Agency: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Organization: Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security, Center for Resilience (REFS/CR)
Location of Position: Washington, DC
Position Title: General Development Officer
Functional Title: Senior Resilience Specialist
Telework/Remote Eligibility: Telework Eligible. The position is not remote eligible.
Open Period: February 12, 2024 – March 1, 2024
Appointment Type: This is an excepted service, a time-limited appointment, not-to-exceed one year and nine months; may be considered for two two-year extensions depending on the needs of the service.
Salary: (USD) $150,319 – $191,900 per year
Number of Vacancies: One

Description of Organization: The position is located in REFS/CR. REFS is responsible for worldwide leadership and integrated technical expertise of the programming of USAID in agriculture-led growth and environmental sustainability. The Bureau’s expertise encompasses resilience; environment; food security; nutrition; water security, sanitation, and hygiene; climate; infrastructure; and energy, with the goals of reducing poverty, increasing resilience and sustainability, and enhancing U.S. national security and economic prosperity.

CR supports USAID’s response to emerging threats and helps reduce recurrent crises through analyzing and understanding interrelated risks, layering development, humanitarian, and peace assistance in complementary ways, and strengthening resilient livelihoods, markets, communities and systems. CR leads on the climate adaptation directive, supports the USAID Resilience Coordinator, and serves as Secretariat to the Agency’s Resilience Leadership Council, which provides both thought leadership and technical support to designated Resilience Focus Countries. CR also supports and curates evidence and learning products for resilience.

For more information about the position, please view the job description in full detail.

Please submit your application to [email protected] with the subject line: “FSL APPLICATION PACKAGE: REFS_151 Environment Officer FSL-0301-01, REFS/CR.“ Application submissions are required by 11:59 p.m. EST, March 1, 2024. Incomplete packages or packages not submitted by the deadline with the specified subject line will not receive consideration. This notice may be used to fill additional vacancies, as the workforce needs of the Bureau may change.

USAID Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commitment: USAID envisions a world where all individuals are valued, have equitable access to opportunities, and are included, respected, and safe in their societies. USAID embraces diversity as outlined in USAID’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement. We seek to elevate and include the voices of the USAID workforce, recognizing and valuing the unique contributions of all stakeholders. USAID also strives to improve equity for underrepresented communities that have historically been denied fair and just treatment and improve accessibility in all facets at USAID.

Additional resources include:

• EEO Policy Statement
• Reasonable Accommodation Policy
• Foreign Service Salaries – Careers (state.gov)
• Healthcare & Insurance – OPM.gov

Any questions concerning this notice may be directed to:

— Jami Montgomery, REFS/CR, (202) 712-4032, [email protected]