Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Senior Procurement Analyst

Full Job Description

As an Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Senior Procurement Analyst you will serve as an federal-wide expert in acquisition innovation and acquisition workforce development, specializing in the implementation and sustainment of FAR modernization and acquisition policy reform.

The FAI is responsible for executing a government-wide mission. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time).

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

The GS-15 salary range starts at $150,359 per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level or higher in the Federal service. You must meet the requirements in 1, 2, or 3 below: 1.

All of a, b, and c below: (a) Completion of Training/Certification: FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional Certification.

(b) At least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions including 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the level described below; and (c) Completion of 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.

2. Exception: If you were in a GS-1102 position on January 1, 2000, you will be exempt from meeting the educational requirements for the grade level of that position.

However, to be promoted you will have to meet Option 1 or 3. 3. Waiver: GSA's senior procurement executive has the discretion to waive any or all of the requirements in 1 above.

Note: Candidates that are missing either the 24 hours of business credit and/or the mandatory training certification, but are determined to be otherwise eligible, can be placed on a waiver certification by the HR staffing specialist.

Specialized experience is one year of experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience furnishing guidance and leadership in the development, delivery, and sustainment of applied learning solutions for the acquisition workforce, with a focus on the implementation and sustainment of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) modernization and acquisition policy reforms, that support durable changes to acquisition practice and culture.

Experience includes leading initiatives resulting in changes in acquisition practices by integrating: Experiential learning Hands-on acquisition workforce coaching and consultation Peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing mechanisms Strategic stakeholder engagement This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications.

If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. Major Duties:

Directs, plans, develops, administers and executes the acquisition workforce training roadmap based on FAI and OFPP plans.

Collaborates with the FAR Council, FAI, and Warfighting Acquisition University to develop, deliver, sustain, and periodically update comprehensive education, training delivery, and scalable solutions for the federal acquisition workforce on RFO and other OFPP priority policy changes, impacts to practice and culture, and lessons learned through practice.

Provides expert hands-on coaching and consultation (experiential learning) to federalwide acquisition workforce members to support adoption and use of novel procurement practices aligned with the RFO and other OFPP priorities.

Leads the systematic capture, analysis, and reporting of experiential learning outcomes and practitioner feedback to ensure learning informs practice, culture, and policy updates.

Analyzes feedback from experiential learning to identify gaps, inform development or modification of learning assets, recommend practice improvements, and support updates to strategic acquisition guidance and/or policy.

Establishes and maintains federalwide applied learning frameworks, standards, and evaluation approaches to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment with OFPP-approved acquisition policy objectives.

Executes against the FAR Council and OFPP approved governance the process to sustain and maintain the currency of non-regulatory strategic acquisition guidance, specifically the FAR Companion and the Category Management Buying Guide.