Senior Program Officer (Finance Investment and Trade), MC-301-4A

Summary

This position is located in the Infrastructure, Environment and Private Sector (IEPS) Division, Finance, Investment and Trade (FIT) Division, Department of Compact Operations (DCO), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 4A which is generally equal to GS-13.

Duties

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• Provides input on program design to support economic reforms and align financing with national development goals.
• Prepares a variety of documents for consultant hiring and the ongoing management of related contracts. Addresses procurement problems that require interpretation or adaptation. Analyzes established programs and performs duties to support the organization's administrative planning activities.
• Develops, engages with, and supports operational relationships with foreign governments and private-sector actors to advance MCC's formulation and creation of innovative development programs.
• Conducts research and analysis on topics in specialized program areas. Composes customized written responses to inquiries. Responses inform additional research that helps lay the groundwork for policy consideration.
• Analyze needs, design programs, secure funding, and evaluate the impact of development initiatives.
• Manages and executes work assignments related to Private Sector and Blended Finance activities, with in-country counterparts.
• Provides comprehensive contract management, including tracking progress and completion of deliverables, reviewing quarterly disbursement requests for programmatic activities, and monitoring Compact budgets and procurement plans.
• Monitors and tracks projects and provide oral or written reports to senior staff. Assists in the preparation of data for quarterly portfolio reviews of projects on a country-by-country.
• Reviews program funding and spending data and develops cost information reflecting program trends for an assigned area of an organization's financial program. Analyzes financial status reports for overall program status.
• Designs, implements, and manages project financing, budget support, and results-based financing in order to, to support, etc.
• Identifies pertinent issues related to international development, blended finance, and development finance and gathers relevant information from diverse sources
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• More than 1 job may be filled if additional vacancies occur within 120 days
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• Some domestic and international travel may be required

Qualifications

To qualify for pay band 4A applicants must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4B (GS-12) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, examples of specialized experience are: providing advice, guidance and operational support related to the implementation of international assistance programs and investments; monitoring and maintaining reports, project results and providing oral or written summaries; reviewing and tracking program funding or investments that includes spending data and cost information reflecting trends; and searching databases to obtain information and responding to inquiries on program/project activities. This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE: Be able to speak and write in Spanish or French. (Please include language and level of proficiency in your resume).

Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to or GS- 12 or equivalent to be eligible for Pay Band MC- 4A.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
• The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/compensation/.

Additional information

• If you are eligible for CTAPICTAP, you must provide proof of eligibility, (a recent Standard Form 50 (SF-50),a separation notice) and a copy of your latest performance appraisal including your official rating.
• If you are eligible for CTAP/ICTAP, you may apply for a vacancy at or below the grade level you are separated from that does not have greater promotion potential than your last position. You can apply for jobs at higher grades or with greater promotion potential, but you will not receive selection priority for those jobs. You must provide proof of eligibility (promotion potential) for the higher grade( SF-50). (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.PDF)
• If you are not a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Recruitment bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
• If you are a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Relocation bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
• Selectee may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower level, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification.
• Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualifications, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
• The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
• Selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower pay band level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level, nor is the promise of promotion implied.
• PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
• Applicants must include their own documented examples of the required experience in their resume. Applicants who copy the duties section of this announcement into their resume as their current experience will be disqualified.
• Selectee may be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450).
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary/trial period.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government contractor issued travel card to be used for official business.

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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.

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