This position is located in the Assistant Commandant for Resources-CFO (CG-8), National Pollution Funds Center(NPFC), Claims Adjudication Division Washington, DC. 

Duties

You will serve as a Claims Manager, responsible for sponsoring administrative regulations and developing and administering procedures pertaining to payment of claims submitted as a result of an oil discharge, or the mitigation or prevention of a substantial threat of an oil discharge. 

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

At the GS-11 level: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Establishing and administering procedures to ensure payment of removal costs and uncompensated damages to any domestic claimant in cases of oil discharge or threat of discharge; establishing and administering procedures for recovery of removal costs or damages by foreign claimants; negotiating with representatives of State and local governments to establish procedures; and establishing and administering procedures for the payment of claims for Federal administrative, operational, and personnel costs and for reasonable expenses. OR at least one of the following if using education to qualify at this grade level: (A) a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR (B) 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related OR (C) A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position AND education graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience. Experience and education combinations are computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the total of qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at that grade level.At the GS-12 level: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Establishing and administering procedures to ensure payment of removal costs and uncompensated damages to any domestic claimant in cases of oil discharge or threat of discharge; establishing and administering procedures for recovery of removal costs or damages by foreign claimants; negotiating with representatives of State and local governments to establish procedures; establishing and administering procedures for the payment of claims for Federal administrative, operational, and personnel costs and for reasonable expenses; and experience writing analytical reports, memoranda and correspondence during the adjudication of an OPA claim. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular Knowledge, skill and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. At the GS-13 level: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Establishing and administering procedures to ensure payment of removal costs and uncompensated damages to any domestic claimant in cases of oil discharge or threat of discharge; establishing and administering procedures for recovery of removal costs or damages by foreign claimants; negotiating with representatives of State and local governments to establish procedures; establishing and administering procedures for the payment of claims for Federal administrative, operational, and personnel costs and for reasonable expenses; and experience writing analytical reports, memoranda and correspondence during the adjudication of an OPA claim. 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

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7120 Washington, District of Columbia 20593 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]