Supervisory Program Analyst (Acquisitions Team Lead)

As a Supervisory Program Analyst (Acquisitions Team Lead), GS-0343-14, your typical work assignments may include: Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management.

Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignment in consideration of skills, qualifications, and mission requirements. Develops, modifies, and/or interprets performance standards.

Lead the team that supports the Divisional Point of Contact (POC)/Contracting Office Representative (CORs) with the coordination and Facilitation of all aspects of procurement requirements management and contract management with the OPO and OSA. Responsible for meeting with CORs to discuss and address contracting and performance issues.

Plans, organizes, and directs the Acquisitions related activities of the work unit, ensuring that all functional work areas comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Develop goals and objectives integrating organization and Acquisitions and Contract Management objectives.

Supports I&A and Divisional POC/COR with acquisitions planning, execution, contract monitoring and coordination. Serves as the subject-matter expert & personal advisor to I&A with accurate interpretation of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) policies and principles.

Works directly with subject matter experts in Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) and the Office of Selective Acquisitions (OSA) preparing & documenting activities for major milestones. Maintains a continuous liaison with I&A and DHS organizations and subordinate offices/organizations.

All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess the specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower grade level in federal service (GS-13) or public or private sector equivalent.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Leading activities in a financial resources management office, ensuring that all functional work areas comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Ensuring acquisitions, procurement, and contract management objectives are met for an organization.

Leading and providing counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level.

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

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.

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, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. This position is designated as Emergency Essential.

Emergency Essential personnel must be able to serve during a continuity of operation event without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding.

Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable).

Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result.