Portfolio Director (Africa), MC-301-3B/3A - Millenium Challenge : Job Details

This position is located in the Africa Division within the Department of Compact Operations (DCO), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

The Portfolio Director position is physically located in Washington, DC, with temporary duty assignments to Resident Country Missions (RCM) in partner countries to provide surge support or coverage as needed.

MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band MC-3B/3A which is generally equal to GS-14/15.

To qualify for Pay Band 3b, applicants must meet the following:

• Providing advice on compact development and implementation-related technical and policy issues.
• Performing work involved with the operation and management of compact development and implementation.
• Tracking priorities and initiatives and troubleshooting risks throughout the compact lifecycle.
• Overseeing strategic program budgeting.
• Communicating, orally and in writing, to draft and review briefers and other official documents and to convey program information and deliver briefings to internal and external audiences.

To qualify for Pay Band 3A, applicants must meet the following:

• Experience as a subject matter expert on a range of compact development and implementation-related technical and policy issues.
• Performing work involved with the operation and management of compact development and implementation.
• Tracking priorities and initiatives and troubleshooting risks throughout the compact lifecycle.
• Overseeing strategic program budgeting.
• Communicating, orally and in writing, to draft and review briefers and other official documents and to convey program information and deliver briefings to internal and external audiences.

• Experience establishing and implementing standard operating procedures for stand-up of compact development and implementation, particularly in Africa.
• Proficiency in a language spoken in sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. French, Portuguese). Please include language and level of proficiency in your resume.

Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to Pay Band 4A or GS-13 to be eligible for pay band 3B. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to Pay Band 3B or GS-14 to be eligible for pay band 3A.

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

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
• The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the midpoint up to the maximum salary for that pay band.

See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure here.