Program Specialist

Summary

This vacancy is for a GS-0301-9, Program Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OPERATING LOCATION-SFLC CONTRACTING and PROCUREMENT in Baltimore, MD

Duties

You will serve as a Program Specialist and be responsible for providing a variety of basic procurement, financial and human resource related assignments under the general supervision of the Deputy, Contracting & Procurement Division. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Identifying and assisting CRC's to help support HR administrative activities on everyday tasks. Providing assistance to organizational managers with HR functions which include personnel actions and tracking status of actions. Maintaining records for multiple organizations. Reviewing and assisting with small budget inquiries and calls for technical aspects of the organizations budget. Responding to data calls from managers that may need research and analysis for program issues. Performing studies of continuing nature with extensive planning and coordinating for major programs. Facilitating meetings to include scheduling appointments, location and room set up. Assisting in the resolution of complex program or administrative issues or problems Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Resume reflects at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 of applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature. Resume reflects at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 of knowing the theories and principles of management and organization structures. Resume reflects at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 of using qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques to capture various type of issues throughout organizations. Resume reflects at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 of conducting interviews with supervisors and employees to obtain information about organizational missions, functions, and work procedures. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution. Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below). College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. To receive this credit, you must submit evidence of equivalency as provided by a credentialling evaluation service. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.