- Position Title
- Country Director
- Agency
- Peace Corps
- Announcement Number
- 24-12291921-JCB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, February 16, 2024 to Tuesday, December 31, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current Federal Employee?
Please note: If you are a current federal employee, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.
Please note: If you are a current federal employee, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.
2.
Are you eligible for an excepted appointment under the Federal Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities?
Please note: If you are you a person with disabilities, you MUST submit documentation verifying your eligibility (Schedule A letter).
Please note: If you are you a person with disabilities, you MUST submit documentation verifying your eligibility (Schedule A letter).
3.
Are you currently employed with Peace Corps?
Please note:
Please note:
- this includes US Direct Hires, Experts, Temporary Employees, and US Citizen Personnel Service Contractors.
- this DOES NOT include Peace Corps Volunteers and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee with reinstatement eligibility?
Please note: If you are a federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies your prior federal service.
Please note: If you are a federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies your prior federal service.
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a term appointment?
2.
Have you ever been employed by an intelligence agency or division of an agency, a substantial part of whose mission includes or included intelligence activities?
3.
Has your background or work history involved a substantial connection with an intelligence activity or related work other than through employment?
4.
Do you have a family relationship to an employee of an intelligence agency?
5.
Have you previously been employed with the Peace Corps in a US Direct Hire (USDH) position and fall into any of the categories below:
Please note:
- After your USDH appointment, you have separated from the agency (resigned, retired, transferred to a different federal agency, etc.)
- After your USDH appointment, you have converted to an Expert position with the Peace Corps
- After your USDH appointment, you have accepted a position as a Personnel Service Contractor with the Peace Corps
Please note:
- This does not include applicants who have only been employed as a Personnel Service Contractor or Expert
- This does not include applicants who have only served as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
- This does not include applicants who have been previously employed with Peace Corps serving in a 5 year exempt position.
- This does not include current Peace Corps USDH employees, who may have been reemployed after a previous USDH appointment and spent the required "time out" of the agency.
6.
Select the recruitment path(s) through which you would like to be considered.
Please note:
If you select "Current Peace Corps Employee (Internal)," you will be considered with all eligible internal applicants, time-in-grade restrictions will apply, and you will need to upload a recent SF-50.
If you select "Current or Former Federal Employee," you will be considered with all eligible Federal applicants, time-in-grade restrictions will apply, and you will need to upload a recent SF-50.
If you select "All US citizens," time-in-grade restrictions will not apply and will be considered with all eligible US citizens not being through another recruitment path.
Please note:
If you select "Current Peace Corps Employee (Internal)," you will be considered with all eligible internal applicants, time-in-grade restrictions will apply, and you will need to upload a recent SF-50.
If you select "Current or Former Federal Employee," you will be considered with all eligible Federal applicants, time-in-grade restrictions will apply, and you will need to upload a recent SF-50.
If you select "All US citizens," time-in-grade restrictions will not apply and will be considered with all eligible US citizens not being through another recruitment path.
Language Proficiency
1.
Describe your Proficiency Level regarding French Language Answer to this question is required
2.
Describe your Proficiency Level regarding Spanish Language Answer to this question is required
3.
Describe your Proficiency Level regarding Portuguese Language Answer to this question is required
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FP-2 or GS-14 grade level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
2.
Do you have at least three (3) years of relevant executive leadership experience in developing or transitioning countries or in multicultural settings in the United States? Experience may be with the U.S. government (local, state, or federal), an international or domestic NGO, or in the private sector.
Examples of specialized professional experience include: held a senior level position such as Country Director, Executive Director, Regional Director, Chief of Party, CEO, Ambassador, or others in a complex organizational environment; experience leading and managing programs with an international focus or a focus on U.S. communities that are made up of a majority of culturally diverse members; experience providing strategic direction to complex programs; and experience that includes high level representational duties. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Develops a cohesive organization that promotes respect and dignity towards others.
4.
Promotes intercultural competence among staff and volunteers.
5.
Ensures program's policies and procedures promote diversity, inclusion and belonging.
6.
Promotes a collaborative and positive work environment that values employee contributions.
7.
Develops strategies for planning and/or implementing major Agency programs of national scope.
8.
Implements policies and procedures that align with program requirements.
9.
Develops a vision for the country program and a plan for achieving the vision.
10.
Determines budgetary, facility, equipment, staffing and volunteer requirements.
11.
Communicates vision and expectations for volunteer service and conduct, and manages disciplinary issues such as performance improvement and administrative separation.
12.
Oversees institutional policies and procedures to ensure volunteer safety and security.
13.
Supervises post's senior staff and ensures that their respective scopes of work are effectively managed.
14.
Ensures staff receive and complete required trainings, such as safety and security, ethics, cybersecurity.
15.
Supports the Agency's response to volunteer victims of crime, such as physical and sexual assault, theft, among others.
16.
Adheres to U.S. federal laws, agency policies, and local labor laws pertaining to employee hiring, training, treatment, and disciplinary actions.
17.
Supervises post's senior staff and oversees the administrative and human resource functions.
18.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.