Summary

This position is located in the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Office of Contracts. The Director of Contracts is responsible for oversight of all contracting and procurement worldwide, and is the recognized agency expert responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing new procurement concepts to resolve unprecedented contracting problems and issues that involve exceptional controversy, intensive legislative interest or initiatives.

Duties

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As the Director of Contracts, you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to:

• Provides leadership for the agency's worldwide acquisition program to ensure mission accomplishment through an efficient, effective, and customer-friendly program. Develops the agency's overall acquisition strategy for the implementation of its acquisition program.
• Reviews, analyzes, and/or interprets procurement policies, concepts, guidance, or procedures for use in the solution of problems or the accomplishment of agency projects and programs. Ensures comprehensive research and analysis are performed as necessary and develop procurement policy or in response to procedural questions.
• Provides advice on appropriate procurement methods and procedures. Analyzes a variety of contracting policy issues/problems and identifies alternative courses of action
  • and resource requirements.
• Duties are largely leadership and managerial. However, in especially difficult or sensitive situations, the incumbent will negotiate, execute, evaluate, administer, analyze, advise on, and/or terminate contracts, grants, assistance agreements, and settlements for the worldwide procurement of supplies, services, and other acquisitions for the agency.
• Supervises a staff of employees to accomplish the functional work of the office. Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments, prioritization, and the review of the office's work products (i.e., contracts, grants, leases, agreements, etc.)
• Advises Contracting Officers and/or requesting Program Offices on contractual positions about which there are conflicting options or interests.
• Responsible for implementing cost effective techniques to support the agency's acquisition program and the expenditure of all resources to assure that the Program's results are fully consistent with the established agency goals, missions or objectives at the facility installation for which the procurement is performed.
• Provides analysis and advice on financial matters as they involve contracts or procurements, to senior agency program/project officials, managers, and resource administrators.
• The incumbent is responsible for furthering the goals of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to assure the accomplishment of the agency's diversity and inclusion objectives.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S Citizen or U.S. National.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by closing date of the announcement to be considered.
• Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a background investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The background investigation may include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
• This position is not covered by a Union Agreement
• This position has been designated supervisory requiring that the selectee serve on an initial appointment as a supervisor or manager serve a one-year probationary period.
• If selected for this vacancy, you will be required to file the OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report).
• The full performance grade level for this position is GS-15.
• If you are a male applicant who is born after 12/31/59, you are required to be registered for the Selective Service.
• This position is under review for inclusion in Schedule Policy Career

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: For the GS-15 grade level: Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution -AND- at least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions including 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the level described below.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-14 or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialize Experience includes:

- Experience planning, directing, coordinating, and managing complex contracting and procurement initiatives; and

- Experience evaluating contracting policies, procedures, and processes for compliance with Federal contracting and procurement laws, rules, and regulations; and

- Experience monitoring overall strategic policy and program effectiveness of agency-wide contracting activities; and

- Experience facilitating training, coaching, teambuilding, employee engagement, and/or providing recommendations for employee development.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION: The incumbent of this position is required to obtain and maintain a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) at the Level III for positions at the GS-13 and above issued by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) within the first two years of employment. The agency will consider candidates possessing DoD's equivalent certification issued in accordance with the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) and candidates holding a similar industry certification.

Education

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.

You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Additional information

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by closing date of the announcement to be considered.

1. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. For Military Selective Service Act requirement information, please visit Selective Service

2. Your application to this vacancy announcement will only allow consideration for this announcement. We cannot electronically or manually move your application to corresponding announcements, if applicable.

3. Additional vacancies not reflected in the announcement that occur after the opening date of the vacancy announcement for position(s) identical (same grade, series and title) to the original vacancy may be filled from the selection certificate during the validity of the certificate.

4. Budgetary conditions may delay or otherwise affect filling this vacancy. However, all interested candidates should apply now.

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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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