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Job ID | 2024-4158 | Location | US- | Clearance Required | Yes | Other Clearance | Facility Access Clearance |
XL Associates, Inc. (XLA) has provided institutional support services to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for nearly 25 years. XLA is currently seeking a Program Specialist to support the USAID Mission for West Bank and Gaza. This is a remote assignment with intermittent short-term travel to provide onsite support in Israel.
The Program Specialist will support the Mission's Program Office with tasks including budget planning and execution; monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL); activity design; strategic planning; donor coordination; and responding to information requests from the Mission's Front Office and USAID/Washington. S/he will assist in the preparation of Mission Operational Plans and congressional notifications, activity design and approval documents, MEL documents including Performance Management Plans, evaluation scopes of work and evaluation reports, and the strategic framework and related documents. Additionally, the Program Specialist will assist with preparing briefers, background materials, schedules related to high-level visits, responses to congressional inquiries, and responses to other requests from Washington and the Front Office. S/he will be expected to work independently to produce all requested deliverables in a timely manner for review and approval by the Program Office Director and Deputy.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): XLA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, XLA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team by phone at 703-584-8317 or via email at humanresources@xla.com. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, XLA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.
Full Time
Business Services
$73k-93k (estimate)
03/07/2024
04/11/2024
xla.com
VIENNA, VA
200 - 500
1989
GARY SLACK
$10M - $50M
Business Services
XLA is an award-winning government services provider with 400 employees both domestically and internationally. Our core competencies are Program Lifecycle Management, Engineering & Technical Solutions and International Program Support services. These core competencies define XLA. As agencies face declining budgets and a rising demand for services, XLA provides the continuous support needed to overcome those challenges. XLA has the project management expertise needed to successfully meet contract requirements and provide excellent performance. We consider the needs of the customer, project reso...urce requirements, the quality of deliverables, project costs, task scope control, management reporting requirements and data accuracy/timeliness. XLA was named Contractor of the Year for revenue category $25-$75M at the 2013 Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. We are also a recipient of SmartCEO's GovStar "Star Workplace" award for Large business and XLA continues to receive industry recognition for rapid growth and outstanding performance. Follow us on Twitter @XLAInc1
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