MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Development Finance CorporationWashington, District of Columbiausajobspublished 10/20/2026
Must-have:Senior

About the company

This position is part of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM). As a Management Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for providing day-to-day business operations and support, to include: financial management; invoice processing; interagency agreements; budget formulation; briefing materials, and acquisition planning and third-party contract administration.

Your tasks

Assist the Vice President, OHRM, and senior leadership in developing, executing, and monitoring the Office of Human Resources Management's operating budget. Coordinate administrative oversight of contracts, interagency agreements, and other business support instruments that enable agency operations. Track acquisition requests, procurement milestones, and funding actions to ensure timely execution. Serve as the primary coordinator for agency-wide training requests, partnering with DFC offices to facilitate individual, team, and organizational learning initiatives. Develop and maintain tracking systems, standard operating procedures, and business process documentation. Prepare executive briefings, reports, correspondence, and operational analyses for senior leadership. Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.

Requirements

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You may qualify at the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in all of the following: 1) Assisting Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs) by monitoring contractor performance, deliverables, invoices, timelines, and/or compliance requirements; 2) Coordinating procurement actions for an office by serving as a government purchase card holder and reconciling invoices; 3) Assisting with monitoring and managing annual and multi-year funding for an office; 4) Preparing briefings/reports for leadership; and 5) Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.