Duties

Summary

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This position is in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center , 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, in the BUREAU FOR AFRICA, Office of Development Planning (AFR/ODP), at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

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Responsibilities

The Africa Bureau's (AFR) goal is to partner with Africans to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life throughout the sub-Saharan African region. In doing so, the Bureau draws on the American values of democracy and social and economic freedom. The Africa Bureau Office of Development Planning (AFR/DP) advises and assists the Assistant Administrator, the Deputy Assistant Administrators, geographic and technical office directors, and field missions on all aspects of USAID policy, planning and programming in Africa. It provides leadership in defining the overall policy and program framework for 23 bilateral missions, five Offices of the USAID Representative, two Senior Development Advisors (AU and Djibouti), and three regional platforms plus two regional programs (Sahel Regional and Central Africa Regional), assures effective use of the USAID managed portion of over $7.1 billion annually in total USG budgetary resources, and assesses and monitors Bureau portfolio performance.

As a Supervisory Program Analyst, your duties will include the following:

• Plans and directs the overall operations of the Division which encompasses the programming and budgeting for all program assistance accounts managed by the Africa Bureau.
• Supervises a staff of professional and technical positions. Assigns functions to positions, evaluates performance, and arranges for formal or informal training of subordinate staff members.
• Participates, with other divisions, in the formulation of overall policy and recommendations for priorities and development assistance.
• Provides input on budget and program priorities for Bureau testimony before Congress on African Program requests.
• Manages the Bureaus de-obligation/re-obligation functions to ensure that resources are used or redirected in a timely manner.
• Develops Bureau procedures to carry out Agency programming and budget policies that ensure the most efficient use of scarce development resources.
• Represents the Bureau on ad hoc committees, working groups, etc., relating to program analysis and budget operations, including updating budgeting procedures and systems through the Foreign Assistance Control and Tracking System (FACTS) Info budget system (and its successor systems) and modifications to Congressional documents.
• Directs the Division's responsibilities for monitoring budget operations for all programs, including performance, pipeline, and mortgage information, to establish funding allocations.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel is required

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
15 - The full performance level of this position is GS-15

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Time in grade must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
• Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Most recent SF-50 showing tenure code "1" or "2" (see Required Documents).
• May be required to serve a supervisory one year probationary period

You must meet the Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To meet these requirements, you must have served at least 52 weeks at the next lower grade level (or equivalent) of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement.

Qualifications

GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; we consider part-time work on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position includes: (a) planning and directing the overall operations of a unit which encompasses the programming and budgeting for all program assistance accounts managed by the unit; (b) supervising a staff of professional and technical positions; (c) participating in the formulation of overall policy and strategy recommendations for U.S. development assistance; (d) developing procedures to carry out Agency programming and budget policies that ensure the most efficient use of development resources; and (e) participating in the review of country programs, primarily through analysis of operating unit submissions, including strategic plans, Congressional Notifications, Mission Resource Requests (MRRs) and other program narrative input.

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 duties of the position to be filled, including volunteer experience.

CTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible employee who possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities which clearly exceed the minimum requirements of the position. A well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the job, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned a score of 85 or higher; 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 functions of the job 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. In the absence of selective and quality ranking factors, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations.

Education

This position does not have a defined education requirement. Therefore, ​no transcripts are required.

Additional information

USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With headquarters in the District of Columbia, we operate in more than 100 countries around the world, playing an active and critical role in the promotion of U.S. foreign policy interests. When crisis strikes; when rights are repressed; when hunger, disease and poverty rob people of opportunity; USAID acts on behalf of the American people to help expand the reach of prosperity and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. USAID employees and contractors must commit to maintaining a workplace free of sexual misconduct, including harassment, exploitation, and abuse and adhere to USAID's 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 http://www.state.gov/g/tip. For more information about USAID, visit http://www.usaid.gov.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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.

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EEO Policy: EEO Policy Statement .

Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement .

Veterans' Information: Veterans Information .

Telework: https://www.telework.gov/ .

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

It is the policy of the Government 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. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including behavior during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, a financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

We will review your application package to ensure you meet the job and eligibility requirements, including the education and 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) to determine if your resume supports your answers to the assessment questionnaire. 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. We will refer all candidates that we rank as Highly Qualified to the hiring manager, and they may invite the referred applicants for an interview.

The scored occupational questionnaire will evaluate you on the following competencies:

• Technical Competence
• Planning and Evaluating
• Leadership
• Information Management
• Financial Management

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Secret

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing , Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

• Resume showing relevant experience.
• CTAP 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 this position requires proof of higher education, you must submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial or official) or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and the quarter and semester hours earned. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. Please refer to http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp for more information. Please be advised that an official transcript will be required if you are selected for the position.
• Most recent copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action); your document must reflect grade, step, tenure code "1" (Career) or "2" (Career-Conditional), and type of position occupied.

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.