GPO's Recent Grads Program allows recent grads to join GPO in career potential positions that emphasize long-term training and development. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of IT duties to complete developmental assignments and training outlined in a formal training program. This position is part of the Security Services, Government Publishing Office in Washington, District of Columbia The anticipated start date for the 2024 cohort is 8/12/2024.

Duties

Assist with providing guidance and oversight to vendors regarding regulatory requirements, security improvements, and current security vulnerabilities In a developmental capacity, compile findings, reports, and inventories for the various task associated with project implementation Provide life-cycle management for stand-alone infrastructures for GPO and contractors Assist with tests, configurations, installations, implementations, and management of internal network systems used for the transmission of information in voice, data, and video formats Provide assistance to agency personnel as it pertains to communication systems

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selectee may be required to complete and successfully pass pre-employment prior to appointment.
• Selectee will be subject to a background investigation/ suitability determination prior to appointment.
• Selective Service registration if you are a male born after 12/31/59.
• You must work a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Selectee may be required to serve a two year trial period.
• All Selectees must sign a Participant Agreement.
• All Selectees must sign a Master Development Plan.
• Applicant may be required to complete work assessments.

Qualifications

This vacancy is open to Recent Graduates who have completed an academic program of study or degree program from a college, university, or vocational school within the last two years from the date of this announcement. If you are appointed to a position under this program, you will need to complete a requisite number of work and training hours based on the agreement you will complete with the hiring office and the Pathways Program Coordinator. After meeting all program requirements, you may be eligible for a conversion to a term or permanent appointment. The GPO Recent Graduates Development Program allows recent graduates to join GPO in career potential positions that emphasize long-term training and development. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of conventional duties relating to information technology areas and to complete developmental assignments and training outlined in a formal training and development program. Participants who successfully complete the first 2 (two)-years of the program will be eligible for conversion to a career conditional position in the civil service. Successful participants will be promoted at the end of each year in the program until they reach the full promotion level of the position. GPO's Recent Graduate Development Program provides developmental work experiences within the agency and is intended to promote careers in the Federal service. Selected applicants are placed in a dynamic developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career at the GPO. Upon selection into the program, participants will be assigned to the Supply Chain Risk Management & Intelligence section of the Product Security Branch in the Office of the Chief Security Officer. They will then work to complete a systematic three (3)-year program of instruction and professional learning experiences encompassing all the operations, work processes, and practical and technical aspects of their assigned IT area. During the first 2-years of the program, they will be assigned to a master development plan (MDP) that includes progressive training and on the job experience. During the 3rd year of the program, participants will spend a majority of their time working on tasks and projects to round out their experience and become experts in their field. PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for the Pathways Recent Graduate Program at GPO, applicants must meet the following criteria: Recent graduates must have completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associate, bachelor, master, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. You must have completed your degree or certificate on or before the end of the current Spring semester. Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree, due to military service obligation, have as much as six years after degree completion to apply. Conversion: Recent Graduates may be converted to a permanent position (or, in some limited circumstances, a term appointment lasting 1-4 years). To be eligible for conversion, Recent Graduates must have: Successfully completed at least 1-year of continuous service in addition to all requirements of the Program. Demonstrated successful job performance. Met the qualifications for the position to which the Recent Graduate will be converted. Note: Current students may apply if they are in the final Spring semester of their degree/certificate program. You must include your expected date of graduation on your resume. You must receive your degree prior to appointment. If you are currently a student but cannot provide proof that you expect to graduate by the end of the current semester, you will not meet program eligibility requirements for the Recent Graduate program. To learn more about the specific requirements and conditions of the Pathways Recent Graduate program, please see the USAJOBS Students & Recent Graduates page, or the OPM Pathways Program site. To qualify for the,--, you must meet the following requirements: EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the PG-5 level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Experience includes Maintenance and operation of audio-visual systems Management of data network systems used to transmit voice, data, and video information Providing basic IT desktop support in a multi-client environment OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Possess one (1) full year of graduate level education. OR SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Education that meets at least one of the following requirements for superior academic achievement: 1) class standing in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision based on completed courses; 2) grade point average of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 as recorded on the official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; 3) grade point average of 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR 4) election to membership in a national scholastic honor society listed by the Association of College Honor Societies. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet the experience requirement. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. NOTE: If qualifying based on education or combination of experience and education, you must submit unofficial transcripts or list of courses that includes school attended, school address, course titles, grades earned, completion dates, department, and quarter/semester hours earned. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; if you are selected, you must provide official transcripts before you start work. 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. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PIP All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement ()to be considered. Your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

Education

In addition to the Recent Graduate program's eligibility requirements listed above, applicants must meet the basic requirements for the Information Technology Management (2210) Series:

Undergraduate and Graduation Education

Alternative A (for GS-5 through GS-11): Major study--computer science, information science, information systems management, mathematics, statistics, operations research, or engineering, or course work that required the development or adaptation of computer programs and systems and provided knowledge equivalent to a major in the computer field.

Alternative B (for GS-5 and GS-7 only): Major study--any field.

OR For GS-7: Experience in the performance of tasks such as:

• Translating detailed logical steps developed by others into language codes that computers accept where this required understanding of procedures and limitations appropriate to use of a programming language.
• Interviewing subject-matter personnel to get facts regarding work processes, and synthesizing the resulting data into charts showing information flow.
• Operating computer consoles where this involved choosing from among various procedures in responding to machine commands or unscheduled halts.
• Scheduling the sequence of programs to be processed by computers where alternatives had to be weighed with a view to production efficiency.
• Preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies where this involved summarizing the material and organizing it in a logical fashion.

Such skills are typically gained in the computer field or through performance of work where the primary concern was the subject matter of the computer application (e.g., supply, personnel, chemical process control), and computer-related efforts were required to facilitate the basic duties. Also, work in management analysis, program analysis, or a comparable field may have provided such skills.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: 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.

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: For undergraduate level education, successfully completed education is credited based on its relationship to 120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours. For example, 30 semesters hours or 45 quarter hours is comparable to 1 year of undergraduate education.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: http://www.ed.gov/abouft/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address US Government Publishing Office 732 North Capitol St. NW Washington, DC 20401 US
• Name: Josie Jeffries
• Phone: 202-512-1308
• Email: [email protected]