Summary

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Health Security (OHS).

The primary purpose of this position is to use management and program analysis experience in trauma informed care, immigration, child well-being, vulnerable populations, mental health and other related areas to perform program evaluation, coordinate with DHS components and provide advice, consultation and contract management and oversight.

Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

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As a Program Analyst (Child Well-Being), GS-0343-13, your typical work assignments may include:

• Conducting periodic and comprehensive evaluations of ongoing functions to ensure that the organization meets its stated goals and identifies areas where operational efficiency can be enhanced.
• Recommending actions necessary to maintain or improve the quality and quantity of operational services, introducing or refining automation, reorganizing operating units, reassigning personnel, and proposing the increase of organization resources.
• Directing the capture, reporting, and analysis of statistical data relating to the organization's operations and directs or personally performs special studies regarding this data.
• Providing expert analysis and advice on complex program issues.
• Preparing guidance based on analyses of interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of substantive mission-oriented
  programs.
• Evaluating contractor performance within the technical provisions of the contract, order, or agreement in accordance with the terms,
  conditions, and specifications.
• Reviewing, advising on, and conducting complex analyses, evaluations, or investigations in support of organizational programs, systems, and processes, including areas where definitions, methods, and/or data are incomplete, controversial, or uncertain, or where boundaries of the studies are extremely broad and difficult to determine in advance.

All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.

View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• You may be required to travel away from the normal duty station on commercial aircraft.
• You must obtain and maintain a COR Level III Certification.
• You may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• You will be required to complete an OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Form annually.
• You must be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications

APPLICANTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR AS NOTED BELOW.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13

You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Providing analysis in the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness or the improvement of complex management processes and systems;
• Evaluating contractor performance within the technical provisions of the contract; and
• Planning, organizing, providing oversight and executing various functions in support of federal delivery of operational child welfare services.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR

This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF). Applicants must possess and submit an active FAC-COR Level III certification or one of the following comparable/equivalent certifications to satisfy this requirement:

• FAC-C Level III
• FAC-P/PM Senior/Expert
• FAC-C (Professional)
• DAWIA Level III Contracting (or current DAWIA Contracting Professional)

NOTE: If you do not submit one of the above certifications to demonstrate possession of the SPF, you will be rated ineligible.

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

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Benefits

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