USAID Supervisory Procurement Analyst
Job Title:Supervisory Procurement Analyst
Agency:U.S. Agency for International Development
Job Announcement Number:13-0146-ASH
SALARY RANGE: | $123,758.00 to $155,500.00 / Per Year |
OPEN PERIOD: | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 to Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
SERIES & GRADE: | GS-1102-15 |
POSITION INFORMATION: | Full-time appointment in the Competitive Service. This position IS NOT in the bargaining unit. - Permanent |
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:15 | |
DUTY LOCATIONS: | 1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC, US |
WHO MAY APPLY: |
Status eligible-A current or former federal employee of any department or agency in the Executive Branch or those who are reinstatement eligible and is not a temporary, time-limited employee. This includes USAID employees on career or career-conditional appointments, individuals eligible for special appointing authorities such as VEOA, ICTAP/CTAP, Schedule A, and individuals on Interchange Agreements with other Merit Systems.
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JOB SUMMARY:
“Since its founding in 1961, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has invested in innovative, cost-effective solutions that save millions of lives…”
US Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., USAID fosters transformational development around the world to support economic growth and trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training; democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and humanitarian assistance. The Agency operates in four regions of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and the Near East; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Europe and Eurasia. USAID employees in the Civil Service and Foreign Service, as well as individuals employed through Personal Service Contracts, must adhere to our Counter Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct. For more information on USAID please click on the following link: http://www.usaid.gov/
This position is located in the Bureau for Management, Office of Acquisition and Assistance (M/OAA), at State Annex (SA-44) in the Federal Center Plaza Building, whose mission is responsible for directing and managing its worldwide acquisition and assistance program and, as such, it’s integral and critical to the delivery of the Agency’s annual development and humanitarian assistance program portfolios.
Serves as the Division Chief in the Bureau for Management, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Policy Division, which reviews and interprets the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR); and develops and issues the USAID Acquisition Regulations (AIDAR), setting forth policy standards, guidelines, procedures, and instructions regarding USAID contracts. Develops policy and provides advice and assistance on matters concerning contracting for personal services. Incumbent serves as a focal point within USAID for the formulation, development and interpretation of procurement and assistance policy, procedures, standards, guidelines and regulations. This position reports to the Deputy Director for Accountability, Compliance, Transparency & System Support (ACTS).
If you are interested in applying for this position you are encouraged to read the vacancy announcement in its entirety, and apply following the instructions listed under “How To Apply”.
In order to be considered for this position, all applications and required supporting documents must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. of the closing date of the announcement. Failure to submit required documents may result in your application being rated as “Incomplete” and thereby receiving no further consideration.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Must be a US Citizen or National
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET level security clearance
- Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service
DUTIES:
- Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised.
- Recognized as an agency expert in formulating new procurement policies that have a broad or long-range impact on the procurement program of the agency. Issues policy and procedural guidelines to increase effectiveness and uniformity in the management and administration of acquisition programs, and to comply with government-wide requirements.
- Provides expert advice and guidance on government programs and policies which are of significant interest to the public and Congress.
- Researches and writes reports or other working documents that provide authoritative guidance on complex and wide-impacting program issues. Coordinates the contribution of other writers or subject-area experts to important documents.
- Provides authoritative guidance and leadership to programs impacting one or several major agency organizations. Plans, organizes, and carries through to completion analytical studies involving the substance of key agency programs.
- Provides authoritative guidance in the resolution of complex problems or issues impacting major agency programs. Leads analysis of projects, issues, or programs impacting all or most agency organizations.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
In order for your application to be considered, you must meet the following core competencies and knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOC’s) by the closing date of this announcement.
Note: Narratives are not required, but your answers to the assessment questions, that attest to your work experience, and KSAOC’s must be supported in your resume at the next lower grade level by the closing date of this announcement.
- Technical Competence
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Reading
- Reasoning
- Managing Human Resources
- The position requires expert knowledge for formulating new procurement policies which have a broad or long-range impact on the procurement programs.
- Ability to advise top management during executive and/or legislative decision making process on procurement issues and policy proposals, which involve exceptional controversy, intensive legislative interest or initiatives.
- Skill in generating new procurement concepts to resolve problems or issues arising from uncertainties involving the legislation, authorties, and scope of the programs resulting from intense Congressional interes.
To qualify for this position at the GS-15 level you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service. Examples of qualifyingspecialized experience includes: knowledge of contracting principles, laws, regulations and procedures applicable to pre-award and/or post-award actions sufficient to procure and/or administer contracts for major development, testing, and/or production, or mastery of a procurement functional area sufficient to provide expert technical leadership, staff coordination, and consultation including responsibility for formulating guidelines, implementing new developments, and providing policy interpretation. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
Basic Requirements for GS-13 and Above
- Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.AND
- 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.
- Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
- Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.
Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date. This means that you must have served at least 52 weeks at the next grade level (or equivalent) below the grade advertised on this vacancy announcement. This requirement does not apply when applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) competitive appointing authority. This allows veterans that meet the criteria below to apply to announcements open to Federal employees only.
To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, your latest discharge must be issued under honorable conditions (this means an honorable or general discharge), AND you must be either:
- a preference eligible (defined in title 5 U.S.C. 2108(3)), OR
- a veteran who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service.
Points are not adjudicated and preference is not applied under this type of announcement.
Interagency Career Transition Program/Career Transition Program: This program applies to Federal workers whose positions have been deemed ‘surplus’ or no longer needed, or an employee has been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. For information on how to apply and what documents to submit as a ICTAP or CTAP eligible, go to: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp
Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems: An agency may non- competitively appoint an employee covered by an interchange agreement to a career or career-conditional appointment subject to the conditions listed below. For more information to determine if you meet this criteria, please go to: http://www.opm.gov/hr_practitioners/lawsregulations/appointingauthorities/index.asp%23InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application includes your:
1. Resume
2. Responses to the online questions, and
3. Required documents.
We use a multi-step process to evaluate and refer applicants: Qualified applicants receive a score of 70 to 100 . You will be rated on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by the education, experience, and training you report on relative to this position that shows the degree to which you possess the competencies listed on this vacancy announcement.
USAID must be able to conduct reference checks as part of its assessment process. Applicants who do not permit reference checks from previous employers may be disqualified.
BENEFITS:
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Working for USAID offers a comprehensive benefits package. You may explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees at by clicking on the link: Federal Benefits
OTHER INFORMATION:
DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: The Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that all male applicants born after 12/31/59 who are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, be registered or they are not eligible for appointment to this position. For further information concerning Selective Service requirements, please visit http://www.sss.gov/.
TESTING DESIGNATED POSITIONS: These are Testing Designated Positions (TDPs) under the Agency’s approved Drug-Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.
RELOCATION OR MOVING EXPENSES: Will not be paid.
CAREER TRANSITION PROGRAM: This program applies to Federal workers whose positions have been deemed ‘surplus’ or no longer needed, or an employee has been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. For information on how to apply and what documents to submit as a ICTAP or CTAP eligible, go to: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp
Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems: An agency may non competitively appoint an employee covered by an interchange agreement to a career or career-conditional appointment subject to the conditions listed below. For more information to determine if you meet this criteria, please go to: http://www.opm.gov/hr_practitioners/lawsregulations/appointingauthorities/index.asp#InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems
Additional selections may be made from any certificate of eligibles that result from this announcement.
For more information please click on the following links:
METRO ACCESS: This position is located at State Annex (SA-44) in the Federal Center Plaza building, 301 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20547, within close proximity to the Federal Center Southwest and L’Enfant Plaza metro stations. www.wmata.com
HOW TO APPLY:
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The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this on-line application process and submit any applicable required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
If applying on-line poses an extreme hardship, you must contact the human resources office no later than two business days prior to the closing date of this vacancy announcement. An alternative application method will provided upon approval of the hardship notification. After this time, requests to apply via alternative methods will not be granted.
Please note that all required documents must be received by the closing date, via online or alternative methods, and that we will determine your eligibility and qualifications based solely on the material received by the closing date.
Step 1 - Review the Job Announcement
Before you apply, we suggest you review the entire job announcement. Pay close attention to the Major Duties section and the How You Will Be Evaluated section where you will see the areas upon which your application will be evaluated and a link for previewing online questions.
Step 2 - Create or Upload a resume with USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov)
Please note that all required documents must be received by the closing date, via online or alternative methods, and that we will determine your eligibility and qualifications based solely on the material received by the closing date.
Step 1 - Review the Job Announcement
Before you apply, we suggest you review the entire job announcement. Pay close attention to the Major Duties section and the How You Will Be Evaluated section where you will see the areas upon which your application will be evaluated and a link for previewing online questions.
Step 2 - Create or Upload a resume with USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov)
-Create or upload a resume in USAJOBS. You may wish to customize your resume to ensure it supports your responses to the online questions and addresses the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of the job announcement. For resume tips, click here. *Although you must enter your Social Security Number (SSN) for USAJOBS, we will only see the last four digits for identification purposes.
Step 3 - Apply Online
Click the “Apply Online” button on this announcement and then select the resume you wish to submit with your application. You will be redirected to the Department of the Treasury’s CareerConnector website to complete the application process.
Step 4 - Answer the Online Questions and Submit Your Online Application
If this is your first time on Treasury’s CareerConnector website, you will be prompted to register by answering questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. The system will save these responses and take you back to the main screen so that you can answer the job-specific questions. Select “Take me to the assessment” and click on the “Next” button to answer the job-specific questions. You must answer all the questions and click the “Finish” button.
Step 5 - Review and Confirm Your Submission
You will now have the option to upload a document or print fax cover-sheets for documents (see Step 6 for details). Once you click “Done,” you will see a summary of your application for your review. You may also print a copy for your records. When you click “Finish” at the bottom of the page, you will then be directed back to USAJOBS where you can confirm that your application has been submitted and track your application status.
Step 6 - Submit Documents
You can submit any applicable required or optional documents (see below) by document upload, fax, or e-mail. Whichever method you choose, please include the job announcement number with your documents. To protect your privacy, we encourage you to remove your SSN from any documents that you submit.
Document Upload: You may upload documents in one of two ways:
1. Once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement, you will be prompted to upload your document(s) to your application. You will be given the choice to either upload the document as part of the application process or you can select a document that you’ve already loaded on USAJOBS. Or
Step 3 - Apply Online
Click the “Apply Online” button on this announcement and then select the resume you wish to submit with your application. You will be redirected to the Department of the Treasury’s CareerConnector website to complete the application process.
Step 4 - Answer the Online Questions and Submit Your Online Application
If this is your first time on Treasury’s CareerConnector website, you will be prompted to register by answering questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. The system will save these responses and take you back to the main screen so that you can answer the job-specific questions. Select “Take me to the assessment” and click on the “Next” button to answer the job-specific questions. You must answer all the questions and click the “Finish” button.
Step 5 - Review and Confirm Your Submission
You will now have the option to upload a document or print fax cover-sheets for documents (see Step 6 for details). Once you click “Done,” you will see a summary of your application for your review. You may also print a copy for your records. When you click “Finish” at the bottom of the page, you will then be directed back to USAJOBS where you can confirm that your application has been submitted and track your application status.
Step 6 - Submit Documents
You can submit any applicable required or optional documents (see below) by document upload, fax, or e-mail. Whichever method you choose, please include the job announcement number with your documents. To protect your privacy, we encourage you to remove your SSN from any documents that you submit.
Document Upload: You may upload documents in one of two ways:
1. Once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement, you will be prompted to upload your document(s) to your application. You will be given the choice to either upload the document as part of the application process or you can select a document that you’ve already loaded on USAJOBS. Or
2. You can upload a document to an existing application by logging into your USAJOBS account profile. Click on “My Applications” and search for the vacancy. Once you’ve located the vacancy, click on the vacancy and select “Apply Online.” Move through your existing application to the Documents page and select Upload in order to add a document to your application. Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation that the document uploaded. In the Application Review section, you may verify acceptance of your documents in Career Connector if you see them listed on the “Vacancy Documents” screen. Then, click on “Finished” to be returned to USAJOBS.
Fax: Print a fax cover-sheet in Career Connector by following the “Faxing Supporting Documentation” instructions. The fax number will be provided on the cover-sheet.
Fax: Print a fax cover-sheet in Career Connector by following the “Faxing Supporting Documentation” instructions. The fax number will be provided on the cover-sheet.
*If you are having difficulty within the Career Connector system and need technical assistance please email the help desk at careerconnectorhelp@treasury.gov. The help desk is available to assist you during the hours of 8:00 am- 4:30 pm EST.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
- Resume showing relevant experience.
- Most recent copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action); your document must reflect grade, step, tenure code “1” (Career) or “2” (Career Conditional) appointments ONLY, and type of position occupied. If applying as a reinstatement eligible, please submit your Resignation SF-50.
- Most recent performance appraisal
- Veterans’ documentation if applying under a veterans’ hiring authority such as VEOA (e,g, DD214, SF-15, and Veteran’s Administration Letter) For a detailed list of documents, click here
- Supporting documentation if seeking eligibility based any other special hiring authority (e.g., disabled veteran, Schedule A) For a detailed list of documents, click here.
- Peace Corp Letter granting eligibility to apply for federal competitive status positions
Failure to submit required documents may result in your application being rated as “Incomplete” and thereby receiving no further consideration.
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Alice Holland
Phone: 202-712-1083
Fax: 202-216-3368
Email: alholland@usaid.gov
Phone: 202-712-1083
Fax: 202-216-3368
Email: alholland@usaid.gov
Agency Information:
United States Agency for International Development
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , DC
20523-0016
US
Fax: 202-216-3368
United States Agency for International Development
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , DC
20523-0016
US
Fax: 202-216-3368
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
Applicants are evaluated using an automated applicant assessment system. After determining basic eligibility and qualifications, the supplemental questionnaire will be used to identify the best qualified applicants to be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and possible interviews.
After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. A final job offer is contingent upon a favorable suitability determination and a favorable SECRET level security clearance investigation and determination.
You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS “My Account” tab and clicking on “Application Status.”
You will receive final notification via email when this vacancy has been filled. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position
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