Country Support Officer, FL-0343-3

Agency: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Organization: Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, Office of Country Support (RFS/CS) Location of Position: Washington DC Open Period: January 12, 2023 – February 10, 2023 Appointment Type: This is an excepted service, time-limited appointment that is not-to-exceed five years. Salary: (USD) FS-03 Step 1 $97,493 – FS-03 Step 14 $143,172 (annually) Number of Vacancies: 1

Description of Organization: This position is located in the Country Support Office (CS) of USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS). RFS’s mission is to partner to advance inclusive agriculture-led growth, resilience, nutrition, and access to water and sanitation to accelerate and protect progress on the Journey to Self-Reliance. RFS oversees four high-level, integrated efforts in support of this mission: (1) Feed the Future, guided by the Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS), (2) the USAID Multi-Sector Nutrition Strategy, (3) the U.S. Global Water Strategy, and (4) efforts to increase resilience in areas of recurrent humanitarian crisis. To deliver on this work, RFS partners with other Federal Departments and Agencies, USAID Bureaus and Missions, universities, civil society, and other public- and private-sector actors.

CS supports regional and country strategic planning and program implementation for agriculture, resilience, nutrition, and water and sanitation. CS serves as the focal point for disseminating information between Washington and the field through leadership of Country Support Teams (CSTs) that facilitate demand-driven and timely support from across RFS, the rest of USAID and the Interagency to priority countries. CS analyzes performance data, disseminates learning, and incorporates state-of-the-art approaches and innovations into country programs.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: All RFS employees are measured on how they foster a climate of respect in interactions with others, value differing perspectives, and treat others in a fair, equitable, and culturally sensitive manner. All employees are expected to adhere to equal employment opportunity (EEO) policies and value diversity and inclusion in performing everyday duties and responsibilities.

Description of Position: Please see Attachment 1 below.

Future of Work Designation: This position has been designated as Remote Eligible.

Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level FSL-04 of this position (please provide three to four brief sentences describing the type of work performed at the next lower grade level). Examples of specialized experience include:
  • Provides guidance on the implementation of initiatives and strategies to both domestic and international stakeholders;
  • Prepares and develops concise briefing and communication materials to senior level management and leadership within an organization; and
  • Provides support and collaborates with other offices and colleagues, domestic and international, to ensure program implementation is in line with strategic priorities.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret-level security clearance.

Interested candidates should submit:

• Cover Letter expressing interest and clearly addressing the stated requirements for the position;
• Resume/CV & Transcripts (as necessary for positions with a positive education requirement);
• Three References;
• Stated Security clearance level, if applicable;
• Stated U.S. Citizenship (If citizenship is not stated, application will not be considered); and
• DD214 and other veteran status, if applicable.

Please submit your application package to RFSJobs@usaid.gov. Please use the subject line: “FSL APPLICATION PACKAGE: Country Support Officer, FSL-03, FL-0343-3, PD32378 RFS/OCS.” Application submissions are required by 11:59 p.m. EST, February 10, 2023. Packages not submitted by the deadline with the specified subject line—or incomplete packages—will not receive consideration.

This notice may be used to fill additional vacancies, as the workforce needs of the Bureau may change.

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