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Position Title
Program Analyst
Agency
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Announcement Number
BOEM-MMAA-23-CV-080 (MP) Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, May 15, 2023 to Friday, June 9, 2023
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Eligibilities
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Do you wish to be considered as a 30% or more disabled veteran?
Under this authority, an agency may appoint, without competition, an eligible disabled veteran to a term or temporary appointment in the Federal service.  In appropriate circumstances, a person receiving a temporary or term appointment under this authority may be converted to a permanent competitive service appointment.When using this authority to appoint on a permanent basis, you are first placed on a time limited appointment of at least 60 days and then converted to a permanent appointment at management's discretion.

To be eligible for a 30% or more disabled appointment, you must be the following:

  • Retired from active military service with a disability rating of 30 percent or more; or
  • Rated by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) as having a compensable, service-connected disability of 30 percent or more.

To claim eligibility under 30% or more disabled, you must submit the following documentation with your application:

  • If you are claiming eligibility based on 30% or more service connected disability, you are required to submit documentation that is indicated on the SF-15 as acceptable proof of verification of your preference (i.e., official document, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying that the veterans total combined serviced-connected disability rating is 30% or more.

For more information on veteran hiring authorities, please click here

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Do you wish to be considered under CTAP?
To be eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), a person must:

Be a current or former permanent competitive status DOI federal employee displaced from a position in the same local commuting area of the vacancy with a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent.

To claim eligibility under CTAP, you must submit the following documentation with your application:

Copies of the appropriate documentation which includes:

  • Reduction in force (RIF) separation notice;
  • SF-50 reflecting your RIF separation, or a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function to another commuting area;
  • You MUST also submit documentation to reflect your current (or last) performance rating of record.
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Do you wish to be considered under Merit Promotion?
To be eligible under competitive merit promotion, you must be:

A current or former (reinstatement eligible) permanent Federal civilian employee under a competitive career or career-conditional appointment.

To claim eligibility under competitive merit promotion, you must submit the following documentation with your application:

  • A copy of your most recent SF-50 reflecting current position information and competitive status (SF-50 box #24 - 1 or 2, box #34 - 1), AND if the most recent SF-50 does not show your highest grade held, then you MUST also submit a copy of an SF-50 that reflects your highest grade held on a permanent basis (No award 50's will be accepted).
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Do you wish to be considered under Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA)?
If you're a current or former Land Management employee (Land management agencies include The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, The Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Reclamation), who worked in a term or temporary job, you may be eligible to apply to merit promotion jobs at any federal agency.

Two groups of individuals are potentially eligible for appointment, including current and/or former employees serving or served under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies (as defined above). Land Management Eligibles (LME's) must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Current land management agency appointees:

  1. must have initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to the time-limited appointment,
  2. must have served under one (1) or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two (2) or more years, and
  3. must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.

• Former land management agency appointees:

  1. must have initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to the time-limited appointment,
  2. must have served under one (1) or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two (2) or more years,
  3. must have performed at an acceptable level throughout the service period(s),
  4. must apply for a position covered by these provisions within two (2) years after their most recent date of separation, and
  5. must have been separated, with respect to their most recent separation, for reasons other than misconduct or performance.

Note: A former employee, who otherwise meets the requirements for eligibility, shall be deemed an employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.

To claim eligibility under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA), you must submit the following documentation with your application:

  • SF-50(s) showing the above criteria
  • Employee Performance Appraisal (Employee Performance Ratings or equivalent)

For more information the LMWFA, please click here

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5.

Do you wish to be considered under Non-Competitive Merit Promotion?

To be eligible under non-competitive merit promotion, you must be:

A Current or former (reinstatement eligible) competitive, career/career-conditional Federal employee who has previously competed for, held, or currently holds, the full performance level of the position you are applying.

To claim eligibility under non-competitive merit promotion, you must submit the following documentation with your application:

  • A copy of your most recent or past SF-50 in order to verify your claim for non-competitive eligibility. If the most recent SF-50 does not show your highest grade competed for or held, then you MUST also submit a copy of an SF-50 that reflects your highest grade held on a permanent basis.
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Do you wish to be considered under Schedule A?
To be eligible under Schedule A, you must be:

A candidate with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.  Under this authority, a person with severe physical or mental disabilities may be appointed without competition to an excepted service position on a temporary or non-temporary basis. Upon completion of two years of satisfactory service under a non-temporary Schedule A appointment, the appointee may be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service. *** Please note: This authority cannot be used for Pathways positions.

To claim eligibility under Schedule A, you must submit the following documentation with your application:

  • A certification statement/proof of disability from a state Vocational Rehabilitation Service (state or private), Department of Veterans Affairs, a licensed medical professional, or any Federal agency, State agency or agency of the District of Columbia or U. S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.  Note: Certification Statement/Proof of disability (i.e., a record, statement, or other appropriate documentation confirming a severe physical, mental, or psychiatric disability) issued by a licensed medical professional, a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, or any Federal or State agency that issues or provides disability benefits.
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Preferences
1. Have you submitted a narrative statement that addresses each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications for this position as REQUIRED by the vacancy announcement? Answer to this question is required (limit characters)
2. From the options below select the response that applies to your application. Status applicants are applicants serving under career or career-type appointments in the federal civil service (block 24 on a SF-50). Status applicants must apply as Status. Non-Status applicants are applicants who occupy other than career or career-type appointments within the civil service (e.g., temporary appointments) or applicants who are employed outside federal civil service. Select the one category that applies to you. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Please note that you will only be considered for the eligibility option(s) for which you select. You may select more than one option of consideration, if applicable. If the required documentation is not received by the closing date of the announcement, you will be found ineligible for the position and will be removed from further review. A resume is required for ALL consideration options. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. I certify that I have read each of the referral eligibilities identified in this announcement and I have selected the eligibility or eligibilities that I wish to be considered and I understand that I must submit all required documentation to verify my eligibility by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
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Thank you for your interest in this vacancy. Please select the response that best reflects how you meet the qualification requirements for this position. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
2. Are you a current Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)employee serving under a permanent competitive service appointment or a current BOEM employee with eligibility under a special appointing authority for an excepted service appointment (e.g., 30% Service Connected, Schedule A, Pathways within the 120 day conversion time frame.)
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3. Select the statement that most closely matches your experience as defined in the vacancy announcement for the GS-14 grade level.
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4. Do you have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or higher, advising management of potential issues and impacts of policies and programs?
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5. Do you have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or higher, developing recommendations and alternatives for resolving policy issues?
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6. Do you have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to GS-13 grade level or higher, preparing reports and papers supporting positions on policies and programs?
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7. Do you have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or higher, presenting findings, recommendations and/or alternatives for resolving policy issues to management?
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
8. Do you have knowledge of and experience with the major missions and programs of BOEM, including working to manage the development of the nation's offshore energy and mineral resources in an environmentally and economically responsible manner?
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9. I have experience performing policy/program analysis in: (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
10. Expresses complex information on program issues in a concise and clear fashion to internal (within BOEM) and external parties (outside of BOEM).
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11. Utilizes oral and written communication principles, practices, and techniques in order to develop organizational administrative policy; to logically, effectively, and convincingly explain programs, functions, and regulations; and to enhance the overall management program.
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12. Serves as an advisor to senior management, conducting staffing and coordination activities that support the broad scope of BOEM's mission.
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13. Experience preparing written documents such as, but not limited to white papers, decision statements, policy analyses, impact statements, briefing papers, and talking points for high-level officials.?
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14. Provide policy advice to senior officials on a wide range of complex and sensitive topics related to BOEM programs.
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15. Consolidate bureau comments, identifies areas where bureau positions may conflict with each other or Department policy, and work with bureaus and policy officials to arrive at responses that reflect Departmental policy, taking into consideration bureau views.
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16. Experience advising senior level management and non-career officials on program, technical, or policy issues.
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17. Ensures that the views, concerns and directives of leadership are represented and considered in various arenas.
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18. Efficiently and effectively organize and prioritize multiple tasks and resolve conflicting time restraints.
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19. I have held a position that required me to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with changing or competing priorities and deadlines, in which I independently coordinated, planned, and executed a variety of projects related to policy, technical, or scientific topics at one time.
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20. OCSLA stands for the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and the primary purpose of OCSLA is to facilitate the federal government's leasing of its offshore mineral resources and energy resources. (limit characters)
21. BOEM utilizes the Data Tracking System (DTS) to facilitate the review and clearance of correspondence and other documents through the bureau and Department. (limit characters)
22. The DOI Assistant Secretary's Office that oversees BOEM activities is the Office of the Assistant Secretary - Land and Minerals Management (limit characters)
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