Supervisory Contract Specialist

**Duties**:

- Leads the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of the contracting program for the Division.
- Develops overall goals and objectives for achieving this involves close coordination with the Deputy Director of OPO and higher-level OPM managers.
- Reviews internal OPO operations relative to the Division for effectiveness and efficiency, conducts program evaluation as required to assess the effectiveness of operations, and makes improvements as appropriate.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
- Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required
- This position is not eligible for inclusion in a bargaining unit
- FAC C (Professional) or DAWIA certification

**Qualifications**:

- For the GS 15:

- **All applicants must meet the Basic Requirement and Specialized Experience described below. You resume must fully support this experience.**

**Basic Requirement**: You have at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience is specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the GS-14 grade level, and has provided you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position. You have also successfully completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your official/unofficial transcript to support your response.)
- Or
- You currently hold a GS-1102 Contracting Specialist position in the Federal service at the GS-14 grade level or higher and have held this position on or before January 1, 2000. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 and an SF-50 dated on or before January 1, 2000 to support your response.)
- And
- **Specialized Experience**: For the GS-15: You must have at least one year of specialized experience developing and managing new acquisition initiatives. This experience must include: 1) Advising internal and external personnel on matters related to acquisition processes; 2) Developing policies and procedures for new acquisition initiatives; 3) Implementing changes to established contracting processes; and 4) Developing operating instructions for a contracting division. This experience must be comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in private or public sectors). Note: Your resume must fully support this experience.
- You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- 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 has a basic education requirement listed under the Qualifications section of this announcement.

**Additional information**:
Relocation expenses may not be paid.

Incentive payments may be considered.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OPM.
- Benefits

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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
The USA Hire Assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.

**Structured Resume Review**:Subject matter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to