.  Prepares and maintains updated information on resources in assigned countries and reviews internal, interagency, and public documents for accuracy and strategic coherence with regard to the use of foreign assistance resources.  Researches and identifies complex program issues or problems impacting program initiatives in major agency organizational components and proposes solutions to management.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:


GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.  Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position includes: Plans and develops program/project development activities that affect broad mission areas.

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 of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position includes: Develops and implements a plan for accomplishing foreign assistance objectives based on the foreign policy goals.


Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date.  This means that you must have served at least 52 weeks at the next grade level (or equivalent) below the grade advertised on this vacancy announcement.  This requirement does not apply when applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) competitive appointing authority.  This allows veterans that meet the criteria below to apply to announcements open to Federal employees only.

To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, your latest discharge must be issued under honorable conditions (this means an honorable or general discharge), AND you must be either:

    a preference eligible (defined in title 5 U.S.C. 2108(3)), OR
    a veteran who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service.

Points are not adjudicated and preference is not applied under this type of announcement.

Interagency Career Transition Program/Career Transition Program: This program applies to Federal workers whose positions have been deemed 'surplus' or no longer needed, or an employee has been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service.  For information on how to apply and what documents to submit as a ICTAP or CTAP eligible,click


Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems:  An agency may noncompetitively appoint an employee covered by an interchange agreement to a career or career-conditional appointment subject to the conditions listed below.  For mor information to determine if you meet this criteria, please go to: http://www.opm.gov/hr_practitioners/lawsregulations/appointingauthorities/index.asp#InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

We use a multi-step process to evaluate and refer applicants: Qualified applicants receive a score of 70 to 100 before veteran’s preference points are applied (if applicable).  You will be rated on your qualifications for this position as evidences by the education, experience, and training you report on relative to this positions that show the degree to which you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities or competencies listed on this vacancy announcement.  USAID must be able to conduct reference checks as part of its assessment process.  Applicants who do not permit reference checked from previous employers may be disqualified.



In order for your application to be considered, you must meet the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOC's) by the closing date of this announcement:

    Knowledge of the laws, policies, and regulations of an administrative field sufficient to apply new theories and developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, and make decisions or recommendations that significantly change, interpret, or develop major public policies or programs.
    Knowledge of a wide range of methods for the assessment and improvement of complex programs, processes and systems.
    Skilled in planning, organizing, and implementing programs, plans, and proposals involving substantial agency resources, or that require extensive changes in established procedures.

Please be advised that a narrative is not required, but the KSAOC's must be displayed within your resume.

You will also be evaluated on the following competencies:

    Budget/Finance
    Problem Solving
    Foreign Policy/International Development/Foreign Assistance Knowledge and Experience
    Written Communication
    Oral Communication
    Planning and Evaluating
    Laws, Policies, and Regulations
    Technology Application
    Customer and Personal Service
    Research


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BENEFITS:


Working for USAID offers comprehensive benefits including paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life and health insurance, and the Federal Employees Retirement System.  You can explore the benefits offered to most Federal employees at http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/.   USAID's headquarters is in downtown Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., on the Federal Triangle Metro Blue and Orange Lines.  The office is within walking distance of restaurants, shops, museums, and Washington Monument.  A physical fitness facility and food court are on site.  You will be eligible for telework in accordance with Agency policy.

OTHER INFORMATION:

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 5 months of the closing date.

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.

Moving and relocation expenses are not authorized

EEO Policy:  http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo

Reasonable Accommodation Policy:  http://www.usajobs.gov/raps

Veterans' Information:   http://www.usajobs.gov/vi

Telework:  www.telework.gov

Selective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/.

HOW TO APPLY:

The following instructions outline our application process.  You must complete this on-line application process and submit any applicable required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. If applying on-line poses an extreme hardship, you must contact the human resources office no later than two business days prior to the closing date of this vacancy announcement.  An alternative application method will provided upon approval of the hardship notification. After this time, requests to apply via alternative methods will not be granted. 

Please note that all required documents must be received by the closing date, via online or alternative methods, and that we will determine your eligibility and qualifications based solely on the material received by the closing date. 
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