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Position Title
Program Management Specialist
Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Announcement Number
NMFS NWFSC-24-12157884-IMP Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Are you a current Department of Commerce employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
  • This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and 
  • You have not yet been separated. 
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2. Are you a current NOAA employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current NOAA employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent (non-temporary) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced? (limit characters)
4. Are you a current NOAA employee, regardless of status, who is eligible for consideration under a noncompetitive authority such as those specific to veterans, individuals with disabilities, Pathways Interns, Recent Graduates, and Presidential Management Fellows who are eligible for noncompetitive conversion, etc.; or current or former employees of a land management agency who is serving or previously served on a temporary or term appointment?  (limit characters)
5. Are you currently serving as a NOAA Commissioned Officer under NOAA Coprs or have served and have been separated under honorable conditions?

To verify your eligibility as a current or former NOAA Corps Officer, you must submit a copy of your NOAA Form 56-16.
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Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement below that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Program Management Specialist at the ZA-4 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service. Your resume must clearly support the response you select or you will be rated as not qualified.
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2. Ensure a strategic, coordinated, efficient, effective, and customer-service focused approach to facility management, ship utilization, or small boat program.
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3. Oversee facility operations or capital improvement projects for NOAA.
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4. Approve multiyear and long-range work plans for assigned programs.
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5. Facilitate strategic program planning and evaluation within area of responsibility for policy development and execution.
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6. Evaluate continual changes in program plans, funding, and relevant policies or regulations to advise on impact for mission operations and performance.
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7. Identify internal barriers to productivity for creating action plans in effort to overcome barriers and to optimize production.
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8. Monitor budget execution with various sources and types of funding.
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9. Exercise management of general contracts and acquisition to support procurement/acquisition efforts for the projects assigned.
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10. Prepare and/or coordinate briefings, special reports, and responses to data requests for use by management.
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11. Provide input to or participates in organizational performance reviews, staff visits, program reviews, resource reviews or other internal/external reviews.
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12. Ensure timely responses to information requests, data calls, program inquiries or program support requests that represent the position and interests of the organization.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
13. I certify, to the best of my knowledge, that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due. (limit characters)