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Summary You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application package. Your application may not receive full consideration if you do not follow the instructions as outlined. This position is located within the Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS) Office of Civil-Military Cooperation (CMC), at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Responsibilities Report and manage tasks, complex priorities, and builds long-term goals in planning for organizational changes to influence and translate vision of action. Develop well-crafted policy analysis and drafting; ability to engage interagency and DoD components with policy issues, planning, exercises, outreach, and relationship building. Draw implications and recommend appropriate modifications to team, Office, and Bureau strategy as appropriate. Advise senior Bureau management on key issues/constraints to policy development. Prepare analyses and innovative written products that apply new hypotheses and concepts to intractable problems, define or clarify issues and policy. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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: Planning or executing foreign assistance programming such as development assistance, humanitarian assistance, or transition assistance. Developing plans or policies to accomplish interagency cooperation efforts impacting national security. Conducting policy analysis and/or implementation on policy issue areas related to strategic competition and/or conflict in fragile states, such as violent extremism, atrocities prevention or stabilization. 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: 1. Directing teams in planning or executing foreign assistance programming such as development assistance, humanitarian assistance, or transition assistance. 2. Leading efforts to develop plans or policies to accomplish interagency cooperation efforts impacting national security. 3. Managing a team to conduct policy analysis, identification, and implementation on identified policy issues related to strategic competition and/or conflict in fragile states, such as violent extremism, atrocities prevention or stabilization. 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. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. Therefore, no transcripts are required. Additional Information USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With headquarters in the District of Columbia, we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide, playing an active and critical role in the promotion of 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 help expand the reach of prosperity and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. USAID employees and contractors 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 http://www.state.gov/g/tip. For more information about USAID, visit http://www.usaid.gov. If an HR Specialist determines you are among the best-qualified applicants for this position(s), our Office will share your application with multiple hiring managers for consideration. You agree to share your application for similar jobs within USAID by submitting your application to this advertisement. Moving and relocation expenses are not authorized. EEO Policy: EEO Policy Statement. Veterans' Information: Veterans' Preference Advisor. Telework: https://www.telework.gov/. It is the Government's policy not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. USAID will use information about an individual's employment experience only to determine their qualifications and assess their relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination. Reasonable Accommodation Policy: USAID is committed to equal employment opportunity; therefore, reasonable accommodations are available to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodation Division in the Office of Civil Rights at reasonableaccommodations@usaid.gov. Reasonable accommodation decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. To learn more about the Reasonable Accommodation Division, please visit our website at: https://www.usaid.gov/careers/reasonable-accommodations.