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About Us:
Totally Joined For Achieving Collaborative Techniques (TJFACT) is a minority-owned, CVE-verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) performance driven professional services government contracting company that provides a broad spectrum of services and solutions to the U.S. government agencies and organizations.
About this Position:
TJFACT is seeking a well-versed Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) Program Advisor to support the Department of State – INL/AME, in Washington, D.C.! This position is equivalent to a Program Advisor/Specialist LVL 4.
The DME Advisor will work closely with the INL program officers and management in INL/AME to bring them into compliance with 18 FAM 301.4 and any other DME requirements. This is a key priority for INL, which is being undertaken to ensure the Bureau’s compliance with the FAM. The advisor will perform all of the duties and have all of the responsibilities listed in the below section.
Please note this role a TPC and is contingent upon a contract award.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Support program reviews, in coordination with the relevant program officer and team lead, to ensure that stated goals and objectives connect to identified problems or needs of the host nation.
- Ensure that each program plan clearly identifies which INL Functional Bureau Strategy (FBS) goals and objectives it supports based on the most up to date INL FBS.
- Help the program officer develop performance indicators that measure actual results that can be compared to established performance targets for each part of the program, including but not limited to any interagency agreements, grants, and contracts.
- Assist the program officer with creating monitoring plans for programs and projects that meet INL design standards.
- In consultation with and upon request of the program officer and other relevant staff, propose and perform project and/or program evaluations, including evaluation design, data collection, and analysis.
- In consultation with and support of the program officer, perform trends analysis and reporting to executives using INL approved software (DevResults and/or other relevant software). The reports may include, but are not limited to; executive summaries, trend analysis, dashboard indicators, and supervisory level programmatic summaries.
- Develop relationships with INL regional and functional program offices to foster improved DME and utilization of country data across the domestic INL offices.
- Assist in coordinating and delivering training to domestic and overseas INL staff on proper DME practices.
- Analyze and provide recommendations to AME leadership on proposed DME practices and policies within the bureau.
- Interact positively and work cooperatively with team members and points of contact to accomplish assigned work in a timely and efficient manner.
- Take proactive measures to improve the working environment and cultivate teamwork.
- Comply with all internal controls and procedures to protect organizational integrity and prevent unauthorized use or misappropriation of all classified and sensitive (but unclassified) material and equipment in assigned areas. Report security violations/problems to the appropriate authority.
Required Qualifications:
- US Citizen
- Active/Interim Security Clearance
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Demonstrated experience working in the Department or in INL
- Six (6) to ten (10) years’ experience in relevant field.
- Demonstrated knowledge of specific country issues, including specialized knowledge of international narcotics and law enforcement, or similar type programs sufficient to ensure project work is in compliance with management policies and procedures and in conformance with the Foreign Assistance Act and other regulatory procedures and guidelines.
- Proven knowledge of Federal policies and procedures including methods of providing assistance and the Federal budget process.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of players.
- Demonstrated ability to provide advice, guidance, and consultation with regard to the interpretation and application of analysis.
- Experience drafting US government reports and documents, such as the INCSR, embassy cables, and other documents.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an accredited institution in the area of social science, program development, or monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex business processes to support new initiatives within the existing culture of an organization.
- Demonstrated skills in providing comprehensive and routine reports for various audiences related to Key Performance Indicators; tracking and evaluation; organizational assessments; monitoring and evaluation; and data utilization.
- Demonstrated ability to clearly and consistently organize, manage, and present complex information.
- Combined five (05) years of experience between implementing foreign assistance programs and projects and performing DME on foreign assistance programs.
BENEFITS:
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- 401-K plus match
- Paid Vacation days
- Paid holidays
- Short Term and Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Term Life
TJFACT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. We reserve the right to modify or revise the job descriptions in part or in its entirety. Reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with governing law.
Experience
Required- 3 - 7 years: Prior demonstrated State or INL specific experience
- Less than 1 year(s): Active/Interim Security Clearance
- 6 - 10 years: Experience in a relevant field
Education
Required- Bachelors or better
- Masters or better
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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