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This position is located in the Washington, DC Commuting Area in the USAID Annex, 500 D Street SW, Washington, DC, in the Bureau for Global Health, Office of Policy, Planning and Programs (OPPP), Program Implementation & Budget Management Division (PIBM) at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.
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 include: a) experience in formulating program plans serving developing low- and middle-income countries and evaluating a budget in excess of $93 million; b) Planning, organizing, and completing project assignments to guide in the strategic preparation, budgeting, programming, and procurement functions.; AND c) utilizing financial accounting and financial data management systems, e.g., Phoenix, Prism, GLAAS (or equivalent systems) for review by senior team lead.
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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 include: a) experience in formulating and managing program plans serving developing low- and middle-income countries and evaluating a budget in excess of $93 million; b) Directing, planning, organizing, and completing health project assignments to guide strategic planning to include budgeting, programming, and procurement functions c) Reviews financial accounting and financial data management systems that include experience in, e.g., Phoenix, Prism, GLAAS (or equivalent systems); AND d) experience distributing funds according to the Congressionally approved Operational Plan to programs and activities across an executive service agency (or non-federal private sector equivalent).
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 position’s duties to be filled, including volunteer experience.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position’s minimum requirements. In addition, a well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the Silver Category or higher Category; 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 duties of the position 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. Therefore, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations without selective and quality ranking factors.
This position does not have a positive education requirement. Therefore, no transcripts are required.