Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS), Assistant Commandant for Human Resources (CG-1), Office of Strategy and Resources (CG-1R), Washington, DC. Responsibilities As a Program Analyst within the Office of Strategy and Resources, you will provide expertise in the areas of planning, programming, budgeting, execution (PPBE), and review of the multi-year budget and effective management of human resources and manpower allocations in support of the Assistant Commandant for Human Resources. Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the team. Some of the typical work assignments include: Serving as a Contracting officer's Representative (COR) in performing pre-award and post-award functions for all contract types. Planning and/or conducting various studies and evaluation activities and preparing briefings or recommendations on findings. Collecting, reviewing, evaluating, and interpreting resource data and providing advice and recommendations to management. Assuring that all policy, regulatory and program issuances are properly integrated with other staff actions and thereby fully supportive of the USCG and CG-1 strategic mission requirements, goals and PPBE direction. Serving on inter and intra office work groups to analyze and resolve common problems. Providing staff advice and technical guidance to CG staff as needed. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI). All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Specialized experience includes: Utilizing a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of complex management budget processes and systems. Conducting analyses, studies and surveys covering human resources programs and operations. Developing new or modified work methods, organizational structures, management processes, and/or program administration procedures. You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Specialized experience includes: Evaluating the effectiveness of various planning and management practices, analysis of multi-year budget, analysis of administrative processes, understanding organizational culture, and/or general management review. Conducting analyses, studies and surveys covering human resources programs and operations. Preparing reports or related work documents on survey results, trend analyses or special purpose research. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. If selection is made below the full performance level, the incumbent may be promoted up to the target grade without further competition, if all legal and regulatory requirements are met and when recommended by the supervisor. However, promotion to the full performance level is not guaranteed and is dependent on successful performance at the lower grade level(s). All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. Must have Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting Officer's Representative (FAC-COR) level III certification or be able to obtain and maintain the certification within 90 days of entrance on duty. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 202-795-6262. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation