Summary

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), Strategic Solutions Office (SSO).

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a strategic sourcing subject matter expert and analyst, supporting initiatives that enhance value, improve acquisition outcomes, and advance DHS mission objectives through analysis, project management, and coordination on sourcing solutions.

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

Duties

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As a Program Analyst, GS-0343-13/14, your typical work assignments may include the following:

• Serving on the acquisition team as a domain expert analyst supporting strategic sourcing and category management initiatives. Applying data-driven strategic sourcing approaches to DHS Investment review, acquisition planning, and sourcing activities in support of enterprise-wide solutions. This work includes analyzing spending in logical categories and evaluating factors such as utilization, performance, price, total life cycle management costs, small business participation, and vendor access to business opportunities.
• Formulating and recommending plans to improve acquisition program policies, practices, methods, and organizational structure; and identifying and proposing solutions and recommendations to resolve major Department wide acquisition planning, strategic sourcing, and category management concerns and issues.
• Coordinating requirements among organizational units in the formative stages of program initiation, project design, project implementation, and management of ongoing strategic sourcing, category management, and acquisition planning initiatives.
• Translating management goals and objectives into effective operational approaches and establishing control systems, milestones, and progress reporting requirements that monitor production goals, program priorities, acquisition outcomes, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Developing and documenting long- and short-range acquisition planning efforts to meet the mission requirements of the Department and assists with developing strategies for planning and developing major acquisition programs and enterprise-wide solutions of national scope and impact.

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 150 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.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
• 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 must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• You will be required to complete an OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Form.

Qualifications

APPLICANTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE 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 Federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Assessing procurement program effectiveness through review of procurement related data.
• Providing subject matter expertise to improve cost and mission performance, sourcing, efficiency, and acquisition outcomes.
• Contributing to acquisition reviews based on experience conducting cost analysis, data analysis, spend analysis, market analysis, or related procurement assessments.
• Translating analytical results into findings, options, recommendations, reports, briefings, or other decision-support materials for acquisition stakeholders or leadership

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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14

You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in Federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Leading acquisition planning, strategic sourcing, category management, procurement analysis, or related procurement initiatives.
• Assigning responsibilities to team or coordinating stakeholders in carrying out objectives related to procurement initiatives.
• Developing acquisition policies, practices, guidelines, acquisition approaches, sourcing strategies, or recommendations for major procurements.
• Improving complex programs through analysis of procurement, contract, spend, cost, pricing, vendor, market, or performance data.
• Leading projects/programs that have significant impacts on an organization, including translating analytical results into recommendations, briefings, reports, or other decision-support materials for leadership.

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.

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

Not Applicable

Additional information

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire

This position may be filled at the GS-13 or GS-14 level. If selection is made at the GS-13 level, promotion to the GS-14 level may occur without further competition.

If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration of Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for a Secret clearance as a condition of placement in this Non-Critical Sensitive position. This review may include financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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