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Title: Budget Analyst/OHA/BOD
Location: Washington DC
GS: 9 Equivalency
Application Deadline: Open until Filled
In order to fully evaluate your eligibility, your resume must include relevant paid and non-paid experience showing dates held with month, year and hours worked per week for each position.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Bureau for Global Health’s Office of HIV/AIDS (GH/OHA) is the locus of technical leadership for HIV/AIDS programming that falls under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Office provides input into U.S. Government (USG) decisions concerning the strategic allocation of financial and human resources in the HIV/AIDS field, and supports USAID Headquarters and field Missions in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating effective HIV/AIDS programs. This entails ensuring the technical integrity of Agency and Mission strategies; providing global technical leadership on the full range of issues related to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment; managing numerous research and field support programs; and monitoring and reporting on the impact of the Agency’s HIV/AIDS program.
The Budget Analyst, located in the Budget Branch of the Budget and Operations Division, within GH/OHA, works with USAID Headquarters bureaus, USAID field Missions, and the State Department Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (S/GAC) to:
* Support the budgetary components of the annual planning process for field programs.
* Provide budget execution guidance and support for Mission programs.
* Interpret and analyze financial data to present findings and propose solutions.
* Liaise with and provide support to other OHA teams on budget-related issues.
The Budget Analyst reports to the Budget Branch Chief, under the overall direction of the Chief of the Budget and Operations Division.
Support the annual budgetary components of the budget formulation annual planning process for field programs
* Help coordinate the budget allocation process for PEPFAR field programs.
* Review, analyze, and modify budget estimates and resource funding requests for completeness, adequacy of supporting narrative justifications and conformance with policy and guidelines.
* Provide virtual or in-country support to Missions during their annual budget formulation process (COP preparation).
* Participate in the inter-agency budget review process.
Provide budget execution guidance and support for to Headquarters-managed projects and Mission programs:
* Assist Office and Mission staff with financial management processes to support the efficient and effective use of PEPFAR funds.
* Train and provide technical assistance on tracking and analyzing obligations, outlays, and pipeline to field Mission budget contacts.
Interpret and analyze financial data to present findings and propose solutions:
* Conduct special analyses and prepare routine and special reports and briefings for country coordination teams, interagency colleagues, and Mission colleagues, as required.
* Provide accurate and timely budget information for decision-making at all levels of the organization.
Liaise with and provide support to other Bureau and Office teams on budget-related issues:
* Collaborate on topics that enhance program implementation, such as strategic information (monitoring and evaluation), expenditure analysis, cross-Bureau projects and/or program policy and execution.
In addition to the standard qualifications required of a Budget Analyst, the following qualifications, skills, and background are required or desirable for this position:
* Bachelor’s degree in related field and 3+ years of relevant experience; OR master’s degree in related field and 1 year of relevant experience; OR equivalent combination of education and experience (required).
* Expertise in the use of Microsoft Excel and the ability to work with large and complex spreadsheets and pivot tables (required).
* Experience in detailed work with complex budget and financial information (required).
* Excellent organizational skills and detail-oriented working style (required).
* Experience and/or familiarity with federal budget processes (desirable, but not required).
* Experience and/or familiarity with PEPFAR (desirable, but not required).
* Willingness to learn on the job and to seek opportunities for professional growth (required).
* Ability and willingness to travel internationally.
* US citizenship required
* Facility Access required
This is an opportunity for employment or a contract, but we reserve the right to make no selection or award.
CAMRIS International offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. Please submit your resume online at http://www.camris.com/. CAMRIS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law.
This is an opportunity for employment or a contract, but we reserve the right to make no selection or award.
