Supervisory Program Analyst

Summary The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is tasked with designing and implementing policies and programs that promote democracy, protect human rights, and advance labor rights throughout the world. The Office of Global Programming (DRL/GP) manages all of DRL's foreign assistance funded programs. The incumbent of this position supervises a diverse staff in subordinate teams, manages the planning, operation, and/or evaluation of grants programs. Responsibilities Oversees the preparation of program reports, recommendations, and other materials prepared by the units for consideration by senior policy makers. Manages the administrative steps necessary to implement the program funds from proposal presentation to grant closeout. Directs the development of foreign assistance program recommendations addressing controversial and politically sensitive U.S. foreign policy issues, requiring access to sensitive and classified material. Represents the office and bureau in interagency bodies, providing substantive input and ensuring appropriate coordination of recommendations, program components, and negotiating strategies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience reviewing and clearing responses to Congressional requests for foreign assistance program information. Experience managing the administrative steps to implement program funds from proposal to grant closeout (this includes, monitoring proposal solicitations, proposal review process and program budget development, clearing Congressional Notifications and allocation memoranda and overseeing the transfer/apportionment of funds). Experience directing the development of foreign assistance program recommendations that involve political sensitive U.S. foreign policy issues. Experience acquiring and maintaining unlimited grant warrants issued by the Office of the Procurement Executive (Global Acquisition). There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through." Education Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. If eligible, telework and remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.