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Summary This position is located in The Office of the Secretary of Transportation/Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OST/OSPE), Acquisition Policy, Oversight and Business Strategies Division. OST/OSPE is responsible for ensuring that the Department s acquisition business processes operate efficiently and effectively and are responsive to the needs of their customers and advance DOT s strategic goals. Responsibilities The Procurement Analyst will: Serve as DOT's acquisition workforce program lead, strengthening the acquisition workforce to ensure effective management of the Department's acquisition workforce career program. Perform delegated DOT Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) responsibilities as directed by supervisor, advise the DOT ACM on relevant acquisition workforce related matters, and make recommendations for decision. Plan, coordinate, and conduct on-site training/briefings to generally improve the overall acquisition function or to provide information on the latest acquisition developments as they apply to specific DOT contracting issues and/or initiatives. Participate in the development of departmental acquisition policy and guidance. Prepare various formal and informational communication to both internal and external audiences on acquisition related topics. The ideal candidate for this position is a motivated, self-reliant and skilled professional who will assist in leading the Department s acquisition policy function in an effective, efficient, and ethical manner. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical, writing, and oral communications skills. These skills should accompany a broad range of experience in the contracting profession, including a combination of operational contracting, experience and/or desire to grow into the acquisition policy formulation and oversight arena. The candidate should maintain FAC-C certification with program/project management experience and be well versed in the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) system. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to support DOT s mission through working to build a world class government acquisition capability, and work to support the hundreds of acquisition professionals across the Department of Transportation. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date Required documents must be submitted by the closing date. Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Applicants may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must (1) meet the Education Requirement for the series, (2) provide a copy of transcripts for verification, AND (3) meet either the education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the GS-14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience serving as a subject matter specialist for a range of contracting procedures and providing oversight to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and guidance documents, performing policy interpretation, and providing advice and recommendations to team members, management, and stakeholders; AND Experience in performing procurement process reviews and documenting best practices; AND Experience presenting findings and written documentation to senior level leadership on procurement related topics. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Technical Skills Contracting/Procurement - Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements (for example, Federal Acquisitions Regulations) for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration. Leadership and Teamwork - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: pm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education 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 4. 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 1 and 2 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 4, 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. Additional Information FLSA Exempt This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Qualified CTAP/ICTAP candidates receive priority and will be referred to the hiring manager.