Summary

This position is located in the Office of Foreign Assistance Oversight, Office of Budget and Appropriations (FAO/BA). On behalf of the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom (F), the Office of Foreign Assistance Oversight (FAO) serves as the nexus of foreign assistance policy, planning, budget, and performance. FAO/BA manages and oversees the foreign assistance budget formulation, execution, and funds approval processes for the State Department.

Duties

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• Supports the apportioning and allotting of bureau assigned accounts in coordination with the Office of Budget and Planning (BP).
• Validates funds availability, tracking and reporting of assigned accounts to ensure accuracy of financial management systems, records and congressional or other reporting.
• Develops guidance associated with the Funds Approval process; collaborates with FAO team during the implementation stage.
• Drafts or coordinates responses and provides information, explanations, and clarifications that respond to Department, OMB and Congressional questions and inquiries.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

Experience utilizing federal budget techniques, to include commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulation, policies, and processes to formulate, justify, and execute assigned budget in support of the mission, structure, goals, work processes, and programs of assigned organization(s).

Experience with developing briefing materials for senior leadership, to include talking points, budget analysis, budget charts and/or data analysis, technical or mandatory reports

Experience developing and amending budgetary policy and process documents in alignment with Agency strategic goals and administration policy.

Experience developing guidance and training documents and/or presentations on department processes, especially on budget.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Additional information

• If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
• Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's CTAP & ICTAP eligibility website for more information. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority consideration. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualifications, and demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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