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All U.S. Citizens - No prior federal service required.

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• Provides ongoing technical advice and recommendations to Agency officials, in coordination with key internal stakeholders such as the Office of General Counsel and the Office of Acquisition and Assistance. Acts as a liaison to various offices.
• Provides expert advice, guidance, in order to grow BHAs capacity to implement internal acquisition and assistance processes and best practices regarding the design, implementation, management, and evaluation.
• Designs and conducts a wide variety of comprehensive or special purpose studies and detailed analyses of complex functions and processes.
• Analyzes BHA programs, functions, organizations, and/or systems pertaining to program life cycle procurement process improvement to determine whether the business systems in current use efficiently accomplish objectives.
• Determines the need for, plans, and develops internal BHA policy, processes, and procedures in the functional areas of acquisition and assistance, including responsibility for formulating guidelines, implementing new developments.
• Assists with ensuring award compliance as a function of award administration.

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.
• You may be required to serve a two-year probationary period if selected.
• Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
• All candidates selected for these position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.

Qualifications

Description of Organization: Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) provides global leadership and a strategic approach in humanitarian response, promoting human welfare, alleviating suffering, and providing the foundations for transformative change and self-reliance serving both national foreign policy interests and people in need of humanitarian assistance. BHA fulfills USAID's role as the lead U.S. Government Agency for responding to emergencies and disasters overseas with both food and non-food emergency assistance, as well as providing a holistic approach to USAID's programming across the spectrum of preparing for, responding to, mitigating, and preventing disasters.

Specialized Experience:

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: a)researching and developing strategies, plans, and program guidance and/or managing business systems in support of the execution of acquisition and assistance award making; b) serving as an advisor for internal offices and other key stakeholders on new developments and effective approaches to award making processes and/or the most effective implementation methodology of business systems, and internal policies; and c) being a technical liaison between Agency stakeholders and/or with donors, to coordinate their efforts with regards to programs, policies, and approaches to acquisition and/or assistance.


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: a) implementing strategies, plans, and program guidance and/or managing business systems in support of the execution of acquisition and assistance award making; b) serving as a technical expert for internal offices and other key stakeholders on new developments and effective approaches to award making processes and/or the most effective implementation methodology of business systems, and internal policies; and being an expert technical liaison; and c) serving in a decision making role between Agency stakeholders and/or with donors, to coordinate their efforts with regards to programs, policies, and approaches to acquisition and/or assistance.

Selective Placement Factor:

This position has a Selective Placement Factor, which is a skill, knowledge, ability, or other characteristic essential for the job's satisfactory performance. The Selective Placement Factor represents the minimum requirements for this position and is a prerequisite for appointment. Applicants who do not meet the Selective Placement Factor are ineligible for further consideration.

Selective Placement Factor: Your resume must demonstrate experience developing and recommending acquisition and/or assistance solutions that drive continuous improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes and/or systems of a civilian-based international humanitarian assistance or development organization.

Experience includes both paid and unpaid activities, such as volunteer work through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work provides training and experience that can translate directly to paid employment. Qualifying experience, including volunteer experience, that aligns with the duties of this position will be considered.

How you will be evaluated

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

Our assessment process for these positions consists of two phases: a resume review and a competency-based assessment. During the resume review phase, subject matter experts evaluate your application against the specialized experience and selective placement factor statements for the grade level(s) you applied for. The experts only review the first five pages of your resume, so it is important to note relevant experience in that space. After the first phase, only applicants who clearly document experience equivalent to the specialized experience requirement will move to the competency-based assessment.

To be considered among the most qualified candidates, please ensure that you thoroughly document your KSAs, including the QRF, in your resume. SMEs can only evaluate applicants based on what is documented in their resume, so it is important to carefully review the requirements noted in the announcement prior to submitting your application.

Please review the full announcement on the USAID Careers Page to apply and for more information on the assessment process.