About the Position: This is a permanent position with Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works located in the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) building in Washington, DC.
Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management.
About the Position: This is a permanent position with Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works located in the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) building in Washington, DC.
Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management.
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Experience required at GS-13: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which includes: exercising expert knowledge in providing legal/congressional advice and guidance on Congressional requirements for the development, defense and execution of Civil Works funded activities and Congressional testimonies and documents; interacting with Capitol Hill for a Member of Congress (House or Senate) in legislative affairs to justify and settle matters involving significant and controversial issues and problems regarding authorization and appropriation requests and hearings; interpreting and applying a broad range of administrative laws, policies, regulations, and procedures to develop and execute Civil Works programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
Experience required at GS-14: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which includes: managing questions, responses or inquiries to Congressional members in preparing supporting data, justifications, Congressional testimonies, information papers, speeches, and briefings for organization higher echelon (such as Division Commanders, Director, Civil Works) on Civil Works authorization, appropriations requests and hearings in support of program studies, planning and construction projects; serving as Lead to interact with Capitol Hill for a Member of Congress (House or Senate) in legislative affairs; providing, reviewing and analyzing a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques to assess and improve program effectiveness and business processes to obtain results and make recommendations; and interpreting, developing and providing advice and guidance on Civil Works program management and administrative policies, regulations, procedures and laws. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
Basis for Rating: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/15/2020 to receive consideration.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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