This vacancy is for a GS-2101-12, Marine Transportation Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, NMC MARINER EXAMINATIONS BRANCH. Duty station is located in Martinsburg, WV. Promotion Potential: If this position is filled at a level below the full performance level, the selectee may be promoted without further competition. This implies no promise or guarantee of a promotion.

Duties

You will serve as a Marine Transportation Specialist in the Examination Branch (NMC-22). The National Maritime Center (NMC) is the Coast Guard's focal point for all services involving the nation's merchant marine personnel, including: mariner training and assessment, medical certification, security screening, professional evaluation, testing, credentialing, records, and documentation. The Examinations Branch has a broad scope of responsibilities.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: The ability to interpret administrative laws, regulations, policies and industry standards applicable to the knowledge assessment of merchant mariners. Interpreting international law, federal laws, statutes, and regulations, agency policies, practices, and concepts, and professional standards governing merchant marine operations. Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with representatives of the marine industry, maritime unions, and others to ensure the proper application of regulatory programs and policies, and to motivate them toward cooperative efforts. Analyzing situations and preparing solutions to problems. Adapting quickly to changes in regulations and procedures, or to interruptions that temporarily disrupt the workflow, and working under pressure while maintaining a high degree of accuracy. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. Selective Placement Factor, as appropriate: Applicant must hold, or have held, a U.S. Merchant Mariner credential in the grade of Second Mate, Any Gross Tons; Master, 500 Gross Tons or higher; Master of Tow Vessel; or Master of Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs). National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Transcripts--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Student Loan

Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of this incentive will require a three-year service agreement.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Alfreda Jefferson
• Phone: 571-608-6427
• Email: [email protected]