Business Operations Specialist

Full Job Description

View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Chief Information Officer, in Washington, District of Columbia. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Please limit your resume to 2 pages.

If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as: Assisting in the development of requirement analysis, independent government cost estimates, and cost benefit analysis.

Assisting in the development of recommendations based on study results and providing management with new information and predicative advice concerning alternatives for resolving operational problems.

Coordinating with the program management office to identify program needs to include monitoring the cost, schedule, and performance parameters of all assigned contracts.

Conducting follow-ups to ensure accomplishment of events are executed in a timely and effective manner for any projected cost savings or efficiencies.

In addition to the above requirements, your resume will be reviewed to determine possession of the following competencies: Problem Solving and Decision Making Partnering Project Management Accountability Technical Competence Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: 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.

Local Commuting Restriction: This announcement is subject to Local Commuting Restrictions as defined in 5 CFR §330.101.

For this announcement, the Local Commuting area is 50 miles from your home of record. The home of record listed on your resume will be used to determine if you reside within the Local Commuting area.

Certain eligibilities are exempt from the Local Commuting restriction while others are not.

Local Commuting restrictions are determined by the eligibility in which you select and will be assessed once the announcement has closed.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.

Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.

To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Major Duties:

As aBusiness Operations Specialist, at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties Participates in the span of the acquisition life cycle from the initial planning through the description of technical requirements, market research, proposal evaluation, contract monitoring, performance assessment and problem resolution.

Assists in the development of requirement analysis, independent government cost estimates and cost benefits analysis.

Functions as a consultant working with the program management office to identify program needs. The first 100 applicants will receive first consideration.

Additional applicants, beyond the first 100, may be considered, upon management 's request. Due to high volume of applicants, not all applicants will be considered.