This position is located within the Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs (AS-IA), Deputy Assistant Secretary-Management (DAS-M), Office of Facilities, Property and Safety Management (OFPSM) headquartered in Reston, VA. The incumbent carries out a wide variety of assignments relating to the development and formulation of policy, implementation of policies and program performance, and coordinating policies and programs with BIA, BIE, BTFA and other DOI program offices, and Bureaus.

Duties

Advises the Director OFPSM on practical and feasible initiatives to implement the Evidence Act using innovating data-driven and evidence-based activities. Applies the processes of collecting and managing data, generating information through research and analysis, and using evidence to inform decisions. Directs the development of program performance indicators to monitor management’s success in reaching program goals and desired outcomes. Plans and conducts complex qualitative and quantitative analytical studies involving any functional/programmatic area of the OFPSM organization. Ensures that all legislative and regulatory coordination efforts involving OFPSM with RACA, BIA and BIE are satisfied to facilitate and OFPSM Tribal listening sessions and Tribal consultations. Supports the Director and Deputy Director of OFPSM in high-level Department meetings to help ensure views on Indian Affairs administrative matters are represented and that other views expressed are reported back accurately. Ensures that commitments made by the Director and Deputy Director, OFPSM at Departmental meetings are followed through to completion.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies - Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472).
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Will be required to file an OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report Form in accordance with 5 CFR Part 2634, Subpart I.
• Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
• The full performance level of this position is GS-15.
• Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent performing the following: 1) Developing strategic plans; 2) Overseeing and evaluating national level construction and asset management programs; 3) Preparing and reviewing national level program budgets; and 4) Leading and supervising multidisciplinary staff to include engineers or architects in order to build a cohesive and productive team. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address AS-IA Human Resources 12220 Sunrise Valley Dr., Room 4047 Reston, VA 20191 US
• Name: Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]