For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will provide a variety of administrative support services to the Untied States Attorney's Office. You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed. Typical work assignment will include: Assisting with the developmental and/or recurring assignments in support of the Procurement and Acquisition Management Programs. Ensuring that office operations are conducted effectively and efficiently. Coordinates a variety of facility maintenance and/or repair activities. Analyzes routine support services processes and procedures. Identifies issues within support services in need of improvement or revision. Serves as liaison with vendors and contractors. Assists in processing and controlling expert witness fees and expenses and litigative consultants. Maintain purchasing and contracting records. Maintaining property inventory. Inputting purchase information into a centralized system.. Analyzing and evaluating office systems to ensure efficiency of support service functions. Serving as the Contracting Officer and managing the procurement programs for the district. Reviewing requisitions and determining appropriate method of procurement. Ensuring that all obligations, expenditures, unobligated orders and balances are properly maintained, supported and documented. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

**Must be able to obtain and retain at least a level 1 (one) Federal Acquisitions Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) as a federal contracting professional, FAC-C has specific training requirements with some courses online as well as classroom courses. To maintain a FAC-C, you will be required to meet the continuous training requirement. To meet FAC-C requirements: a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field. -OR- at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizations and management. GS-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a Combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience assisting in the acquisition and contract management program, providing administrative support services such as contracting, space management, purchasing supplies and equipment, records maintenance. Specialized experience may include the following: reviews standard requisitions to determine contract type and requirements, prepares documentation needed to support standard contract actions, reviews and approves invoices, obligates and monitors contract funds, prepares purchase card requests, maintain procurement files, reconciles purchase card, conducts routine supply and equipment inventories, and performs routine office support services. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (Business, Accounting, Finance, Contract, Purchasing, etc.): a Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B. or J.D.); OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements in order to qualify based on a combination. A combination of specialized experience as described in A and graduate education as described in B which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. Graduate education must be in excess of one full year to qualify based on a combination. GS-11 - To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a Combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience assisting in the acquisition and contract management program, providing administrative support services in areas such as making purchases, monitoring contracts; maintaining property inventory, managing supply levels, and inputting purchase information into a centralized system analyzing and evaluating office systems to ensure efficiency of support service functions in areas such as space management, making recommendations on procedural changes and making recommendation to improve productivity and effectiveness, reviewing requisitions and determining appropriate method of procurement, ensuring all obligations, expenditures, unobligated orders and balances are properly maintained, supported and documented. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field ( Accounting, Business, Finance, Contract, Purchasing, etc.): a PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements in order to qualify based on a combination. A combination of specialized experience as described in A and education as described in B when combined equal 100% of the requirements. Graduate Education must be in excess of two full years to qualify based on a combination. . Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Eastern District of Texas 550 Fannin Street Suite 1250 Beaumont, TX 77701 US
• Name: Kelly Holland
• Phone: (903) 510-9352
• Email: [email protected]