USA Staffing

Position Title: Mission Support Specialist
Agency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Announcement Number: LAG-M&A-10558189-DHA Opens in new window
Open Period: Thursday, July 25, 2019 to Monday, September 30, 2019

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1. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Washington, DC

B. Dallas, TX

2. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.

1. Select a response below that best describes your experience and/or education in order to qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level.

A. I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service that includes experience such as compiling and updating budget data on spreadsheets; assisting with the preparation of requests for personnel actions; coordinating office moves and telephone service requirements; monitoring usage of government/company owned motor vehicles; responding to routine questions concerning administrative procedures and requirements.

B. I have successfully completed one (1) year of full-time, graduate level education in an appropriate discipline from an accredited college or university. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

C. I have a combination of successfully completed graduate education in an appropriate discipline and experience as described in A above that totals at least one year.

D. I have successfully completed all of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree (or expect to complete within 9 months) from an accredited college or university and claim eligibility for superior academic achievement based on one of the following: a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale of required major classes completed during the final two years of curriculum, class standing in the upper third of my graduating class or major subdivision, or membership in a national scholastic honor society.

E. My experience and/or education is not reflected in the above responses.

2. Select a response below that best describes your experience and/or education in order to qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level.

A. I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service that included experience such as providing assistance to senior specialists in the evaluation and analysis of operational and administrative programs; assisting in the execution of administrative programs by carrying out specified portions or segments of specific projects such as updating budget data on spreadsheets and preparing routine budget requests; preparing requests for personnel actions; identifying and recommending solutions to administrative problems and providing advice to staff on established methods and procedures; and coordinating office moves and telephone service requirements, monitoring usage of government/company owned motor vehicles.

B. I have a master's degree (or equivalent graduate degree such as a L.L.B./J.D.) or two (2) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

C. I have less than the required amount of specialized experience in A and less than the required amount of graduate level education in B, but the percentage of my specialized experience and graduate education combined total to at least 100% of the total requirement.

D. My experience and/or education is not reflected in the above responses.

3. Select a response below that best describes your experience and/or education in order to qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level.

A. I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service that included experience such as coordinating and monitoring a variety of administrative projects (i.e. budget, personnel, travel, space, logistics); identifying and recommending solutions to a wide range of administrative problems; analyzing administrative data from a variety of sources to develop trends, patterns, profiles, estimates and studies; preparing preliminary and finished reports and documents; and representing the office in dealing with vendors and personnel from other administrative support organizations.

B. I have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

D. My experience and/or education is not reflected in the above responses

4. Select a response below that best describes your experience in order to qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level.

A. I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service that included experience such as applying and modifying established practices to specific administrative problems that involve many variables; conducting independent evaluations on administrative functions and preparing study findings, recommendations and reports; making agreements and commitments at meetings and during telephone discussions in accordance with previously received instructions; and performing liaison functions with other organizations and establishing harmonious working relations with counterparts.

B. My experience is not reflected in the above response.

5. Select a response below that best describes your experience in order to qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level.

A. I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that included experience such as recommending improvements to a national budget program; performing detailed and extensive analysis of a large volume of data, testimony, results of interviews and other facts in order to arrive at sound and defensible conclusions; presenting position papers and technical presentations to top management involving budget issues.

B. My experience is not reflected in the above response.

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