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Position Title
Geographic Information Systems Specialist
Agency
Small Business Administration
Announcement Number
DE-23-DDAIT-11912870 Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 to Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. 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; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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3. 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; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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4. Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?

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Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
WARNING STATEMENT: Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume, and other relevant documents you submit, as well as through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from the position following acceptance. The following questions will be used to determine your minimum qualifications for this position. (limit characters)
1. Carefully read the following descriptions of experience and education. Select the one that best describes your qualifications for the GS-13 Geographic Information System Specialist. Make sure your resume supports the response that you select. Mark only 1 response.
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2. To receive proper credit, please indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.
Did you include month and year as well as average hours worked per week in your resume/application for each position stated? Please answer below:
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For each task in the following Competencies, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
3. Investigating and resolving issues associated with GIS system hardware, software, data manipulation and maintenance, and quality control. (limit characters)
4. Compiling data sources and generates output for use in analysis. (limit characters)
5. To support the responses you provided to questions 3-4, please indicate the position(s) in your resume that demonstrates your experience in Data Management and the tasks listed above (provide position title, company and dates only). (limit characters)
6. Creating and coordinating the development of maps and layers.
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7. Sharing map content, map navigation, symbology, classification, filtering, working with tabular data attributes, geotagged field data.
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8. Designing and maintaining current awareness of state-of-the-art GIS technology of digital map systems aimed at making, survey and mapping products available to the installation and other authorized personnel.
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9. Preparing expert reports, including aerial photo interpretations, map analyses, and demographic reports for a variety of activities.
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10. To support the responses you provided to questions 6-9, please indicate the position(s) in your resume that demonstrates your experience in Cartography and the tasks listed above (provide position title, company and dates only). (limit characters)
11. Coordinating activities with internal stakeholders, other Federal, State, and local government agencies to ensure that critical work objectives are met.
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12. Planning and coordinating work efforts involving others.
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13. Establishing relationships with other staff to research, locate, and obtain existing digital data.
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14. To support the responses you provided to questions 11-13, please indicate the position(s) in your resume that demonstrates your experience in Stakeholder Management and the tasks listed above (provide position title, company and dates only). (limit characters)
15. Working independently with other GIS experts, engineers, scientists to identify and develop GIS final products.
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16. Providing expert knowledge on policy and strategy concepts, best practices, processes, tools, and methodologies.
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17. To support the responses you provided to questions 15-16, please indicate the position(s) in your resume that demonstrates your experience in Strategic Thinking and the tasks listed above (provide position title, company and dates only). (limit characters)
18. Providing training for external and internal customers in GIS applications.
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19. Demonstrating capabilities of GIS technology and interfaces with customers to determine the content and structure of their GIS support requirements.
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20. To support the responses you provided to questions 18-20, please indicate the position(s) in your resume that demonstrates your experience technical competence and the tasks listed above (provide position title, company and dates only). (limit characters)
As previously explained, your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) Understand this warning; 2) Have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and 3) Verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. (limit characters)
21. Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.
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NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume, veterans preference documentation, assessment questions and answers, and SF 50s) is accurate and received by the agency. (limit characters)