Clarification from the agency

This position is open to all United States Citizens. Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2024-RMS-564. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Provides advice and guidance to RMS supervisors and managers throughout the region on various policy and procedural aspects of administrative programs.
• Resolves problems and develops and implements program improvements as required. Works with the Division of Administration (DOA) on issues concerning personnel management and position management policy, procedures, and other matters affecting RMS personnel administrative programs.
• Processes personnel related actions via HR Systems; prepares Job Validation Packages (JVP) as a finished product; reviews draft position announcements for accuracy and completeness; and provides guidance and interpretation of policies and procedures to the supervisor.
• Develops and prepares reports with data from internal data sources as well as Corporate-automated systems for regular or one-time information needs of senior division managers.
• Monitors various reports to ensure compliance with the FDIC Program policies (e.g. staffing tables, personnel actions; credit card usage, awards and other related administrative functions).
• Provides advice and guidance for improvements and anticipates areas of concern.
• Gathers necessary information, and prepares briefing materials for the supervisor or other division senior management.

Conditions of employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

EXPERIENCE: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG-7 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as experience providing administrative support, assisting with administrative operations, and preparing written documents and spreadsheets using word processing software.

OR

EDUCATION: To qualify based on education, applicants must have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B. or J.D., if related) or two full years of progressively higher level
graduate education leading to such a degree or LLB. or J.D., if related.

OR

COMBINATION: Applicants may qualify based on a combination of education and experience.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.

If you are found qualified, you will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) listed below. Within these categories, candidates eligible for veterans’ preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

1. Knowledge of administrative programs, policies and operations.
2. Knowledge of principles, practices and procedures, laws, rules and regulations of personnel management, including staffing, classification, labor and employee relations, and facilities management. Ability to apply this knowledge in the performance of assigned duties.
3. Knowledge of staffing-related administrative procedures and human resources policies and procedures sufficient to carry out responsibilities and advise management and employees.
4. Ability to apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to improve efficiency and effectiveness of administrative operations.
5. Ability to use standard computer word processing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation software (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite) and agency-specific software to update and maintain reports.
6. Ability to communicate orally.
7. Ability to communicate in writing.