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Position Title
Foreign Service Financial Management Officer
Agency
U.S. Agency for International Development
Announcement Number
BS-04 Financial Management Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 to Friday, June 28, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. This position has an age requirement. Enter or select your date of birth. (limit characters)
2. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
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Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:

• have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR,
• are retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?

 For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources:  https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/veterans/.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.

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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

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Assessment 1
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Where Did You Hear About Us?

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INSTRUCTIONS: Career Appointments in the Foreign Service are covered by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended, which requires an applicant to be 18 years old at time of application and which directs mandatory retirement at age 65. Given this mandatory retirement age and the fact that five years must  be allowed to achieve tenure in the agency, there is an upper age limit of 60 at time of appointment to the Foreign Service (65 for preference-eligible veterans).

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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
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Are you between the ages of 18 - 59 or (18-64, if you are a veteran)?

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3. What is your date of birth? (MM/DD/YYYY) (limit 10 characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
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Work as a foreign service officer is primarily overseas to include countries undergoing hardship and conflict. You can find the countries where USAID operates here (https://www.usaid.gov/where-we-work). Are you available to work in any country where USAID has a physical presence?

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Select the highest level of education you have completed in a relevant field of study.

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I have the following relevant work and educational experience.

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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
7. Does the graduate transcript that is being uploaded contain the following information: the name of the applicant, the name of the graduate university, the date the degree was conferred/awarded, AND the type of degree awarded? (limit characters)
8. Are you qualifying for this position based on foreign education, and if yes, ensure you upload the required certification? (limit characters)
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The qualifications for this position include relevant experience working overseas and/or in a diverse working environment which includes serving or working in an overseas context or in an economically disadvantaged domestic community (such as an inner city or Indian reservation) for the minimum number of years required, performing work directly related to the advertised Foreign Service Officer position, in which you experienced new cultures, learned foreign languages, encountered different cultures and practices, and/or coordinated and engaged with external partners and local counterparts.

Please provide the following details for each work period you have had overseas or in a diverse US working environment that is relevant to this position: Country (if domestic, indicate disadvantaged community), Job Title, Organization/ Company, Start Month/Year, and End Month/Year. (For example: "Sudan, Program Manager for Child Survival, World Health Organization, June 2007 to February 2009")

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A complete application for this position requires the submission of five (5) professional references. Professional references are individuals who have supervised or worked with you in the positions you have listed as relevant work experience (we will inform you prior to checking references). These references MUST include at least 3 supervisors. Please enter the contact information for your five (5) references in the following fields.

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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 1st reference below:

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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 2nd reference below:

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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 3rd reference below:

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13. Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 4th reference below: (limit 250 characters)
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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 5th reference below:

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15. Which written products have you drafted?
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16. Select the documents that you have assisted in drafting or to which you have made contributions.
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17. Indicate which types of written products you produced as a regular part of a job.
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18. Select the statement that best describes your highest level of experience drafting and finalizing written documents.
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19. Which types of documents have you written?
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20. Which financial management materials have you independently drafted and then distributed at an agency-wide or organizational-wide level.
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21. Indicate the types of written products you have drafted as a regular part of a job in a position focused on financial management.
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22. Choose the types of written products you have drafted as a regular part of a job.
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23. Which choice best reflects your highest level of experience negotiating complex issues?
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24. Which statements describe your experience managing workplace conflicts that do not require quick action?
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25. Select the type of teams within which you have built consensus and achieved goals.
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26. Select the statement that best describes your highest level of responsibility with cross-discipline teams.
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27. Select the types of groups or individuals you have worked with on a regular and recurring basis in a professional, academic, or volunteer setting.
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28. With which entities outside of your work organization have you developed positive working relationships?
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29. Which response best reflects your highest level of experience working cooperatively and collaboratively with others in a work, academic, or volunteer setting?
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30. Which response best describes your interaction with high level officials (e.g., in the U.S. government, private sector, academia, foreign government)?
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31. I have experience developing an expansive professional network with other organizations.
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32. Identify the interpersonal communication activities that you have routinely and successfully applied.
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33. Which tasks have you performed to maintain and promote effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, and co-workers?
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34. Choose the statements that reflect your experience in communicating information orally.
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35. Select the statements that describe your communication or briefing skills that you use as a regular part of your job.
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36. Select the statements that describe your ability to communicate with teammates, supervisors, and subordinates.
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37. I have actively participated in the following types of verbal exchanges:
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38. Choose the statements that describe your experience providing advice to senior management on financial management processes and organizational budgets.
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39. Which choice best describes your highest level of experience communicating persuasively?
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40. Select the statements that describe your experience communicating financial information.
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41. Identify the professional certifications you currently hold.
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42. Identify the accounting or auditing tasks you have performed in a professional setting.
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43. I have performed the following accounting-related tasks:
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
44. I have experience auditing programs and contractors in the federal government and/or private sector. (limit characters)
45. Select the statements that apply to your experience overseeing the accounting activities of an organization.
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46. Select the statement that describe your ability to communicate with teammates, supervisors, and subordinates.
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47. Choose the statement that describe your experience providing advice to senior management on financial management processes and organizational budgets.
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48. Select the statement that apply to your experience overseeing the accounting activities of an organization. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
49. I have reviewed my application to ensure the responses to each question is the response intended AND I have uploaded the following REQUIRED documentation: Resume and unofficial graduate transcript that includes, your name, the name of the university, type of degree, and the date your degree was conferred. PLEASE NOTE: All foreign transcripts MUST be accompanied by an evaluation from one of the credited providers as listed in the vacancy. (Yes/No). (limit characters)
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