Agency: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Organization: Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation, Private Sector Engagement Hub (IPI/PSE)
Position Title/Series/Grade: Private Enterprise Officer, FL-1101-02
Location of Position: Washington, DC
Telework/Remote Eligibility: Telework four days per pay period (two days per week). The position is not remote eligible.
Open Period: July 11, 2024 – July 31, 2024
Appointment Type: This is an excepted service, time-limited appointment that is not to exceed five years with the potential for two two-year extensions.
Salary: $132,860 – $191,900 per year
Number of Vacancies: One

Description of Organization: IPI integrates technical expertise with values-driven, cross-cutting priorities and modern approaches to the way USAID performs its work. It provides client-centered technical services to USAID’s Missions worldwide; supports programming to innovate, learn, and address emerging issues; and provides technical leadership within the Agency and externally to enhance development impact.

The PSE Hub supports the Agency in advancing the use of market-based approaches and PSE to deliver development and humanitarian results across all sectors. Through PSE Modernize, a strategy built on a suite of comprehensive initiatives that seek to deepen collaboration with the private sector, the PSE Hub creates the internal and external conditions for impactful, evidence-informed engagement with the private sector at scale. The PSE Hub is structured around four strategic goals (make PSE easier for staff, improve the partner experience, improve the use of evidence, and expand USAID’s toolkit for PSE), and work streams for Program, Operations, and Communications to support the PSE Hub’s mission.

Duties and Responsibilities: Please view duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications: To qualify for the position of Private Enterprise Officer FL-1101-02, you must possess the required specialized experience specific to the series and grade you are applying to.

Specialized Experience: For the FL-02, you must have one year of specialized experience at the FL-03 (GS-13) grade level or equivalent. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Managing complex projects involving stakeholder engagement, milestone establishment, and adaptive management principles;
• Serving as principal implementation lead on the analysis and follow up actions from capacity collection data, action planning, and developing actionable next steps;
• Overseeing continuous monitoring of data and documentation for engagements and strategic relationships with Regional and technical Bureaus to ensure completeness, compliance, and value for users; and
• Developing policies, procedures, and operating procedures as needed to incentivize and reinforce the development and implementation of action plans for institutional, operational, and cultural change; and where appropriate, encourage use and compliance by key user groups.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proven ability to recruit initiative champions to encourage others to engage in holistic change management processes;
• Proven ability to conduct and lead meetings, particularly in initiating kick-off meetings with key stakeholders, facilitating discussions, and aligning diverse perspectives towards common goals;
• Proven understanding of USAID processes and systems;
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively with USAID in Washington, DC and at Missions; and
• Proven ability to listen, observe, and inquire in order to identify what needs to happen and then make it happen.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be a U.S. citizen (please note U.S. citizenship in your submission email; otherwise, your application will not be considered); and
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret-level security clearance.

Interested candidates must submit the following:

• A resume/CV (candidates must include months, years, and the number of hours worked per week for each position listed);
• A short written statement of interest;
• Veteran’s Preference documentation if claiming Veteran’s Preference (DD-214, Service Disability Letter, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, etc.); and
• Current/former political appointee documentation if serving as a current/former political appointee (SF-50s, appointment letter, etc.).

Please submit your application package to IPIFSLJOBS@USAID.GOV with the subject line: “FSL APPLICATION PACKAGE: Mission Capacity Index (MCI) Implementation Manager – FSL-02-IPI/PSE.” Application submissions are required by 11:59 p.m. EDT, July 31, 2024. Incomplete packages or packages not submitted by the deadline with the specified subject line will not receive consideration. This notice may be used to fill additional vacancies, as the workforce needs of the Bureau may change.

USAID Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commitment
USAID envisions a world where all individuals are valued, have equitable access to opportunities, and are included, respected, and safe in their societies. USAID embraces diversity as outlined in USAID’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement. We seek to elevate and include the voices of the USAID workforce, recognizing and valuing the unique contributions of all stakeholders. USAID also strives to improve equity for underrepresented communities that have historically been denied fair and just treatment and improve accessibility in all facets at USAID.

Additional resources include:

• EEO Policy Statement
• Reasonable Accommodations
• Foreign Service Salaries – Careers (state.gov.)
• Healthcare & Insurance – OPM.gov

Any questions concerning this notice may be directed to:

— Temi Ifafore-Calfee, IPI/PSE, (202) 712-0271, tifafore@usaid.gov