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Millennium Challenge Corporation

Position Description

Official Title, Series, Pay Band

Organizational Title

Position Description Number

Office/Department

Division/Group

Employee Name

Geographic Location

Supervisory Code

FLSA Status

Position Sensitivity

Financial Disclosure

Competitive Level

Position Status

Subject to IA Action

Modifications to PD

I certify that this is an accurate statement of the major duties and responsibilities of this job and its organizational relationships and that the job is necessary to carry out the functions of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for which I am responsible. This certification is made with the knowledge that this information is to be used for official purposes and that false and misleading statements may constitute a violation of the regulations of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and may subject the issuer of such false or misleading statements to disciplinary action.

___ _____________ Date: __________________

Signature & Title of Immediate Supervisor

_____________________________________ Date: ____________________

Signature & Title of 2nd Level Supervisor

________________________________________ Date: ___________________

Signature of Individual Authorized to Classify the Position

Program Officer (MEEA) MC-301-4b

1822B Department of Policy and Evaluation

MEEA

Washington DC

Nonexempt

No

Competitive No

Digitally signed by Algerlynn Gill Date: 2020.09.02 16:37:12 -04'00'

Berta Heybey Digitally signed by Berta Heybey Date: 2020.09.03 10:17:17 -04'00'

LAVETTA R

YOUNG (affiliate)

Digitally signed by LAVETTA R YOUNG (affiliate) Date: 2022.08.31 17:06:10 -04'00'

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCE

Classification: Program Officer (MEEA), MC-301-4B

Organizational Title:

Position Number:

Introduction:

MCC’s mission is to provide grant assistance to support economic growth and poverty reduction in select developing countries with a demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizenry. MCC’s partner countries enter into a five-year agreement (Compact) with MCC that includes a plan for achieving shared development objectives and the responsibilities of each country in achieving those objectives.

Our model is defined by core principles, of selectivity, country ownership, transparency, and a focus on results.

Our values identify who we are and what is important to us. Our Values are CLEAR:

Embrace Collaboration, Always Learn, Practice Excellence, Be Accountable and Respect individuals and ideas. MCC’s values define how we behave on a daily basis, both as individuals and as an institution, in pursuit of our mission. They guide how we make decisions, set priorities, address challenges, manage tradeoffs, recruit and develop staff, and work together with our country partners and stakeholders.

This position is located in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Division of MCC’s Department of Policy and Evaluation (DPE). DPE’s mission is to provide management oversight for the development and implementation of policy and best practices related to country eligibility, economic analysis and monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management and policy reform. DPE manages MCC’s Threshold Program for countries not yet eligible for a Compact and formulates strategies that leverage MCC impact with foundations, international donors, and other U.S. Government agencies. The M&E Division supports the design and implementation of results-focused development programs and leads the monitoring, independent evaluation, and reporting of program results

Responsibilities:

This position description (PD) is a statement of difference for Program Officer MC-301-4C to Program Officer MC-301-4B and is classified at the full performance level to provide greater flexibility in recruitment.

Duties and responsibilities are substantially similar to Program Officer MC-301-4B level, except that the incumbent receives tailored instructions, guidance, training, and supervision designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for successful performance at the full performance level/target position. Supervision becomes progressively less detailed as incumbent gains more experience. While occupying this position, the incumbent performs progressively more responsible assignments, which lead to the target level position as Senior Program Officer MC-0301-4A.

Incumbent may be promoted non-competitively to target position pending: (1) Incumbent demonstrates ability to perform at target pay band level, (2) higher level work exists at target pay band level, (3) increased responsibilities are assigned, (4) supervisor recommends promotion, (5) incumbent completes all required training, and (6) completes all regulatory requirements for career ladder promotions.

Consequently, promotion is not guaranteed.

Millennium Challenge Corporation

Position Description

Official Title, Series, Pay Band

Organizational Title

Position Description Number

Office/Department

Division/Group

Employee Name

Geographic Location

Supervisory Code

FLSA Status

Position Sensitivity

Financial Disclosure

Competitive Level

Position Status

Subject to IA Action

Modifications to PD

I certify that this is an accurate statement of the major duties and responsibilities of this job and its organizational relationships and that the job is necessary to carry out the functions of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for which I am responsible. This certification is made with the knowledge that this information is to be used for official purposes and that false and misleading statements may constitute a violation of the regulations of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and may subject the issuer of such false or misleading statements to disciplinary action.

___ _____________ Date: __________________

Signature & Title of Immediate Supervisor

_____________________________________ Date: ____________________

Signature & Title of 2nd Level Supervisor

________________________________________ Date: ___________________

Signature of Individual Authorized to Classify the Position

Program Officer ( MEEA) MC-301-4C

1822A Department of Policy Evaluation

MEEA

Washington DC

Non Exempt

No

Competitive No

Digitally signed by Algerlynn Gill Date: 2020.09.02 16:36:56 -04'00'

Berta Heybey Digitally signed by Berta Heybey Date: 2020.09.03 10:13:09 -04'00'

LAVETTA R

YOUNG (affiliate)

Digitally signed by LAVETTA R YOUNG (affiliate) Date: 2022.08.31 17:12:53 -04'00'

Millennium Challenge Corporation Position Description

Classification: Program Officer, MC-301-4c

Position Number:

Introduction:

MCC’s mission is to provide grant assistance to support economic growth and poverty reduction in select developing countries with a demonstrated commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizens. MCC’s partner countries enter into a five-year agreement (Compact) with MCC that includes a plan for achieving shared development objectives and the responsibilities of each country in achieving those objectives. Our model is defined by core principles, of selectivity, country ownership, transparency, and a focus on results.

Our values identify who we are and what is important to us. Our Values are CLEAR: Embrace Collaboration, Always Learn, Practice Excellence, Be Accountable, and Respect individuals and ideas.

MCC’s values define how we behave on a daily basis, both as individuals and as an institution, in pursuit of our mission. They guide how we make decisions, set priorities, address challenges, manage tradeoffs, recruit and develop staff, and work together with our country partners and stakeholders.

This position is located in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Division of MCC’s Department of Policy and Evaluation (DPE). DPE’s mission is to provide management oversight for the development and implementation of policy and best practices related to country eligibility, economic analysis and monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management and policy reform. DPE manages MCC’s Threshold Program for countries not yet eligible for a Compact and formulates strategies that leverage MCC impact with foundations, international donors, and other U.S. Government agencies. The M&E Division supports the design and implementation of results-focused development programs and leads the monitoring, independent evaluation, and reporting of program results.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The primary purpose of this position is to assist MCC in ensuring accurate, timely, and actionable monitoring and evaluation of MCC funded programs to support agency accountability and learning.

This is done by engaging on program design to help ensure the problem to be solved and the theory of change are clearly defined, supporting the establishment of M&E plans in coordination with partner country counterparts, working on country teams to help ensure that program implementation and evaluation remains consistent with these plans, managing independent program evaluations with support, and effectively reporting and disseminating program results to internal and external audiences.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

Assists country teams and partner countries throughout the program life cycle on the development and updating of logical frameworks (theories of change) and program M&E Plans to document performance indicators, data sources, and evaluation plans;

Reviews quarterly performance data for timeliness and accuracy, and supports the analysis and use of this data to inform decision-making;

Reviews documents produced by MCC country teams and partner country entities to ensure alignment with the M&E Plan and adherence to the MCC M&E Policy;

Maintains close working relationships with the M&E officers in the partner country to assist with implementing the program M&E Plan, including quarterly aggregation, verification, reporting, and analysis of monitoring data; support and oversight of evaluation-related data collection; data quality reviews; review of evaluation deliverables; contract management; and supporting the management of the program M&E budget.

Supports effective reporting and dissemination of program results to internal and external stakeholders in accordance with relevant MCC policies and guidelines;

Assists with developing the Terms of Reference for independent evaluation contracts, which will include supporting the development and implementation of appropriate evaluation designs and the production of actionable evidence and learning related to program results;

Supports efforts to improve M&E team practices, guidance, or policies;

Drafts or contributes to status reports and updates to M&E and DPE management on country programs and issues that may impact the Division or the Department;

Monitor trends in development research and practice and identify opportunities to apply this learning to MCC programs and evaluations;

Periodic international travel to support position duties; and

Performs other tasks as assigned.

Factor 1 - Knowledge Required by the Position

Technical

Experience monitoring and evaluating program/projects and reporting program results.

Knowledge of core principles, practices, and techniques for program results monitoring, including theory of change, indicator design, data quality, and reporting in order to support results-focused design of MCC-funded programs and ensure relevant, timely, and actionable monitoring data and reports.

Knowledge of core principles, practices, and techniques for program evaluation, including impact and performance evaluation methodologies and data analysis, survey design and data collection methods, and results dissemination in order to effectively coordinate independent evaluations of MCC-funded programs and produce relevant, timely, and actionable program results and learning.

Experience with standard data collection and analysis systems, particularly statistical analysis software, such as STATA, SAS, SPSS, or R.

Experience conducting analysis involving program/project design or implementation effectiveness and making recommendations.

Ability to interpret policies and best practices and their application to design, implementation, and results measurement issues related to international development projects.

Ability to develop procurement Terms of Reference in order to accurately communicate the scope and complexity of MCC’s independent evaluation requirements to the market and procure well-qualified evaluation contractors with an appropriate technical plan and budget.

Ability to manage/coordinate contracts.

Ability to manage databases.

Ability to use cooperative work sharing software, such as SharePoint.

Teamwork

Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to resolve program design, implementation, and results measurement issues related to international development projects.

Ability to collaborate with and build capacity with partner country M&E teams both remotely and in-person.

Skill in cross-cultural communication and collaboration.

Ability to prioritize and manage complex workload in matrixed team structure, with varied assignments and deadlines coming from different teams.

Communication Skills

Ability to communicate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively, in writing and verbally, in order to draft documents and to present and explain findings and recommendations to parties inside and outside of the organization.

Factor 2 - Supervisory Controls

The supervisor and/or higher graded staff work with the employee to develop a mutually acceptable project plan which typically includes identification of the work to be done, the scope of the project, and deadlines for its completion. Within the parameters of the approved project plan, the employee is responsible for planning and organizing the actions that are necessary to meet the program requirements. This frequently involves the definitive interpretation technical guidelines and application of new processes. The employee keeps the supervisor informed of precedent setting technical decisions and matters and consults for support, as needed.

Completed work is reviewed for conformance with objectives and for soundness and feasibility of conclusions and recommendations.

Factor 3 - Guidelines

Guidelines consist of general administrative and implementation policies and program management practices as well as program policy statements, program requirements, and other guidance documentation that is used in developing a course of action. The employee must use judgment and initiative to tailor or adapt the available guidelines to specific plans or problems.

Factor 4 – Complexity

Assignments involve analyses and evaluation concerning objectives, policies, work operations, etc., of a variety of interrelated programs. Assignments also involve gathering information, identifying and analyzing issues, and developing recommendations. The work requires making many decisions concerning such things as interpretation of considerable data, planning of the work, or refinement of the methods and techniques to be used.

Factor 5 - Scope and Effect

The purpose of the work is to analyze and evaluate aspects of substantive, mission-oriented programs. The employee resolves problems or issues which directly affect the accomplishment of principal agency program goals and objectives. Study reports contain findings and recommendations of significance to management of the agency, and often serve as the basis for new administrative systems, policies or practices.

Factor 6 – Personal Contacts The personal contacts are with individuals or groups within and outside the in moderately unstructured settings. The purpose and extent of each contact is different, the role and authority of each party is identified and developed during the contact.

Factor 7 - Purpose of Contacts The purpose is to plan, coordinate, or advise on work efforts; resolve problems by influencing or motivating individuals or groups who are working toward mutual goals; and to solicit initial or additional information, collect and validate data.

Factor 8 - Physical Demands The work is primarily sedentary, although some walking, bending, or carrying of light items may be involved. Travel may be required.

Factor 9 - Work Environment Work is performed in an office setting.