INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST (PROJECT MANAGEMENT)

You may qualify at the GS 13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:

• Serving as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR); Leading the evaluation/selection of a contract or task order;
• Providing guidance to contractors and other support organizations; monitoring contractor and partner organization performance; reviewing and approving contract reports and deliverables;
• Establishing priorities and meeting deadlines for a full range of organizational activities, (i.e. short- and long-range planning; budgeting; triage, coordinate and respond to routine and operational level taskers etc; )
• Leading delegations in meetings with international partners for technical discussions on new or ongoing projects.

You may qualify at the GS 12, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:

• Experience with Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) related activities;
• Serving as a lead or in a lead role for project teams, developing effective working relationships with inter-agency and international partners;
• Experience with the development and coordination of program-wide and individual project plans, acquisition baselines, acquisition strategies, implementation plans, and funding plans, in alignment with internal and external guidance documents, while accounting for resource limitations and uncertainties;.
• Monitoring and documenting project cost and schedule metrics; and Participating in meetings with international partners for technical discussions on new or ongoing projects.
  

You may qualify at the GS 11, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:

• Participating in project teams, developing effective working relationships with inter-agency and international partners;
• Documenting project cost and schedule metrics; and
• Participating in the evaluation/selection of a contract or task order.
  

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.

Other Notes:

ACQUISITION POSITION: This is an Acquisition Workforce position in the Program Management career field. The incumbent is required to become certified, Practitioner tier in the applicable career field within 24 months, unless a position requirements waiver is approved to extend the 24 months. The incumbent must obtain a minimum of 80 continuous learning points (CLPs) for every two-year CLP period.

RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov))