Acquisition Management Specialist- ST

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.

If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

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/policy

EDUCATION: 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-2 or (GS-7/9 ) level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year {52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-01 or (GS-05) in the Federal service. 

Specialized experience MUST include the following:

• Assisting with routine contract administrative tasks including pre-award procedures and close-out functions;
• Utilizing automated financial systems to process procurement documents, and update and maintain an organizations' financial systems and databases; AND
• Supporting acquisition on management and procurement administrative functions to ensure regulatory compliance.

OR

• SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Master's, equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher education leading to such a degree, or LLB. Or J.D., if related.

OR

• COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above.

NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of one year is qualifying for combination.

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 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; AND
• Assisting with assessments for new and current contract activities, in order to evaluate outcomes and take corrective action.

OR

• SUBSTITUTION 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.

OR

• COMBINATION 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 For the ZA-3 Level only:

• 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.