Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you are a: Current career/career-conditional federal employee in the competitive service; reinstatement eligible; Special Appointing Authority eligible; VEOA eligible veteran; ICTAP eligible; or OPM Interchange Agreement eligible.

This position can be located in any of  the following locations: Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; Lakewood, CO; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Kansas City, MO; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Fort Worth, TX; Tacoma, WA; Norfolk, VA; Tampa, FL; Houston, TX; San Antonio, TX; Orlando, FL.

The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of Strategy and Innovation (OSI), Government-wide Acquisition Services (GWAS) team conducts category management analytical studies and initiatives applicable to this government-wide program.

As a Team Lead for Government-wide Acquisition Programs, you will lead a team of Operations Research Analysts as they conduct category management analytical studies and initiatives to explore trends, develop and track metrics, and identify leading indicators applicable to this government-wide program.

You will perform the following duties:

• Serve as a team lead for complex initiatives and analytical studies, leading the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload, coordinating team efforts, and ensuring timely completion of work applicable to a government-wide acquisition programs.
• Provide authoritative advice and information on project status, progress, and/or problems to the leadership. Prepares written and oral reports or presentations regarding study findings, conclusions, and recommendations for leadership. Synthesizes highly technical information for non-technical audiences.
• Develop requirements for automated reports, creates business analyses and constructs other tools, reports and documents to create moderate and high-level complexity forecasts, models, and return-of-investment (ROI) projections.
• Apply a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to conduct studies, initiates new areas of study, and recommends areas of further study. Leads development of analytical and/or mathematical models analyzing complex data.
• Identify needed data sets, collecting the data, cleansing, validating and manipulating data using databases and statistical software tools. Establishes data baselines, study and analytical methodologies, and other types of foundational data and reporting metrics.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

• Current or Former Political Appointees:  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 or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
• Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level).
• Have your identity and work status eligibility status verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year); 
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

The GS-14 salary range starts at $125,776 per year.

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

To qualify, you must meet the basic requirements.

Basic Requirements:

Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.

To qualify, you must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the federal service.

Specialized experience is:

• Applying (mathematics, statistics) qualitative and/or quantitative methods to explore trends, track metrics, and identify leading indicators for a management program;
• Creating automated reports to create forecasts, models, and return-of-investment (ROI) projections; and
• Synthesizing category management program information for customers.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

A panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will review the resumes of qualified candidates and assign a score for each of the five required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) based on the experience documented in the resume and narrative responses.

1. Ability to organize and lead project teams engaged in studies of complex issues and problems including distributing and balancing workload, coordinating team efforts, and ensuring timely completion of work.
2. Skill in written and oral communications including presentation techniques to present study findings and recommendations to high level organizational leadership and non-technical audiences.
3. Ability to build complex, sophisticated decision models to develop forecasts, analyses, and recommendations that support program evaluation and decision-making.
4. Skill in quantitative and qualitative analytical and evaluative methodologies used to address complex organizational issues.
5. Skill in data analysis and management skills, e.g. data-mining, triangulation, cleaning, normalizing to support development of metrics, reporting, and analysis for program performance and decision-making.

Demonstration of these KSAs must be supported by your resume. Applicants should also make note of each KSA, as you will be asked to address them later in the application process.

Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so that information will be taken into consideration during the selection process.  If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If you are eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), your resume must clearly demonstrate experience in at least 3 of the 5 required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) to receive priority consideration.

ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing date. Review the following list to determine what you need to submit.

Resume: Your resume should not exceed 2 pages and must demonstrate the specialized experience related to the position for which you are applying. Your resume must contain the following information:

• Name, address, telephone number, email address;

• Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade);

• Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

• Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.

Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

Note: If required to submit an SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action), an equivalent agency Notice of Personnel Action form is acceptable. Such document(s) must show all of the following: effective date, position, title, series, grade, and rate of basic pay, tenure group 1 (career) or 2 (career-conditional), position occupied group, and name of agency. If you are a GSA employee (except in the OIG), you are not required to submit an SF-50.

If you are claiming veterans preference:

(a) DD-214 that shows your type of discharge, character of service and the dates of your active duty service.

(b) If you are claiming 10-point preference or derived preference (spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a deceased or disabled veteran), you must submit documentation that establishes your entitlement in addition to the DD-214:

• VA disability rating letter or other official documentation (refer to SF-15 for complete list).

• SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference

IF YOU ARE:

Active duty military- Certification on a letterhead from your military branch that includes your rank, character of service (must be under honorable conditions) & military service dates including discharge/release date (must be no later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted).

Federal employee or Reinstatement Eligible: Submit your latest SF-50.

Eligible under an Interchange Agreement: Submit your latest SF-50.

Former Peace Corp or VISTA volunteer: Submit your Description of Service

Current or former Land Management Agency Employee - Submit a and b:

     (a) one or more SF-50s, including your most recent one that shows you were on a competitive time-limited appointment(s) with a Land Management Agency and served on the appointment for a period(s) totaling more than 24 months without a break of 2 or more years.

     (b) Copy of your agency’s annual performance appraisal(s) or written reference(s) from a supervisor at the agency verifying satisfactory performance during your appointment(s).

If you are ICTAP/CTAP eligible - submit a, b, and c: (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Submit SF-50.

Applying under another special appointment authority: Submit proof of your eligibility under the appropriate appointment authority. See See USAJOBS for more information.

If you have a disability: Submit proof of eligibility. For information on eligibility and required documentation, refer to USAJOBS’s People With Disabilities page.

College transcripts: If you are using some or all of your college education to meet qualification requirements for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcript(s). Transcripts MUST show: name of the institution, student's name, course work/degree(s) completed/conferred and dates. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. For education completed outside the United States, also submit a valid foreign credential evaluation that substantiates possession of the required education.

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