USPSC Director Of Management and Operations, East Timor

Peace Corps (PC) seeks candidates highly experienced in administrative, financial, and budget management with the ability to travel on extended assignment to support the reopening of the Peace Corps program in East Timor. The East Timor Director of Management and Operations will oversee budget and financial management, procurement and acquisition, human resources and personnel management of this overseas post, including leading major processes and conduct trainings to administrative and non-administrative staff in areas of budget development and execution, time management, customer service, and other pertinent subjects, as appropriate. In addition, he or she will also serve as a leader in order to contribute the vision and management of the post as well as ensure that resources are managed effectively and efficiently. The East Timor DMO might on occasion be called to assist other Europe Mediterranean and Asia (EMA) posts with like operations on an as needed basis. See attached Statement of Work (SOW) for complete description of responsibilities. Required Qualifications: Work schedule and travel flexibility. This position is located in Dili, East Timor. This position will require some domestic and international travel as deemed necessary by EMA's Chief Administrative Officer and East Timor's Country Director. Applicants shall demonstrate the following: - Experience in administrative, financial, and budget management including management and oversight of imprest fund, property and inventory, payroll and leading periodic budget review processes. Desired experience in this area is five year or move. - Familiarity with the federal budgeting process and understanding of federal budget regulations. Experience overseeing procurement and acquisition, including serving as a warranted contracting officer. - 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 providing guidance and decision-making on how to best comply with policy as well as local labor law and practices. Experience leading personnel actions and processes. - Proven experience in ensuring that administrative and management controls are in place and ability to respond to audits, evaluations, and other requests from Headquarters offices. - Experience leading and developing training on relevant topics for staff at post or an overseas office. - Experience leading a multicultural team in an overseas environment, including supervising staff and leading in order to execute the vision and management of a post or overseas office. - Excellent oral and written communication. - Preferred experience on the ground in East Timor. Security background clearance. A background top secret security investigation will be required. The contract award will be subject to the contractor's successful completion of a background security investigation. If you do not think that you will be able to qualify for a top secret clearance, you may want to reconsider your application. Physically fit and able to receive worldwide medical clearance. The contract award will be subject to the contractor passing a physical examination. Any moving costs will not be covered by Peace Corps. Contractor must be a US Citizen. Contractors must be registered in the System of Award Management before being awarded a Federal Government contract. Registration can be accomplished at www.sam.gov Desired qualifications: Experience serving as Administrative Officer in an overseas environment. It is preferred for the candidate to have worked at Peace Corps or another international volunteer organization. Familiarity with Peace Corps policies and procedures. Application Requirements: 1. All applicants should submit the following materials together to Peace Corps via email to the contact information listed below: - Application form (Form attached) - Current resume 2. All applicants must arrange to have the following additional documents sent to Peace Corps: - References: Ask your references to send a signed personal reference letter. Please disregard the reference form in the attachments Competitive evaluation of applicants 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 procurement and acquisition, including serving as a warranted contracting officer. - 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 Availability Files attached include the following: - Attachment A: Contract Template - Attachment B: Benefits Attachment - Attachment C: Statement of Work - Attachment D: Application Form Primary Point of Contact: Kara Rogers Contract Specialist CFO/ACM krogers@peacecorps.gov Phone: 202-692-1129 Secondary Point of Contact: Vijaya Murthy Contracting Officer CFO/ACM vmurthy@peacecorps.gov Phone: 202-692-1611 Contracting Office Address: 1111 20th Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20536