Duties

The announcement is being extended to address a system-wide issue in USAJobs.

*** Resumes created using the USAJOBS resume builder were transmitted to GSAjobs with "Present" for the "To Date" for each job experience listed on the resume***

If your application is completed, please resubmit by going back through your application ensuring that your dates of employment are accurate.

The announcement will not close on 8/18/2022.

Duties:

• Review and evaluate management and administrative practices and procedures. Develop recommendations for new policies, procedures, processes, and regulations. Articulate and communicate to the employees in the group, the assignments, projects and problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time for completion. Guide and make recommendations in the selection and application of appropriate solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices and procedures, and assists the employees in identifying the parameters of viable solutions.
• Perform administrative work and analysis in one or more of the following areas: personnel management/administration, organizational design, workforce development, budgeting/financial management, procurement/contracting, business strategy, information technology, and property management. Perform program cost analyses such as development of life cycle or other cost analyses of projects, or performance of cost benefit or economic evaluations of programs. Independently conduct cost-effectiveness studies for operating or administrative programs with a regional or equivalent impact. Consider all aspects of new or established programs, including statutes, policies, objectives, workload models, resource estimates and utilization, issues, constraints, impacts and concerns related to other organizational components.
• Provide management at all levels with statistical analysis, correlations, and identification of associated indicators and drivers that have impact on various parts of PBS business activities. Research, learn and apply a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze and improve team effectiveness, efficiency and work products.
• Provide or arrange for specific administrative or technical training necessary for accomplishment of individual and team tasks. Consult with technical experts of other disciplines, such as, engineers, realty specialists, building management specialists, and building managers for assistance in interpretation of highly technical provisions or requirements. Serve as a liaison to agency regional/national program offices; represents respective Division's interests. Participate in and coordinates activities of task forces, special studies, and special projects. Serve as coach, and /or negotiator in coordinating individual initiative and in consensus-building activities among employees.
• Lead a team typically comprised of Analysts and support staff, at least 25% of whom have a full performance level of GS-12 or higher. Assist the team in assessing its strengths and weaknesses and determines how improvements can be made. Train or arranges for the training of team members in methods and techniques and working in teams to accomplish tasks or projects. Serve as coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus-building activities among team members. Assist in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow, new or existing, skill level and/or occupational specialization.
• Provide input to supervisor on performance of group and/or employees in the group. Recommends actions affecting individual awards, rewards and recognition.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date.
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
• Direct Deposit of salary check to financial organization required.

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

• Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
• Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level).

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

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NOTE: Qualifications are based on length and level of experience. Therefore, in addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week if part time. Qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, so failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

The GS-13 salary range starts at $106,823 per year . If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

All candidates must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience applying qualitative and quantitative techniques in order to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of complex program operations and/or project initiatives aimed at improving business processes and customer service initiatives. Such experience must have included implementing and/or maintaining tracking and reporting systems that measure the success of program operations, applying change management techniques, and consulting with and advising management officials on program and/or project issues, concerns, and successes

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit status: NFFE

On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved:

• Recruitment incentive if you are new to the federal government
• Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee
• Credit toward vacation leave if you are new to the federal government

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.

Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as needed; through other means; or not at all.

If you are eligible under Merit Promotion, you may also apply under Vacancy Announcement #22PBSC842KTMP. You must apply separately to each announcement to be considered for both.

We are currently filling two vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed through this announcement or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area.