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Washington, DC
$170,000 - $200,000 PA
a day ago
Full Time
Senior Level
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Associate Director Budget & Financial Accountability
This position is located at Departmental Offices,International Affairs - Office of Technical Assistance. As an Associate Director Budget & Financial Accountability, you will oversee the identification, implementation, and monitoring of international technical assistance projects in the areas of budget and financial accountability.
**IMPORTANT PLEASE READ** This announcement contains a two-phase process. Upon completion of Phase 1, you must click on the exclusive link to complete the manual assessment. The next phase it will take one hour, at a minimum, to complete. As an Associate Director Budget & Financial Accountability, you will: Lead an international technical assistance program that strengthens human and institutional capacity in budgeting and financial accountability in developing and transitional countries, including assessing ministries and institutions to determine assistance priorities and evaluate counterpart commitment to use U.S. Treasury technical assistance well. Manage technical assistance program and staff that assist foreign counterparts develop effective public financial management systems. This includes recruiting, mentoring, and directly supervising staff. Provide policy and operational guidance on ongoing and proposed technical assistance projects. Oversee program development including preparation of project proposals and budgets; development of terms of reference, work plans, and logical frameworks; and establishment of program goals and performance measures. Ensure policy officials receive current information, prepare briefing papers and memoranda, and coordinate technical assistance with other U.S. agencies and international organizations to maximize impact.
Requirements
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position MUST include: 1. Experience in public sector financial management and/or governmental financial accountability practices and systems.; Examples of such experience could include: Senior-level experience in Governmental budget and fiscal policy frameworks, planning and formulation, treasury management operations, budget execution and control policies, cash management, accounting and financial reporting standards, internal control and audit frameworks, or macro-economic and fiscal analysis, ideally including experience with state government. AND 2. Direct supervisory management of staff/teams.; AND 3. Identifying, developing and/or managing international technical assistance projects (see definition); OR Experience managing an implementation team of technical experts related to large international public sector financial management programs. In this context, technical assistance is a form of international development assistance provided to governments of developing and transitioning countries to strengthen their capacity to manage public finances and strengthen financial sectors. Assistance is delivered by technical expert advisors who work side-by-side with government counterparts to transfer knowledge, build institutional capacity, support strategic planning and problem-solving, and help design and implement sustainable reforms. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.