The incumbent serves as a Program Specialist and provides expert guidance and response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act requests, coordinates administrative programs, and performs work which supports the planning, analyzing, evaluating, and directing of organizational objectives and operations. The work involves communication and interaction with officials and staff at all levels, including colleagues, agency management, and other contacts inside and outside the agency.

Duties

If selected for this position as a GS-0301-12 Program Specialist your duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Develops and implements comprehensive plans and strategies for the internal and external integration of day-to-day and long- range projects, actions, and activities for the assigned organization. Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Responsible for performing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act duties as well as program evaluation in assigned areas, which may include program support management; financial management; procurement; quality assurance; management analysis; and/or administrative management. Develops recommendations and policies and prepares and issues procedures and guidelines for implementation of program or administrative policies, delegations, and requirements and is responsible for the coordination, preparation, and analysis of a wide variety of reports. Formulates and executes action plans in response to business and management problems or initiatives, directives, regulations, legislation, or any other areas requiring action or response. Consistent with law and regulation, determines what information is proprietary under FOIA and therefore exempt from release. Writes requesters appropriate interim letters, partial release letters, and final close-out letters. Writes appropriate Privacy Act and contract offerors pre-notification letters. Provides organizational support for planning, analyzing, coordinating, evaluating, and directing the development of priorities, performance metrics, resource allocations, work force management, and/or performance for organizational objectives to support operational requirements. Analyzes, develops criteria for, and evaluates policies and procedures affecting organizational program objectives; analyzes and evaluates the capabilities, effectiveness, feasibility, and cost of proposed and alternative programs; and analyzes the impact of options and recommendations on organizational performance. Evaluates the impact of new program policies and procedures and determines measures of effectiveness and participates with decision-makers in setting organizational goals and objectives. Plans and develops, maintains, and monitors integrated reporting systems for assigned programs and communicates information to management for the effective evaluation of program operations and performance. Researchs and/or analyzes unstable or complex program issues, and, based on conditions and factors that relate to the subject program and related programs, determines what information is required. Compiles, assembles, and classifies statistics from source materials, computes statistical data, and verifies the authenticity of source material.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing date of this announcement, including time in grade.
• If selected, you must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• At the supervisor’s discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibilities: telework (work from home on an ad hoc basis), compressed schedules, flexible schedules.

Qualifications

You qualify at the GS-12 level, if you meet the following qualification requirement: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: planning and conducting evaluations of organizational programs in areas such as program support management, financial management, procurement, quality assurance, management analysis or administrative program management; formulating and executing recommendations to respond to business and management problems or initiatives; communicating and coordinating with other staff on organizational programs and issues; and administering information programs such as Freedom of Information Act FOIA or records management programs. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12268702

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Lori Palmer
• Phone: 301-594-3598
• Email: [email protected]