Program Officer/Senior Program Officer (Country Operations), MC-301-4B/4A

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Compact Operations (DCO), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-12/13, MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is Pay Band 4B/4A which is generally equal to GS-12/13.

To qualify for Pay Band 4B you must meet the following: Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4C (GS-11) 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, this experience is defined as: researching, analyzing and presenting international policy, economic or institutional issues; acting as liaison with individuals and groups both inside and outside an organization regarding administrative or organizational matters; and preparing a variety of written documents, such as project summaries, status reports, briefing papers, presentations, and meeting minutes.

Note: this experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

To qualify for Pay Band 4A you 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, this experience is defined as: For this position, this experience is defined as: researching, analyzing and presenting policy, economic and international institutional issues; coordinating and facilitating with individuals and groups both inside and outside an organization, particularly with foreign governments and international non-governmental organizations and businesses, regarding administrative, organizational matters and project activities; and preparing and developing briefing papers, talking points, budgets, status reports and narrative and statistical materials.

Note: this experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application. Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply.

You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to GS-12 (Pay Band 4B or equivalent) to be eligible for Pay Band MC- 4A.

You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to GS-11 (Pay Band 4C or equivalent) to be eligible for Pay Band MC- 4B.

Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

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.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit may be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

To receive credit, you must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours worked per week.

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/). Major Duties:

The purpose of this position is to serve as the MCC program point-of-contact (POC) for assigned country program(s).

During Compact development, the incumbent serves as a primary facilitator/coordinator within a country team (or in support thereof), the Country Team Leader (CTL), works closely with multidisciplinary country teams, and interacts with other MCC divisions.

Conduct technical, administrative and operational assignments during all stages of Compact operations (development, implementation and/or closure) of international development projects or programs which are part of MCC, including a mix of duties in the following important functional areas: technical and administrative activity planning and coordination and team integration; data management and knowledge sharing; progress tracking and internal and external reporting support; technical support; coordination with relevant internal and external stakeholders; and, continuous improvement.

Support the Country Team for the assigned country program with responsibility for coordinating and supporting activities in cooperation with Resident Country Mission and multidisciplinary team members and consultants.

Address program related issues or problems where new analytical techniques must be developed to identify and evaluate findings.

Collect pertinent information from a variety of sources and develop technical recommendations for senior staff and management.

Provide independent analysis and interpretation of country Compact performance data.

Develop, consolidate, and/or prepare briefing papers, talking points and background materials on project-related issues and topics.

Contribute to the identification of potential technical, operational and/or administrative risks (or opportunities) and propose potential actions needed to resolve particular challenges or to leverage opportunities depending on the nature of the item(s) at hand.

Review different progress and/or status completion reports relating to technical, budgetary or administrative milestones to ensure accuracy and compliance with relevant MCC organizational policies and standards, institutional priorities as well as generally accepted international development practice.

Act as a resource for country team members on internal implementation policies; provide factual advice and guidance regarding MCC planning, documentation, procedural, budgetary, technical, reporting or progress review processes related to country Compact programs and projects; and make initial determination for the handling and processing of information requests.

Support the development and continuous improvement of approval processes, data management systems and other tools that enable better Compact, administrative and reporting processes.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of relationships with internal MCC and external stakeholders of relevance to assigned country(ies), such as counterpart governments as well as various stakeholders in the US government, private industry, other donor organizations, and/or academic institutions Ensure that data requests are tracked and completed and that documentation is published, updated, and distributed as required.

Perform other duties as assigned.