Job Description
Summary
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This position is in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Duties
- Advise LAC Bureau leadership and country leads, staff across overseas operating units within the LAC region, on designing and implementing effective programs and strategies to advance climate change solutions.
- Implementing programs spanning climate change adaptation, clean energy and sustainable landscapes. Develop and manage regional climate change-related programs.
- Serve as a technical expert for the LAC Bureau and other operating units on climate change, and environment issues more broadly, including USG climate policy approaches and negotiating positions as they pertain to foreign assistance.
- Provide technical advice and guidance to USAID staff on a wide range of climate change and related technical and policy areas, including but not limited to climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and climate finance.
- Represent USAID within the U.S. interagency on climate-related technical and foreign policy matters, including the State Department and National Security Council.
- Oversee or advise on key aspects of resource management across the LAC region, including country-level resource allocations for climate-related priorities and budget management within the LAC Bureau
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- United States Citizenship is required.
- Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
- If you have no prior Federal experience or are selected under Delegated Examining procedures, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
- If you select to be considered under Merit Promotion requirements, you must meet the Time-in-Grade requirements before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
- These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP’s) under the Agency’s approved Drug-Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience:
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: Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position include: a) demonstrated experience in program design and management of climate-related activities and partnerships in low and lower-middle income countries, preferably within the Latin America and Caribbean region; b) experience working with or advising government officials, private companies, financial lenders and/or local stakeholders on climate-relevant policies and programs; c) demonstrated experience and capacities for effectively engaging on climate change policy priorities within an international development context; and d) demonstrated experience and capacities for effectively communicating about the climate and development nexus, both in writing and orally. While not required, proficiency in one or more relevant regional languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French) is highly desirable.
This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placements Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.
The selective placement factor for this position is: Significant experience and capabilities in designing, implementing and evaluating development solutions and programs for complex climate-driven challenges within a developing country, international context.
NOTE: Experience must be documented in your resume.
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, transcripts are not required.
07 Mar 2024
