Job opening: Junior Policy Advisor
Salary: $68 405 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Aug 14 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located at Departmental Offices,Office of Capital Access Chief Program Officer. As a Junior Policy Advisor, you will serve as an advisor on the range of policy issues related to the Office's mission by supporting senior Treasury officials and management in all work related to the office's functions.
Duties
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
In conjunction with senior policy advisors, drafting memoranda to senior Treasury officials, presenting the issues raised by policy, outreach, and operational choices, and recommending courses of action.
Briefing and advising Treasury officials and providing pertinent information to senior policy advisors for decision making on potentially controversial policy issues.
Working closely with other ORP staff, Treasury legal counsel and other Treasury program offices to ensure timely resolution of issues.- Providing advice, analytical support, and recommendations on mission-critical policy issues.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized experience for the GS-12 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and has equipped the candidate with the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for the GS-12 is defined as:
- Developing written analysis and memorandums relative to policy issues on behalf of senior officials, including recommending the appropriate courses of action.; AND
- Conducting research to improve organizational effectiveness as it relates to policies and internal processes and assisting with determining the best solutions pertaining to organizational policies; AND
- Prioritizing multiple tasks and handling confidential information in a fast-paced environment.
Specialized experience for the GS-11: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service, public or other private sectors. Specialized experience for the GS-11 is defined as:
- Assisting with the development of written analysis and memorandums relative to policy issues; AND
- Providing recommendations to management; AND
- Prioritizing multiple tasks to meet deadlines with excellent attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR
3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR
LL.M., if related.
OR
You may qualify by a combination of experience and education.
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
Specialized experience for the GS-09: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service, public or other private sectors. Specialized experience for the GS-09 is defined as:
- Assisting senior employees with the development of written analysis and memorandums relative to policy issues; AND
- Assisting with the development of recommendations to management; AND
- Handling multiple tasks to meet deadlines with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Masters degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or L.L.B or J.D., if related.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.
Education
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the
OPM instructions.
Contacts
- Address Office of Capital Access Chief Program Officer
Administrative Resource Center
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]
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