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Position Title
Government Information Specialist (Privacy Act)
Agency
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Announcement Number
24-BEP-63 Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 to Tuesday, December 12, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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4. Are you a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency covered by an OPM Interchange agreement that conveys noncompetitive eligibility?

For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems.  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status. 
 
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5. Are you eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following merit promotion categories?
  • Current Federal civilian employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
  • Current Excepted service employee covered by an Interchange Agreement
  • Former Federal employee with Reinstatement eligibility
  • Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
  • Current Federal employee serving on a VRA appointment
  • Land Management Employee eligible under Public Law 114-47
  • Other competitive category not listed above (you must submit proof of eligibility)
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6. Are you eligible to be appointed under the Military Spouse Noncompetitive Appointing Authority based on any of the following categories?
  • You are the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces.
  • You are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • You are the widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status, and you have not re-married.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans)
 
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7. Are you a former federal employee that has been separated for at least one full year and is eligible to be non-competitively reinstated to a higher grade or full-performance level than which you left federal employment?(Note: you MUST provide:  1) a copy of your separation SF-50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2"); AND 2) the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating.) (limit characters)
8. Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
 
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9. Are you eligible under any other miscellaneous appointing authority not listed thus far, such as (but not all inclusive to):
  • Postal Career Service Employee;
  • Postal Rate Commission Employee;
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; 
  • Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee; or 
  • Foreign overseas employee or eligible family member of former overseas employee
 
For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management.  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=MiscellaneousAuthoritiesNotRegulated .  
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status. 

For more information on Foreign overseas employment please review the following: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#NontemporaryForeignService or https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/family-member-employment/family-member-employment-in-the-d-c-area/non-competitive-eligibility-nce/#NCE5



 
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10. Are you eligible for consideration as a Peace Corps, VISTA, or Action volunteer?  If you select this option, you are required to provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility by submitting proof of employment from the appropriate agency with your completed application.
 
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11. Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
 
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12. 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. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
2. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
3. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, you must submit a copy of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal (i.e. final annual performance appraisal issued and signed by appropriate management official) dated within the last 18 months. If you have not submitted an appraisal meeting these specific requirements, you must explain why you are unable to do so. If you fail to provide a copy of the performance appraisal, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration. NOTE: If you are wanting to be considered for non competitive reinstatement a performance appraisal document MUST be submitted to be eligible. Type "yes" in the text box below if you are providing a performance appraisal meeting the above requirements with your application. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application meeting the requirement, please provide a reason in the text box below. ("N/A" is not considered an acceptable response). (limit characters)
4. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
5. Are you a current Federal employee?
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6. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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Assessment 1
Specialized Experience for the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
  • Assisting in or providing recommendations on the development of policies and procedures to ensure compliance to organization practices or procedures; AND
  • Creating and/or editing documents to support agency Privacy projects and program initiatives, such as System of Records Notices (SORN), Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA), Information Sharing and Access Agreements, or Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates; AND
  • Experience working within a Privacy program that directly relates to Privacy Act Laws and regulations.

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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Have you assisted in or provided recommendations on the development of policies and procedures to ensure compliance to organization practices or procedures? (limit characters)
2. To ensure you receive proper credit, please specify where this experience is documented in your resume by indicating place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties. (limit 250 characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. Have you created and/or edited documents to support agency Privacy projects and program initiatives, such as System of Records Notices (SORN), Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA), Information Sharing and Access Agreements, or Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates? (limit characters)
4. To ensure you receive proper credit, please specify where this experience is documented in your resume by indicating place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties. (limit 250 characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
5. Do you have experience working within a Privacy program that directly relates to Privacy Act Laws and regulations? (limit characters)
6. To ensure you receive proper credit, please specify where this experience is documented in your resume by indicating place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties. (limit 250 characters)
7. From the list below, select the responses that describe your experience in directing and coordinating the work of others to achieve timely and quality results. (limit characters)
8. From the list below, select the responses that describe your experience in supervision and leadership. (limit characters)
9. Please select the responses that describe the leadership functions you have performed. (limit characters)
10. Choose all of the statements below that describe your experience with the principles, practices, policies and area(s) of responsibility to provide guidance and leadership in carrying out program strategies and ensuring that policies and plans are consistent with organizational needs. (limit characters)
11. Make sure experience is clearly documented in your resume. Please give the dates/resume reference when you gained this experience so it may be found to ensure you receive proper credit. (limit 250 characters)
12. Identify the statements that best describe your experience in supporting, planning, or evaluating privacy act compliance. (limit characters)
13. Identify the statement that best describes your experience supporting privacy act assessments for IT Systems. (limit characters)
14. Identify the statement that best describes your experience with incident handling pertaining to personal identifiable information (PII). (limit characters)
15. Please select the choices below that you have experience applying as a regular part of your job in reference to the E-Government act of 2002. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
16. Do you possess a Certified Information Privacy Professional certification? (limit characters)
17. Identify the statement that best describes your ability to advise and provide technical assistance for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to Privacy Act information. (limit characters)
18. Identify the statement that best describes your formal written communications ability for supporting a privacy program. (limit characters)
19. Identify the statement that best describes your formal verbal communications ability for supporting a privacy program. (limit characters)
20. From the following list, identify the customer service functions that you have routinely performed. Please select all that apply. (limit characters)
21. Please select the statements that describe your experience with written communication. (limit characters)