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Private Enterprise Officer

United States Agency for International Development

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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 up to four days per pay period (two days per week). The position is not remote eligible.
Open Period: July 8, 2024 – July 26, 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: (USD) $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. The PSE Hub spearheads USAID’s efforts to foster a major cultural and operational transformation in the way we conceive, design, and deliver our assistance in partnership with the private sector. The PSE Hub helps to create 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. In addition, there are work streams for Program, Operations, and Communications to support the PSE Hub’s mission.

Duties and Responsibilities: Please see Attachment.

Qualifications:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen;
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance;
  • Demonstrate entrepreneurial energy and strong communication skills;
  • Model inclusive relationship building skills, ability to discern needs and motivations of stakeholders, and skill in designing ways forward to bring stakeholders together;
  • Proven experience influencing across organizational lines to gain buy-in and implement change;
  • Experience coaching, mentoring, and providing constructive feedback to teammates and clients; and
  • 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:
    • Partnership development and/or strategic engagement experience with the private sector (multinational corporations and/or global industries that include supply chains, distribution networks, or other operations in emerging markets);
    • Experience working in the private sector and creating or deploying strategies to achieve commercial objectives while improving international development outcomes;
    • Strong network of connections across business and industry in the United States and emerging markets; and
    • Applying customer experience frameworks and principles to design and implement solutions to address the underlying needs of internal and/or external clients.

Preferred Qualification:

  • Working knowledge of USAID processes, systems, and culture.

Interested candidates must submit the following:

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

Please submit your application package to [email protected] with the subject line: “FSL APPLICATION PACKAGE: FSL 02 Private Enterprise Officer IPI/PSE” Application submissions are required by 11:59 p.m. EDT, July 26, 2024. 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.

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:

Any questions concerning this notice may be directed to:

— Adam Tomasek, IPI/PSE, (202) 712-5940, [email protected]

 

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