Deadline: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 12:00pm Employer: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Job Field: Policy/Administrative Job Type: Full Time Location: California Oregon Washington Location Detail: This position is located in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region, with one vacancy in Seattle, WA; Long Beach, CA; Sacramento, CA and Portland, Oregon. Job Description: Acquisition Management Specialist As an Acquisition Management Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Serves as program specialist for a full cycle Acquisition and Grant Program of the pre-award, award and post-award closeout process. Conducts analysis of grants and acquisition funding and obligation data. Coordinates regional programs and operations in support of competitive and non- competitive grant programs and cooperative agreements. Qualifications: Requirements Conditions of Employment This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band.The ZA-3 is equivalent to the (GS-11/12).The ZA-3 is a Medium Risk Sensitive position.Salary for the ZA-3:Long Beach, CA $ 84,366 - $131,452Portland, OR, $ 78,044 - $121,601Sacramento, CA $ 80,217 - $124,988Seattle, WA $ 81,242 - $126,585 *A one year probationary period may be required.*Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.*Payment of relocation or recruitment expenses may be authorized.*This position is not in the bargaining unit. Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position? A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. Qualifications Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policyEDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.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.To qualify at the ZA-3 or (GS-11/12) level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-02 pay band or (GS-09) grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include of the following: Assisting in the preparation, award, and post award processes of acquisitions and grants for a wide variety of program efforts; Providing guidance and expertise to customers on contracting and grant processes; ANDAssisting with assessments for new and current contract activities, in order to evaluate outcomes and take corrective action. ORSUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or LL.M., if related.ORCOMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above.Note: Only graduate-level education in excess of two years is qualifying for combination. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position requires a Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Contracting Officer Representation (COR) Level-I certification. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position requires the submission of a Financial Disclosure Form, OGE-450. Education College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. Salary: $78,044 - $131,452 per year Benefits: Review our benefits How to Apply: To Apply This position is also announced under vacancy number NMFS WCR-24-12445876-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both ZA-2 and ZA-3. This position is also announced under vacancy number NMFS WCR-24-12445877-ACWA, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals at the ZA-2. You must apply to all announcements if you want to be considered for all. Applications (resume and application questions) for this vacancy must be received on-line via USAJOBS by 11:59pm Eastern Time(ET) (Washington, D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be granted. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing Human Resources Office listed on this announcement PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE for assistance. Instructions for Applying Online for this Vacancy Announcement: Click the blue "Apply Online" button. If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please create a new account and follow the instructions to complete your application process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile. As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to attach to your application. Check the "Certification" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button located at the bottom of the screen. Address the eligibility questions as well as the questionnaire containing questions and/or task statements that address the knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies for this vacancy. Submit required documents using one of the available methods listed below. If you experience technical difficulties during the online application process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk. Email noaa.applicantinquiries@noaa.gov Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS)1315 East West HwySSMC4Silver Spring, MD 20910US
