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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
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Summary

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Regional Office of Philadelphia, PA.

This position is inside the bargaining unit.

Overview

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Job canceled
Posted 05/24/23
This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$90,893 - $118,161 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
DE-23-DAL-ETA-11979783-KGM
Control number
727730500

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Clarification from the agency

All US Citizens. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) eligibles must be in the local commuting area. Also advertised as job# MS-23-DAL-ETA-11979784-KGM for status applicants; to be considered for each, apply to BOTH jobs.

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Duties

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Duties for this position are listed below:

. Coordinates unemployment insurance programs within the agency.

. Manages a grant portfolio within assigned program area(s).

. Performs analyses of grant related data, policy, and program issues and applies problem-solving techniques to address issues.

. Provides technical assistance to grantees to assist them in accomplishing goals and objectives.

. Works with grantees to identify protentional issues and conducts research on policy guidance and legislation.

. Communicates Federal and grant award requirements to grantees collaboratively with senior specialists to ensure understanding of grant requirements.

. Ensures that grantees deliver agreed upon products and services, achieve negotiated performance outcomes, and operate in accordance with programmatic, administrative, and budgetary requirements.

. Participates in on-site compliance monitoring reviews and Enhanced Desk Monitoring Reviews (EDMRs) of grantees.

. Prepares complex monitoring reports upon the completion of a monitoring review.

. Participates in the development of policy guidance and technical assistance resources for ETA grantees and workforce system stakeholders.

. Engages in on-going communication with grantees in order to establish a good communication protocol.

. Prepares and delivers presentations to various internal and external audiences on unemployment insurance programs.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Must be at least 16 years old.
  • Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
  • Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.

Qualifications

This occupational series has a positive education/Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) that must be met with education or experience. They are as follows:

Undergraduate degree with a major study in economics, industrial relations, law, sociology, political science, public administration, or other related fields. Courses in statistics or mathematics applicable to the social sciences are creditable up to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Note: You must submit your transcripts.

-OR-

Graduate degree in one or a combination of the social sciences that included social science research methodology and techniques, and provided a knowledge of the history, concepts, methods, and techniques of social insurance and/or the social and economic conditions under which social insurance programs operate. Note: You must submit your transcripts.

-OR-

Specialized Experience: Experience related to social insurance. This includes experience applying statistics or mathematics to the social insurance field. Specialized experience must have demonstrated:

A knowledge of current social and economic conditions under which social insurance programs operate, and the principles of Federal/State/local relationships; the ability to extend and modify existing techniques and methods or to develop new ones to identify, isolate, and resolve special problems; and the ability to develop effective collaborative relationships with personnel in other fields and with groups having conflicting objectives.

Qualifying specialized experience may have been gained through work in the following or similar types of programs: unemployment insurance; old-age and survivors' insurance; workers' compensation; disability compensation; or other public or private programs covering common social insurance risks.

In addition to meeting the above positive education/Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR), Applicants must meet the below specialized experience:

For GS-12: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-11 in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience includes (Applicants must demonstrate five (5) of the following):

· Applying knowledge in a variety of Unemployment Insurance (UI) program areas, including: Adjudication, Claims Intake and Processing, Appeals, UI Budget including Resource Justification Model (RJM) Process, Benefits and Timeliness Quality (BTQ) Programs for Non-monetary Determinations and Appeals, Interstate Benefits and Combined Wage Claims, Tax, Tax Performance Systems (TPS), Data Validation, UI Benefit charging systems and experience rating systems, Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service members (UCX), Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE), Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), Integrity, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA), State Quality Services Plan (SQSP), and Benefit Payment Control (BPC).

. Interpreting legislation, policies, and regulations related to Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs.

. Providing advice on requirements related to Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs.

. Conducting reviews and evaluations of Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs, tax systems, functions, and activities.

. Providing recommendations and conducting briefings for senior officials and program stakeholders on Unemployment Insurance (UI) guidance and policy.

. Reviewing and analyzing Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs data to assess and improve state performance and inform internal and external stakeholders.









Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Additional information

Applicants must meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Reference the "Required Documents" section for additional requirements.

This position is inside the bargaining unit. If the duty location is within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the Local 12, AFGE bargaining unit. If the duty location is outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the NCFLL bargaining unit.

This position is at the Full-Performance Level (FPL).

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The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Position Telework eligibility is determined by management based on position duties during the recruitment process. Employee participation in telework on a routine or situational basis is determined by management primarily based on business needs. Employees participating in telework are subject to the terms and conditions of the Department of Labor's Telework Program.

Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-and-leave-flexibilities-for-recruitment-and-retention/

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be evaluated against the evaluation factors below and will be placed into a category based on your vacancy question responses.

Category A - Meets the basic qualification requirements for the vacancy and has successful experience in the same or similar job that has demonstrated superior proficiency in applying critical competencies required by this position to work of increased levels of difficulty and complexity.

Category B - Meets the basic qualification requirements for the vacancy and demonstrates satisfactory proficiency in the critical competencies required by this position.

Category C - Meets the specialized experience described in the minimum qualification requirements section of this announcement and demonstrates proficiency in the basic competencies.

Evaluation Factors (Competencies) - All qualified applicants will be evaluated on the following key competencies:

  • Compliance
  • Legal, Government and Jurisprudence
  • Oral Communication
  • Technical Competence
  • Writing


Click here for Evaluation details.

You may preview questions for this vacancy here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11979783

The information you provide may be verified by a review of your paid, unpaid, volunteer, and other lived experience, as it demonstrates the competencies or skills required for the position to be filled. Your evaluation may include an interview, reference checks, or other assessment conducted by HR specialists, subject matter experts, or panel members and may include other assessment tools (ex. interview, structured interview, written test, work sample, or writing sample, etc.). The examining Office of Human Resources (OHR) makes the final determination concerning applicant ratings. Your resume MUST provide sufficient information to substantiate your vacancy question responses. If not, the OHR may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the level of competency indicated by the content of your resume.

INFORMATION FOR ICTAP/CTAP ELIGIBLE(S) ONLY: If you are eligible for special priority selection under ICTAP/CTAP, you must be well-qualified for the position to receive consideration. ICTAP/CTAP eligible(s) who are placed into Category B or higher will be considered "well-qualified." Be sure to review the eligibility questions to reflect that you are applying as an ICTAP or CTAP eligible and submit supporting documentation.

Click Application of Veterans Preference for Category Rating Jobs for more information.

Employment and Training Administration

Agency contact information

Kevin Michigan
Phone
972-850-2513
Email
michigan.kevin.g@dol.gov
Address
Employment and Training Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
US

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