Job Summary

This position is located in Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO), Assistant Director, Administrative Services Division. The Program Support Specialist manages the development of contract packages and evaluation review.

Job Description

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at General Schedule Qualification Standards. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. To qualify at the GS-11 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-09 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: Performing administrative functions, including compliance with processes and procedures and efficiency and effectiveness of business operations; Conducting contract reviews to evaluate performance; Monitoring contractor activities through personal contact and/or review to ensure compliance with technical, financial, delivery, and other terms of the contract; Conducting analyses of contractors' financial and management systems and facilities for ability to perform and for compliance with federal regulatory requirements; and Preparing statistical and narrative reports and charts/graphs that depict and compare results of programs and initiatives. OR Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or at least 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M. To be qualifying, the higher-level graduate education must be in a major field of study with course work directly related to the work of this position; OR Have an equivalent combination of the above specialized experience AND higher level graduate education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-11 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: Performing contract administration activities for procurements; Using a financial management system to perform purchasing-related activities for an organization; Managing program operations and allocation of resources and program results; Managing and reviewing budgets and fiscal analysis; and Reviewing Statements of Work (SOW) for conformance to standards and ensuring all required documents are included in the request packages.