Program Specialist (Corrections)

Summary

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, District 3-Corrections in Keams Canyon, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units? Permanent Change of Station (PCS) may be authorized in accordance with agency policy.

Duties

As Program Specialist (Corrections), GS-0301, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Plans, develops and conducts program analysis of law enforcement functions and operations that concern human and financial resources, equipment, and material resources of current or projected operating programs. Develops, maintains, and monitors integrated reporting system(s) affecting programs within the OJS functions and operations, such as budget guidance, submissions, allocations, obligation targets, etc. Responsible for requisitioning supplies and equipment, equipment care, use of government vehicles, utilities and other expenditures for the unit. Assisting in organizing, developing, and establishing periodic meetings with state, local, and federal agencies to assure proper coordination and cooperation that results in the best possible delivery of law enforcement services to Indian country. Acts as a liaison or handles communication with people and/or groups within and outside the unit. Manages and/or prepares responses to correspondence; manages a wide variety of correspondence from within and outside of the unit. Research information pertaining to a particular type of criminal activity or crime, compiling local statistics and requesting information from other law enforcement programs to evaluate effectiveness. Forecasts and estimates program requirements and prepares programmatic reports, justifications, charts, graphs, statistical and narrative data, etc. for top-level presentations and briefings.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards). GS-11 One year specialized experience at the GS-9 grade level or equivalent performing the following: managing financial, acquisitions, budget, or operations data for an office; conducting research, compiling information from other sources, preparing justifications and estimates for program requirements; and analyzing statistical/programmatic data and preparing it for presentations. OR Education: 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or a L.L.M. in a related field of study. OR A combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION