Summary You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application package. Your application may not receive full consideration if you do not follow the instructions as outlined. This position is located within the Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security (REFS), at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 500 D Street, SW., Washington, DC. Responsibilities Serve as the Director for the Center for Resilience within REFS. Provides leadership on resilience, environment, climate adaptation and food security. Analyzes and executes strategies. Coordinates Agency and USG solutions to development challenges. Leads resilience and climate adaptation efforts for the Bureau, coordinating with other Agency experts. Manages technical expertise and communications to support USAID’s resilience programs globally. Serves as a senior expert, providing thought leadership and coordinating resilience work and climate adaptation for USAID/REFS. Acts as liaison with other Bureaus. Serves in a supervisory role in the organization with management oversight of the Center for Resilience to elevate and spearhead resilience and climate adaptation for the Agency and for the REFS Bureau. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized Experience: GS-15: You must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or higher. Specialized experience for this position includes: (a) Experience providing strategic planning, management, and advisory services for a broad spectrum of international resilience program operations across an organization; (b) Supervising a team of experts and professionals to ensure successful implementation of initiatives that promote an organization's resilience and climate adaptation goals; (c) Utilizing data analysis and feedback to continuously improve messaging and develop communications strategies around impact of international resilience programs; (d) Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, such as international partner organizations, and key influencers, to manage strategies and programs, foster relationships, and effectively communicate information about organizational objectives and achievements. 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 demonstrate the experience below are ineligible for further consideration. Given the technical nature of this senior position, experience working for a civilian agency or organization on international development or humanitarian communications is critical. Do you have prior experience leading international resilience and/or climate adaptation programming and strategies for a civilian organization working on international development or international humanitarian issues. 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, no transcripts are required. Additional Information THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED DUE TO UPGRADES TO THE SYSTEM DURING THE OPENING PERIOD. USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With headquarters in the District of Columbia, we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide, playing an active and critical role in the promotion of U.S. foreign policy interests. When crisis strikes, when rights are repressed, when hunger, disease, and poverty rob people of opportunity, USAID acts on behalf of the American people to help expand the reach of prosperity and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. USAID employees and contractors must commit to maintaining a workplace free of sexual misconduct, including harassment, exploitation, and abuse, and adhere to USAID's Counter-Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct. For information on the effort to counter all forms of human trafficking, including the procurement of commercial sex acts and the use of forced labor, visit http://www.state.gov/g/tip. For more information about USAID, visit http://www.usaid.gov. If an HR Specialist determines you are among the best-qualified applicants for this position(s), our Office will share your application with multiple hiring managers for consideration. You agree to share your application for similar jobs within USAID by submitting your application to this advertisement. Moving and relocation expenses are not authorized. EEO Policy: EEO Policy Statement. Veterans' Information: Veterans' Preference Advisor. Telework: https://www.telework.gov/. It is the Government's policy not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. USAID will use information about an individual's employment experience only to determine their qualifications and assess their relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination. Reasonable Accommodation Policy: USAID is committed to equal employment opportunity; therefore, reasonable accommodations are available to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodation Division in the Office of Civil Rights at reasonableaccommodations@usaid.gov. Reasonable accommodation decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. To learn more about the Reasonable Accommodation Division, please visit our website at: https://www.usaid.gov/careers/reasonable-accommodations.