SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Duties

As a SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST, you will:

• Provide management and technical supervision for a team of Procurement Analysts responsible for reviewing contract actions to ensure they comply with regulations, policies and procedures.
• Oversee internal audit functions, responds to external audits, and identifies corrective action necessary based on findings and trends of audits and reviews.
• Support the development and refinement of DHS and USCIS policy, procedures, templates, samples and process improvements.
• Provide training and support to the acquisition workforce on policy changes or topics of interest which includes overseeing the acquisition workforce training and development needs ensuring competencies and certifications are obtained and maintained.

Qualifications

GS-15: You qualify at the GS-15 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to the GS-14 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties:

• Planning and carrying our pre-award and post-award procurement actions.
• Applying frequent changes in acquisition policies and regulations to meet mission success
• Developing procurement policies for use by other contracting personnel in solving procurement problems
• Making decisions or recommendations on the content and management of complex procurement programs.

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please be clear and specific when describing your work history as we cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others based on your responses to the online questions.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

• Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)
• Duties (be specific in describing your duties)
• Employer's name and address
• Supervisor name and phone number
• Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008)
• Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.
• Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
• Salary

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible.

Federal Experience
If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history. This information will be further validated if selected for this position.

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 criteria 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 service. Please provide the dates and amount of time/hours worked earning this experience.

Education

This position has a Basic Education Requirement:

• A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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 organization and management.
  Note: Transcripts are required at the time of application to verify the above education requirement.

AND

• Completion of mandatory training for progression to a higher level contract position such as Federal Acquisition Certification issued by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) or equivalent no lower than Level 3.