KEY REQUIREMENTS



• Citizenship
• Background Investigation
• Please read the vacancy announcement in its entirety.
• Occasional Travel Required

This position serves as a program manager responsible for developing and interpreting ethics policy, providing ethics training, and advisory services on gifts, outside employment and financial disclosure. The program manager will prepare and maintain ethics webpage and reports for National Park Service.

To qualify for the GS-14 grade level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position you must have specialized experience in developing managing and coordinating of an ethics program that includes administering a financial disclosure report system, providing training information to ethics counselors and employees, and collecting and managing ethics data.

Applicants will not be solicited for additional information if what has been provided is determined to be inadequate/incomplete.

Requirements when selecting Specialty Codes

Please refer to the specialty code requirements below when selecting a specialty code for consideration.

001 – All United States Citizens

• United States Citizens who have never been permanent employees of the Federal government.
• Current or former employees of the Federal government who would like to be considered under Delegated Examining procedures.

002 – Merit Promotion – Competitive

• Current or Former civilian Federal employees who are eligible for promotion and who are on a permanent Career or Career-Conditional appointment at a grade below the full performance level of the position being advertised.  (Applicant must have been in the lower grade for 52 consecutive weeks at the close of this announcement).     

003 – Merit Promotion – Non-Competitive

• Former civilian Federal employees who achieved career status in the competitive service (Generally, this means you have served three continuous years on a permanent career-conditional appointment in the competitive service of the Federal government.) or; are you a veterans preference eligible who has served at least one day on a career-conditional appointment in the competitive service; or
• Current, permanent (non-temporary) civilian employees on a Career or Career-Conditional appointment in a Federal agency who is at the higher grade of the position being advertised or who has previously competed for and selected to a position that have the same promotion potential as shown in this announcement; or
• Eligible under Special Appointment Authority: Individuals who are eligible for consideration under special hiring authority (i.e., 30% compensable veterans, severely handicapped individuals, former Peace Corps and VISTA volunteers, etc.) will be accepted and considered non-competitively for this vacancy.

Status applicants who wish to be considered under both merit promotion and competitive procedures must select specialty code 001 and either 002 or 003 to receive consideration. If you select only one specialty code, you will only be considered for the code you select.

Before entering on duty, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450. You will need to provide the information annually.

Special Requirements:

You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.

A background security investigation will be required for all new hires.  Appointment will be subject to the applicant’s successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.  Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Once you complete and submit your application package, your application will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements.  Next, your responses to the questionnaire and/or competency statements will be evaluated to determine the degree to which your skills match this position.

Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified.  Please follow all instructions carefully.  Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

VETERANS PREFERENCE:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé.  Applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference.   Veterans who are still in the service may be granted 5 points tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference.

OTHER INFORMATION:

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.  If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.  Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.  Information about ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp .  

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.  If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.  Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.  Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp .  

Applicants must submit a copy of their Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) documenting the appointment such as the initial hire, promotion; or reassignment, showing position title, series and grade (do not submit SF-50s for Awards, Within-Grade Increases, or Pay Adjustments) and most recent performance appraisal.  Applicants unable to provide their most recent performance appraisal must provide written justification for its absence.

You may be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.

Travel Relocation Expenses

Travel, transportation and relocation expenses will not be paid by the National Park Service. Any travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your Résumé
2. A complete Occupational Questionnaire
3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section below)

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Thursday, January 19, 2012.

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.  Follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process. 
 
Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. 

To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID  586121.  Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144.

If you cannot apply online:

1.    Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire,

2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the occupational questionnaire http://www.opm.gov/forms/pd fill/opm1203fx.pdf, and

3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

 The following documents are required:

·         Résumé or application

·         List of college courses, with credit hours, major(s), and grade point average or class ranking.   (Prior to appointment, an official college transcript will be required.) {This is only required if educaiton can be used for qualification or the position has a positive education requirement.}

·         Responses to the questionnaire

·         Veterans Preference documentation (DD-214 or equivalent, SF-15 and VA Letter, as appropriate)

·         SF-50 (or equivalent Notification of Personnel Action if you are a current or former Federal employee)

·         Most recent Performance Appraisal

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

Once your complete application package (including all required documents) is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking.   Based on your ranking or numerical score, you may be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview.