Procurement & Resources Specialist

The purpose of this position is to serve as the Procurement & Resources Specialist within the Network Contracting Office (NCO 2). Provides a variety of administrative management services essential to the operation and direction of the Government Purchase Card Program.Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 2 months of the closing date of this announcement, 12/12/2023.
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks as a GS-07. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
Note:Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
Specialized Experience GS-09: Applicants must meet the specialized experience requirement for the GS-09 grade. You may qualify based on your experience described below for the GS-09 Procurement and Resources Specialist:
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-07) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience includes experience with: Possessing knowledge of commonly used purchase card practices, standard regulations and procedures for atypical purchases of supplies and equipment. Experience sufficient to review and interpret purchase card regulations and review purchase card documentation, validate information and data within the documents, evaluate purchase card authorization and termination procedures, provide training on new procedures and changes in regulation. Experience serving as a point of contact relating to Government Purchase Card Program for the assigned regions and the ability to ensure the Government Purchase Card is used for official government purchases. Experience conducting detailed reviews of procedures and processes and reviewing factual matters to validate and verify information. Ability to monitor the provision and termination of purchase card authorization; monitor and coordination of all training requirements needed to achieve program goals and objectives. Experience communicating regulatory changes to purchase card procedures and for providing training to staff on procedures.
Quality Ranking Factor: Applicant possesses previous experience as a Purchase Card Program Coordinator.
Specialized Experience GS-11: Applicants must meet the specialized experience requirement for the GS-11 grade. You may qualify based on your experience described below for the GS-11 Procurement and Resources Specialist:
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience includes experience with: Experience interpreting policy decisions for the Government Purchase Card Program and/or other operation requirements and developing guidance for implementation of the same. Experience analyzing financial related data, interpreting guidance, and presenting results of inquiries orally or in writing to evaluate the existing purchase card program and resolving problem transactions. Experience working with interrelated activities involving procurement and supply procedures, which includes contracting, inventory management, distribution, fund control and automatic data processing. Knowledge of competitive negotiation procedures as they relate to micro and small purchases from open market sources. Experience using auditing, accounting principles, and appropriation data to identify appropriate fund control points, budget object codes and cost centers. Experience providing direction to facility purchase card coordinators and card holders to interpret guidelines and adapting procedures.
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; religions; 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.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
For more information on these qualification standards, visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.Education: There is no education substitute for this position.Employment Type: FULL_TIME