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Summary This position is located in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer (OCEO), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). OCEO provides overall leadership, guidance and coordination to MCC staff and operations. Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-12, MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 4B which is generally equal to GS-12. Responsibilities Performs (and may lead) a variety of confidential and special assignments, which may require considerable research and contact work; coordinates administrative and clerical work. Maintains electronic calendar and contact database; prepares daily briefing books; schedules appointments, meetings, and conferences for senior staff. Responds to or initiates executive communications, drafts documentation for signature and agency reporting; prepares reports to monitor scheduling and communications. Interacts with members of the staff, organization, and individuals outside of the corporation ranging from other government agencies to U.S. and foreign dignitaries, to the general public. Assists in planning executive travel, including itinerary development, administrative and logistical items (visas, hotel booking, etc.), scheduling briefings, assembling briefing materials, and interagency and intergovernmental coordination. When necessary, supports the senior staff on official travel, foreign and domestic; provides senior timekeeper functions. Monitors the assessment and planning of executive engagements and meetings, including advising the senior staff on relevant issues and working closely with senior staff to oversee preparation, and ensure consistency and quality of, briefing and related items for the senior staff, including background materials for specific meetings, conferences, or other events/opportunities. Handles potential issues as appropriate and ensures that only items that warrant the senior staff time and involvement are escalated to them for action. Receives phone calls and visitors and refers them to an appropriate individual. Serves as the office liaison for groups associated with the organization. Works in conjunction with the Executive Secretariat (Exec Sec), by assisting with the processing of incoming and outgoing materials such as mail, correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other forms of written communication. Serves as back-up to Exec Sec in their absence. Receives and helps coordinate responses to requests for information and materials concerning senior staff and agency programs and initiatives. Prepares administrative reports and correspondence on own initiative, based on knowledge of the supervisor's views and desires. Serves as buffer between the supervisor and organization staff by providing accurate and timely advice on procedures, reports, requirements, and other matters necessary to implement agency policies, directives, and instructions. Ensures compliance with agency policies and procedures. Works with senior staff to develop presentation materials for internal and external briefings. Performs related duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for pay band 4B applicants must meet the following: Qualifying experience for Pay Band 4B includes one year of specialized experience (comparable to the Pay Band 4C or GS-11 or equivalent non-federal experience), which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, examples of specialized experience are: performing confidential and special assignments for the senior staff; preparing briefings, background materials and related items for meetings, conferences, or other events/opportunities for senior; planning executive travel, including itinerary development, administrative and logistical items (visas, hotel booking, etc.), scheduling interagency and intergovernmental coordination; maintaining electronic calendar and contact database; preparing daily briefing books; scheduling appointments, meetings, and conferences for the senior staff; and responding to, initiating and editing executive communications, reports and documents for the senior staff approval. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to Pay Band 4C or GS- 11 to be eligible for pay band MC- 4B. Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience. A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors: The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position. The selectee's overall experience in a particular area. The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience. MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/compensation/. Education Additional Information RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION BONUS may be authorized for this position. If you are not a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Recruitment bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments. If you are a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Relocation bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments. Selectee may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. "The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower level, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position." Qualifications by Closing Date: You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification. Pay: Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualifications, education, experience, training, and availability of funds. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower pay band level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level, nor is the promise of promotion implied. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. Applicants must include their own documented examples of the required experience in their resume. Applicants who copy the duties section of this announcement into their resume as their current experience will be disqualified. Selectee may be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450). Probationary/Trial Period: You may be required to serve a one-year probationary/trial period. Government Travel Card - You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government contractor issued travel card to be used for official business.