Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens.

• Provides ongoing guidance, advice, technical feedback, and support to the entity designated by the government of the threshold country to implement the program (the "accountable entity").
• Leads the management, oversight, and support activities of a multidisciplinary threshold program team based at MCC headquarters in Washington, DC, including oversight during in-country missions by MCC staff and MCC consultants.
• Assists the government's accountable entity and other divisions of the partner country government in ensuring that program implementation is in accordance with MCC policies, guidelines, and standards.
• Keeps the U.S. Chief of Mission (COM) informed regarding threshold program activities in country, and, as appropriate, attending and participating in USG country team meetings, Congressional delegation (CODEL) visits, and other briefings for senior USG officials.
• Ensures proper management of MCC approvals and other internal control procedures, as well as audit and monitoring and evaluation efforts.
• Serves as an observer on the board of directors of the accountable entity and exercising MCC's rights and authorities as designated in the threshold program grant agreement and any supplemental agreements.
• Performs site visits and reports on the progress of threshold program implementation to key internal and external stakeholders.
• Organizes public outreach and representational events related to the implementation of the threshold program.
• Works with staff at post to ensure delivery of administrative services to be provided through an International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) agreement. Assists in the preparation of analytical, background, and public diplomacy materials, and assists in preparing for and conducting meetings and events, including outreach.
• Manages, and reports on MCC's in-country presence, including procurement, staffing, budgeting, financial, and asset management needs, and coordinate in-country visits by MCC staff and technical advisors.

Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• More than 1 job may be filled if additional vacancies occur within 120 days
• Some domestic and international travel maybe required

Qualifications

To qualify for pay band 2D you must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 3A (GS-15) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as: overseeing and managing the development and implementation of international development or policy and institutional reform programs in developing countries, including contract management for technical assistance; experience representing an organization to governments, private sector, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), stakeholders in-country; and experience preparing and delivering analytical, background, public diplomacy materials and performance metrics on program objectives. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

Highly Desirable: Professional fluency in French is highly desired. (Please include this information within your resume).

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.

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:

• Oral Communication
• Technical Competence
• Writing

You will be evaluated based on Category Rating procedures. Based on the information you provided in your application package, you will be placed in one of three quality categories - Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Those applicants who are determined to be best qualified will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and may be called for an interview.

If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience your category can and will be adjusted to more reflect your abilities, and you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Application of veteran's Preference: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veteran's preference above non-preference eligible within each category. 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