This position is located in the Office of Acceptance Facility Oversight, Western Region, Directorate of Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/PPT/S/AFO/W). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Supervisory Program Analyst, providing oversight of the external passport acceptance facilities in the assigned region.
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience monitoring compliance programs; Experience maintaining liaison with DOS bureaus, other government agencies and non-governmental organizations; Experience in program and project management, administering short and long-term projects and reporting on their impact; Experience providing leadership, consultation, advice, and direction with executive level communication skills. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."
Plans and manages the full range of acceptance facility oversight activities, including tracking performance trends, investigating and resolving deviations, and preparing recommendations and action plans for the assigned region.
Identifies and justifies resource requirements for the Division to be included in CA/PPT's budget request and tracks resource usage following allocation.
Designs standard external control/oversight review tools (e.g., checklists) for use in the ongoing evaluation of passport acceptance facilities as well as for ad hoc reviews of potential problem areas.
Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates; sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.