Deputy Director - Office of Post Performance and Support

This position is in the Office of Post Performance and Support (OPPS) at Peace Corps Headquarters, Washington DC, and reports to the Director of OPPS (D/OPPS). OPPS provides leadership, staffing, and resources to foster alignment across a global portfolio of overseas posts, manage and support post leadership, provide overseas staff development, coordinate programming and training support to post staff, and track both progress and effectiveness of Peace Corps overseas operations.

The Deputy Director - Office of Post Performance and Support performs the following major duties: Provides support to the D/OPPS in the leadership and coordination of operations across OPPS divisions: Leadership and Operations and Programming, Training, and Evaluation. Builds cooperative working relationships and fosters open communication among OPPS divisions, helping them to set standards, gain efficiencies, share promising practices, and strive for greater consistency. Supports the Global Surge Team, comprised of Global Rovers, Personal Services Contractors, and TDY Intermittent Experts who provide coverage and support to posts worldwide. Participates in the development and documentation of OPPS and agency long- and short-range planning efforts, including the agency strategic planning process. Tracks achievement of performance goals assigned to OPPS and reports on a regular basis. Participates in OPPS resource allocations and priority setting. Makes recommendations on planning efforts that can be undertaken within existing resource levels and advises on the impact of efforts that require additional resources. Oversees coordination of OPPS office participation and support of Overseas Staff Training (OST) and other training and mentoring for overseas staff. Prepares and contributes to reports and other presentations on program planning and evaluation. Designs and conducts comprehensive studies and detailed analyses of complex functions and processes related to long-range planning of OPPS divisions. Identifies, evaluates, and proposes solutions to management problems which are of major importance to OPPS program direction. Leads analysis of projects, issues, or programs to build consensus around solutions that address constraints to excellence among OPPS divisions and country programs overseas.

Applicants selected for this position are subject to the following Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old. Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service (see www.sss.gov). Prior to employment, Peace Corps will review records for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and former employees, as required by statutes 5 USC 3322 and 22 USC 2507b. You must submit a signed statement acknowledging adherence to the Peace Corps Conditions of Employment before your first day. You must obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance. This position is designated for drug testing under the Drug-Free Workplace Program. You must pass a pre-employment drug test. After hire, you will be subject to random drug testing. You must file a financial disclosure report. A one-year probationary period may be required. This requirement is not applicable to current agency US Direct Hire employees who have completed a probationary period or current Experts who have served for more that 12 months. This position is eligible for additional reappointments, per 22 USC §2506 (a)(8). The initial appointment is a term of five years and subsequent reappointments are in terms of up to five years.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.