Summary

This position is located in the Bureau of Administration Global Operations, Post Support and Training Directorate, Office of Personal Property, Global Fleet Division. The division is responsible for setting internal control standards and approves systems that account for fixed asset personal property for the Department worldwide, including general use administrative property and specialized program property. The incumbent will provides guidance on property management operations and systems.

Duties

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• Leads cross functional coordination through the Fleet Management Council, conducting strategic planning for development of long-range plans and program objectives, to define and clarify the fleet mission, goals, objectives, and performance measures.
• Develops, issues, and monitors Department's policies, procedures, instructions, and guidance pertaining to the acquisition, control, shipping, handling, distribution, inventory, and warehousing of motor vehicles utilized at overseas posts.
• Serves as a first level supervisor for subordinate staff handling all aspects of program oversight- from acquisition and disposal of motor vehicles to delivery of training.
• Initiates or participates in the review for improvement of work methods, organizational features, and the structuring of positions to achieve optimum efficiency, and resolve complaints from employees.
• Collaborates with senior level managers in other federal agencies, to include OMB and GSA; interfaces with representatives in other fleet programs; leads/participates in intra and interagency meetings and conferences as a Department representative.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience providing technical guidance in interagency or intra-agency working groups to analyze and resolve complex fleet or supply system challenges.
• Experience developing and communicating complex policies, processes, and analyses related to fleet or logistics management to a wide range of audiences through advanced written and oral communication and exercising sound judgment and discretion when responding to professional or politically sensitive challenges.
• Experience making decisions or recommendations that significantly affect the content, interpretation, or development of long-range or interrelated organizational policies or programs governing fleet management.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.

In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:

• Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;
• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;
• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;
• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and
• Capacity to "see the job through."

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Additional information

• For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at [redacted].
• If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
• If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in this Bureau for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
• Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's CTAP & ICTAP eligibility website for more information. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority consideration. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualifications, and demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position.

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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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