IT Specialist (Policy Planning)

• Participates in project management activities including defining tasks developing plans tracking milestones assessing and reporting performance and advising appropriate levels of agency personnel.
• Analyzes enterprise-level investment data to identify and report trends patterns or risks requiring further action by Departmental leadership.
• Prepares guidance and policy documents evaluation tools and templates used by agencies in planning and managing investments.
• Analyzes existing directives to identify required updates and drafts policy changes that reflect current statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Performs complex research and analysis on IT systems investments and enterprise portfolio issues.
• Reviews investment performance data identifies trends or outliers and prepares recommendations for addressing identified issues.
• Develops and updates sections of IT capital planning and investment control policy framework.
• Reviews agency submissions ensure alignment with federal mandates and provide authoritative technical guidance.

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• If selected you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type. Refer to Next Steps section for additional information.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions specialized experience and/or education as defined below.
  
  Time in grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

  Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific intensive training (for example IT certification) as appropriate.

  GS-5 through GS-15 (or equivalent): For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.

  IT Competencies: Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies listed below.
  
  Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
  
  Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces including the general public individuals who work in the agency other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs provide information or assistance resolve their problems or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
  
  Decision Making - Makes sound well-informed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
  
  Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
  
  Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations
  
  Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
  
  Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
  
  Reasoning - Identifies rules principles or relationships that explain facts data or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
  
  Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation pride trust and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
  
  Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
  
  In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements listed above applicants must meet the following Minimum Qualifications Requirement in order to be considered:
  
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level(s) in which you are applying:
  
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  Specialized Experience: Qualifying experience for GS-12 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-11 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position specialized experience must demonstrated in each of the following areas: 1) Reviewing assessing and reporting enterprise IT Portfolio in alignment with architectural standards and compliance with applicable federal mandates such as Clinger Cohen Act FITARA FISMA FAR; 2) Developing planning updating and implementing sections of IT capital planning and investment control policy framework; 3) Monitoring tracking and reporting contractor performance identifies deficiencies and recommends corrective actions.
  
  
  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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
  
  Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e. physical or mental) covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position after notification of the adjudication of your request you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here.
  
  The OPM Qualification Standards for this position can be found at: There are no educational requirements for this position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.