Peace Corps Roving Director of Management and Operations - Personal Services Contractor - Open and Continuous

The purpose of this amendment is to notify potential applicants that this advertisement will close at 1:00pm EST on Thursday, April 30, 2020. New applications in response to this advertisement will not be accepted after this time. The Roster of candidates that has been created following evaluation of those who applied prior to the deadline may be used by Peace Corps to fill Roving Director of Management and Operations personal services contract opportunities that arise on or before January 31, 2021. This is an open and continuous solicitation (i.e. open until removed or replaced). Contracts will be competed from the pool of qualified applicants as Peace Corps Roving Director of Management and Operations (DMO) Personal Services Contract (PSC) positions come available. Peace Corps (PC) seeks candidates highly experienced in administrative, financial, and budget management with the ability to travel on extended assignments to support posts in the Africa (AF), Inter-America and the Pacific (IAP), and/or Europe, Mediterranean, and Asia (EMA) Regions as a Roving DMO personal services contractor. The Roving DMO will work in an overseas Peace Corps post to manage, provide, coordinate and supervise the full range of resource management activities and administrative support functions including: budgeting and financial management, supervision of administrative unit, procurement, physical resources management, human resources management, volunteer support, and safety and security. The Roving DMO maintains and develops responsive and effective administrative procedures and ensures there is ongoing evaluation of their effectiveness. The Roving DMO also provides technical advice and guidance to staff and Volunteers on policy and post management issues. The Roving DMO reports to, and is supervised by, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Region to which they are assigned. The Roving DMO is a senior staff member of the country team actively involved in all aspects of Peace Corps operations, including programming, training, and overall Volunteer support. He or she will also serve as a leader, contributing to the vision and management of the post and ensuring that resources are effectively and efficiently managed. See attached Statement of Work for complete description of responsibilities. Working Conditions: Flexible work schedule and frequent travel. This position requires travel 100% of the time on overseas assignments to support a post's administrative and management needs, and therefore requires extreme flexibility and adaptability. The anticipated Personal Services Contract(s) (PSCs) will be for a one-year period with up to three (3) or four (4) option years, exercisable based on satisfactory performance, availability of funds, and continued need. Depending on specific position requirements, certain contracts will be written as full-time (260 work days authorized per contract year), whereas others will be written as intermittent (less than 260 work days authorized per year). For intermittent contracts, the work schedule will be full-time on an as-needed/intermittent basis, with up to 260 work days authorized per contract year. No minimum number of work days authorized per contract year or work days per contract year actually worked are guaranteed. Compensation and Benefits: Pre-tax compensation will be negotiated within the appropriate range for the position at the discretion of the Peace Corps Contracting Officer. Items of consideration may include salary history and experience. Benefits will be offered for this position in accordance with guidance provided by Peace Corps' Sub-Office of Acquisition and Contract Management. Relocation costs will not be covered by Peace Corps. US Citizen Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration before being awarded a Federal Government contract. Registration can be completed at: https://www.sam.gov. Required Qualifications: * United States Citizenship - required for some positions and not required for others. * Minimum five years' experience in administrative, financial, and budget management, including management and oversight of imprest fund, property, inventory, payroll, and recurring budget review processes. * Familiarity with the United States Federal budgeting process and an understanding of federal budget regulations. * Experience in United States Federal procurement and acquisition management. * Demonstrated ability to perform review and analysis of financial, administrative, and personnel systems, decisions, and/or processes. * Proven leadership in human resources and personnel management, including ability to provide guidance and make decisions in compliance with agency policies and local labor law and practices. Experience leading personnel actions and processes. * Proven experience in monitoring administrative and management controls. * Ability to respond to audits, evaluations, and other requests from Headquarters offices. * Experience developing and leading training on relevant topics for staff. * Experience managing a multicultural team in an overseas environment, including supervision of staff to execute the office's mission and vision. * Ability to work with confidential situations. * Ability to develop working relations with the American Embassies. * Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in English. * Ability to relocate to other overseas posts for undefined periods of time. * A background security investigation will be required. The contract award will be subject to the contractor's successful completion of a background security investigation. For United States Citizens, a Top Secret background clearance is required. * The contract award will be subject to the contractor receiving adequate medical evaluation and clearance for overseas assignments worldwide. For United States Citizens, a worldwide medical clearance is required. * For United States Citizens, the contract award will be subject to the contractor successfully registering in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). Desired Qualifications: * Experience serving in a role comparable to a DMO in an overseas environment. * Previous experience with Peace Corps or another international volunteer organization. * Familiarity with Peace Corps policies and procedures. * Previous experience as a warranted Federal Government Contracting Officer. * Detailed knowledge of inventory management and financial management systems. * Country or Region-specific experience related to the possible countries of assignment. * Skill in language(s) related to the language(s) utilized in countries of possible assignment. Application Process and Requirements: Interested applicants should submit the following materials together via e-mail to the Point of Contact and Secondary Point of Contact listed. Please include "1145PC19R0003" in the e-mail subject line. * Application Form (form attached) - Here, an applicant will have the opportunity to indicate whether they want to be considered for full-time position(s), intermittent position(s), or both. * Current Resume or CV New applications will be collected by the Point(s) of Contact and reviewed on the last day of the month in which they were sent. Peace Corps does not accept responsibility for technical issues or glitches that cause application materials to be received past these monthly cutoff dates. If found to be technically qualified upon initial application review (i.e. submitted a complete application package and determined to have met all of the required qualifications stated above), you will be contacted for an interview. Peace Corps reserves the right to delay the application review and/or interview process, should it be in their interests to do so. The evaluation of candidates at this stage will be based on the following criteria: * Experience in administrative, financial, and budget management, including management and oversight of imprest fund, property and inventory, payroll, and leading periodic budget review processes. * Experience overseeing Federal Government procurement and acquisition. * Demonstrated ability to perform review and analysis of financial, administrative, or programming systems, decisions, and/or processes. * Proven leadership in human resources and personnel management. * Experience leading and developing training on relevant topics for staff. Based on the outcome of the interview, an applicant's name will be placed on the Roving DMO Roster. When a Roving DMO opening at Peace Corps has been confirmed, everyone on the Roster who is of the citizenship required for that position (i.e. US citizenship required vs. US citizenship not required), and who indicated in their application materials that they wished to be considered for the type of position open (i.e. full-time vs. intermittent), will be contacted. The names and information for all interested candidates are then sent to the Chief Administrative Officer for the Region where the position will be principally located, where they may be contacted to participate in additional interview(s) and/or evaluation measure(s). The competitive evaluation of candidates at this stage may be based on the criteria specified above, including the results of the initial interview and rankings of Roster applicants based on the initial interview scores, as well as the consideration of other criteria such as: * Past performance in similar positions (both formal and informal information regarding past performance may be sought by Peace Corps and considered). Past performance information may be obtained on both hard skills (i.e. technical experience and expertise, quality and timeliness of work product produced, etc.) and soft skills (i.e. professional judgment, professional demeanor, leadership abilities, ability to work as a member of a team, etc.). * Country or Region-specific experience related to the possible countries of assignment. * Skill in language(s) related to the language(s) utilized in countries of possible assignment. Based on the outcome of those additional application reviews, interview(s), and/or other evaluation measure(s), a candidate will be chosen to fill that Roving DMO personal services contract opening.