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This Deputy Assistant to the Administrator position is located in the Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL), Office of the Assistant to the Administrator (AtA/PPL) at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, DC.
11/17/2021 to 12/01/2021
$132,552 - $199,300 per year
ES 00
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Senior Executive
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No
Yes
USAID-21-ES005
622673600
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
U.S. Citizens who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
The incumbent is responsible for overseeing the daily operations and management of one or more of PPL's offices, as well as representing the Bureau and Agency in a variety of internal and external capacities. PPL is responsible for directing the Agency's policy planning and shaping the Agency's overall strategic development and performance.
Directs the work of such offices, represents their work to Agency upper management and outside the Agency. Responsibilities for these offices are unique and complex and require the incumbent to develop strong links with Bureau, Agency and the larger inter-agency partners.
Provides management and consulting services to top executives of the agency on change management and internal business process improvements to improve the effectiveness of major agency operations and functions.
Promotes the development and maintenance of effective relationships with U.S. private business and voluntary groups, philanthropies, international institutions, multilateral and bilateral donors, other government departments and agencies, and academic communities in all of the disciplines related to the Bureau's programs and projects.
The incumbent is responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps in all aspects of the Agency's mission to promote the spirit and practice of diversity and/or Equal Employment Opportunity programs, to ensure the commitment to and accomplishment of affirmative action objectives, and to adhere to nondiscriminatory employment practices in regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret Clearance.
Position requires incumbent to file OGE-278, Executive Financial Disclosure.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
You will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination.
As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), applicants MUST possess progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the competencies outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs) below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. Applicants must provide detailed evidence of experience for each of the ECQs and TQs listed below. These ECQ and TQ statements will assist reviewing officials in determining the best qualified candidates to refer to the selecting official. Qualifications and experience determinations will be based only on the information you submit. FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS ANY ONE OF THE MANDATORY ECQS AND TQS WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
**If you can claim Noncompetitive status-you are a current or reinstatement eligible Career SES or a graduate of an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and your ECQs have been certified by OPM's Qualifications Review Board (QRB)-you are not required to respond to the ECQs. However, you MUST submit supplemental statements addressing all mandatory TQs. Current and reinstatement eligible SES must include with your application a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, documenting your SES Career Appointment. CDP graduates must include a copy of your OPM CDP graduation certificate or other proof that your ECQs have been QRB certified.**
To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs), and other qualifications, if applicable, listed below.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS - MANDATORY
You will be evaluated on the following Executive Core Qualifications:
ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE
This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Core Competencies: Creativity and Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, and Vision.
ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE
This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Core Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, and Team Building.
ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN
This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Core Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, and Technical Credibility.
ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN
This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Core Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, and Technology Management.
ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS
This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Core Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, and Influencing/Negotiating.
The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS - MANDATORY
You will be evaluated on the following Technical Qualifications:
TQ1 - Demonstrated executive/senior leadership experience conceiving, formulating, planning, developing and implementing strategies, policies, guidelines and programs affecting broad, emerging, long-range and/or critical initiatives. Experience should include the demonstration of success translating new legislation into program goals, actions, and policies, interpreting the impact of new legislative requirements on agency/organization programs and potential influence on broad agency/organization policy objectives and program goals; and forging inter-agency/organization collaboration, as well as engaging Congress and their staff, other legislative and executive agencies, other domestic and/or international stakeholders including representatives of foreign governments, and donor aid organizations on international development policies and issues.
TQ2 - Demonstrated executive/senior leadership experience in the oversight and administration of broad, emerging, and/or critical organization's efforts, especially pertaining to: collaborating within the organization and across multiple organizations to elevate thought leadership, shape U.S. Government and international development policy and practice, and challenge the organization and partners to achieve sustainable development outcomes. Experience should reflect ability to direct and manage organization and cross-agency teams to achieve specific goals, vision and objectives of the agency/organization. Experience also must demonstrate ability to oversee large dollar budget allocation processes and submissions that include responsibility for strategy articulation, and broad-ranging policy development.
There is no education requirement for this position.
USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Headquartered in the District of Columbia, we operate in more than 100 countries and play a critical role in promoting 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 expand the reach of prosperity and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. USAID employees 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 Human Trafficking. For more information about USAID, visit USAID.
COVID-19 Vaccination: Federal employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement, subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination. USAID will provide additional information regarding required information or documentation and how to request a legally required exception from this requirement.
Veteran's Preference: Veterans preference does not apply to positions within the SES. OPM FAQ
Selective Service: Male applicants born after 12/31/59 who are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, must be registered or they are not eligible for appointment to this position.
EEO Policy Statement: The Federal Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Reasonable Accommodation: USAID provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A preliminary review of applications will be made to determine if minimum qualifications as defined in this announcement are met. Those meeting minimum qualifications will then be evaluated by a Rating and Ranking Panel to determine the "Highly Qualified" applicants, based on the degree to which the ECQs and TQs are met. The Rating and Ranking Panel will refer the "Highly Qualified" for initial consideration and possible interview by the Hiring Office.
As a prerequisite for an initial career appointment to the SES, the selectee's ECQs must be certified by OPM's QRB.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or eliminate you from consideration. Failure to submit a complete application package will cause your application to be rated "ineligible."
PLEASE NOTE: ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE BY 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. USAJobs Resume Builder resumes will not be accepted for this position. You must upload all of the required documents.
To apply, click the "Apply Online" button in the announcement and follow the prompts to the Career Connector website. If you are unable to apply online, call the Agency Contact listed in this announcement before noon ET on the closing date.
Along with a resume and complete online Assessment Questions, provide narrative statements individually addressing each of the ECQs and TQs, not to exceed two pages for each ECQ and no more than three pages for each TQ. The narrative statements should demonstrate the necessary level of management skills, characteristics, qualities, specialized knowledge, and technical competence that would indicate successful performance in the SES. Keep in mind that each ECQ and TQ are unique qualifications. Do not write "Refer to Resume" or refer the reviewer to any other part of your application to explain your answer. Applications directing the reviewer to search within the application or to "See Resume" will be rated as incomplete. Additionally, applications that do not include narrative statements addressing each ECQ and TQ separately will be rated incomplete.
ECQ narrative statements should be written in the Challenge, Context, Action, Results (CCAR) model format, as provided by OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications. ECQs should focus on relevant experience, education and training accomplishments gained within the last 10 years. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and results of your actions. For specific information and guidance on the ECQ requirements, the CCAR model, and examples of good qualifications statements, refer to OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications at SES Qualifications
Additional information on ECQs is available at OPM ECQs
After a review of your application materials, your applicant status will be updated online at www.usajobs.gov. If you are moved forward to the next stage in the applicant process, you may be contacted by the hiring office.
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., USAID fosters transformational development around the world. Our work supports economic growth and trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training; democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and humanitarian assistance in less developed countries and countries that are experiencing or emerging from conflict. We operate in five regions of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Eurasia.
