Millennium Challenge Corporation

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Whether you are new to the Federal Government or an experienced professional seeking a career change, visit our Website at http://www.mcc.gov to see the kinds of dynamic projects our staff are undertaking. If you want a career where you can see the difference your work makes, then join the Millennium Challenge Corporation!

Our model is defined by principles of selectivity, country ownership, transparency, and a focus on results. Our values identify who we are and what is important to us. MCC's values are CLEAR - Collaboration, Learning, Excellence, Accountability and Respect. We recruit staff that will embody and uphold these values.

This position is located in the Department of Policy and Evaluation (DPE), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The mission of the Policy and Evaluation Department is to provide expert guidance on the policies underpinning MCC's investments, including the economic focus of those activities, and to manage the technical economic analysis and evaluation methods that underpins MCC's engagement with partner countries, including the development and conduct of rigorous independent evaluations of MCC programs; to guide decisions regarding eligibility for MCC assistance, including management of MCC's annual country eligibility process for compact and threshold programs, and suspension or termination of MCC assistance; to oversee the development and implementation of MCC Threshold Programs; to promote policy and institutional reform in partner and candidate countries; to promote MCC's learning and results agenda by monitoring trends in global development policy and sharing lessons learned and best practices internally, internationally, and among USG agencies and other donors.
Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-12/13, MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 4b/4a which is generally equal to GS-12/13.

Duties:

•Conducts analysis and data cleaning for cost benefit analysis and beneficiary analyses.
•Supports the analysis of the primary constraints to growth in partner countries and the economics and policy frameworks in the sectors under consideration, and makes recommendations on sector requirements and reforms that will stimulate both public and private investment and optimize impact on productive assets.
•Participates in a variety of complex projects and assignments associated with the monitoring and evaluation of long-term international development programs affiliated with country compacts.
•Provides research and data analysis in support of MCC's results framework, including constraints analysis, economic rate of return analysis, beneficiary analysis, monitoring and impact evaluation.
•Conducts economic research and special projects for lead economists, department and corporate management when requested.
•Administers the divisional due diligence and travel budget and handles travel and reimbursement issues for division.
•Provides active support in the management of contractual resources.
•Manages information for results pages on mcc.gov, which includes drafting new content, preparing technical data and analysis for a public audience, and coordinating regular updates.
•Organizes regular meetings of MCC economists and evaluation practitioners. Coordinates the procurements of contractors and consultants when necessary.
•Provides logistical and administrative support as needed.

Travel Required:
•Occasional Travel
•Some domestic and international travel may be required

Relocation Authorized:
•No

Job Requirements:

Key Requirements
•Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
•More than 1 job may be filled if additional vacancies occur within 120 days
•Designated and/or random drug testing required

Qualifications:

This position has a minimum education requirement.

You must have a degree in economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.

OR

A combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

To qualify for pay band 4b you must meet the following:
Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4c (GS-11) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as; conducting economic research and data analysis on issues related to economic development; and experience preparing background briefings, analyses, recommendations and summary reports for use at meetings, external events, and other forums. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

To qualify for pay band 4a you must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4b (GS-12) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as; conducting economic research and data analysis (ex. constraints analysis, economic rate of return analysis, beneficiary analysis, monitoring and impact evaluation) in support of compact development or implementation programs/projects; and experience preparing technical analyses, recommendations, policies and summary reports for use at meetings, external events, and other forums. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

Highly Desirable: Master's degree (Economics or Public Policy)

Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience.

Part-Time or Unpaid Experience: Credit may be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. To receive credit you must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours worked per week.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants should report only attendance and degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.htm .

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Please visit OPM's website at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-II/s2-e4.htm for additional information on this topic.

All education claimed by the selected applicant will be verified before an appointment is made to this position.

Security Clearance

Secret