Project Development Specialist
What you'd do
This position is part of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Office of Global Business Development. As a Project Development Specialist you will perform a broad array of responsibilities associated with the implementation of the office project development program in emerging markets.
Major duties
Implements activities associated with the early stages of deal origination. Meets with potential and existing DFC clients, other DFC business lines and offices, multilateral development banks and other development finance institutions, and other U.S. Government agencies concerning potential project development activities and performs follow-up research and analysis. Performs due diligence analysis of parties connected to potential and existing project development activities. Prepares screening, underwriting committee, investment committee, and approval memoranda concerning potential office activities. Works with DFC counsel and clients on the preparation of project development implementation plans. Reviews deliverables provided during completion of project development activities, as well as determining the extent to which these deliverables meet project development funding agreement requirements. Conducts site visits to locations in emerging markets where agency activities are or may be performed. Delivers presentations during project development activity underwriting and investment committee meetings and responds effectively to questions posed during those meetings. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative preparing contracting-related documents to initiate and implement contracting actions and review contractor work products and decide to approve or deny contractors' invoices. Please Note: This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 1534.
What you need to qualify
Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that includes: 1) Implementing project development funding activities designed to develop international projects for financing, investment, or political risk insurance (e.g. origination, due diligence, deliverables review, etc.) AND 2) Analyzing international project development activity work scopes and budgets and resolve issues. Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement 26-OGBD-DE-13029177-AQ using Delegated Examining (DE) procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet DE requirements and can apply to that announcement. NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.
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