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Position Title
Program Manager
Agency
Office of the Secretary of Labor
Announcement Number
MS-24-CHI-OSEC-12297006-KEK Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 to Monday, February 5, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.

NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
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1. Are you a current or former DOL employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit copies of the appropriate documentation, such as a reduction in force (RIF) separation notice, a SF50 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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2. Are you a current Office of the Secretary (OSEC) employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment, and have never held a position with a promotion potential of the position being advertised?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status.

Your SF-50 must reflect:
Tenure: Career or career-conditional (1 or 2) - Refer to Tenure box #24 on the SF-50
Position Occupied: Competitive service (1) - Refer to Tenure box #34 on the SF-50

For more information, review USAJOBS resources for Federal Employees.
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3. Are you a current Office of the Secretary (OSEC) who currently holds or previously held a career or career conditional appointment with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status.

Your SF-50 must reflect:
Tenure: Career or career-conditional (1 or 2) -Refer to Tenure box #24 on the SF-50
Position Occupied: Competitive service (1) -Refer to Tenure box #34 on the SF-50

For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources for Federal Employees.
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Preferences
1. I understand that the responses I selected in this questionnaire must be fully supported by detailed descriptions of my work experiences in my resume. In the event that my responses are not supported by my resume, the human resources office will amend my responses to more accurately reflect the level of competency demonstrated in my resume. (limit characters)
2. I understand submission of supporting documentation, e.g., transcripts, DD-214, SF-50, Most recent performance appraisal dated within 18 months (or reason explaining why one cannot be provided) may be required for this position. I also understand that my application will not be considered if the required supporting documentation is not submitted or is not submitted in accordance with the time frames indicated in the announcement. (limit characters)
3. Where did you first learn about this Department of Labor (DOL) job opportunity? (limit characters)
4. Please provide the name of the institution/college/university or organization/program/network where you first heard about this Department of Labor (DOL) job opportunity. If you learned about this DOL job opportunity through a DOL Sponsored Career Fair, please provide the name of the career fair. If not applicable, please enter N/A. (limit 250 characters)
Core Questions
1. Are you a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
2. If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate pay plan of the highest graded position you held. (limit characters)
3. If you selected "Other", please enter the Pay Plan. If not applicable, please enter N/A. (limit 100 characters)
4. If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate the highest-grade level you held. (limit characters)
5. If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate the dates of the highest title, series, graded position you held (MM-YYYY to MM-YYYY or Present, or if not applicable, please enter N/A.).

Note: Time-In-Grade restrictions apply in relation to advancement to General Schedule positions of employees in the competitive service.
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6. If you are, or were, a Federal employee who held a permanent position in the competitive service, what is the highest full performance level* of that position?

*Full Performance Level: The highest grade level in an employment career ladder. For example, if the position is a Secretary, grade GS-5 with a target grade or promotion potential to GS-7, the GS-7 grade level is the full performance grade level of the position. It is the highest grade in the Secretary position's employment career ladder (i.e., GS-5, GS-6, GS-7).
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7. Does the Department of Labor employ any member of your family? (limit characters)
8. If yes to previous question, please provide the name, relationship, organization in which employed, and location if known. If not applicable, please enter N/A. (limit 250 characters)
9. Are you a retiree receiving a Federal annuity, either military or civilian?

Note: If you are an annuitant, your salary or annuity may be reduced upon employment.
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10. Have you accepted a buyout from a Federal agency within the past 5 years? (limit characters)
11. For DOL employees only, what is your bargaining unit status? (limit characters)
12. Are you currently serving or have you served in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
13. Please indicate your most recent performance appraisal rating from your most recent performance appraisal (within 18 months). (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in this Program Manager, GS-0340-14 position with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary (OSEC). Please read each question below carefully and select the response that best describes your experience as it pertains to meeting the requirement for the Program Manager position. This section will be used to determine if you possess the experience needed to qualify for this position. (limit characters)
1. Select the one answer that best describes your educational/experience background to meet the basic qualifications requirements for the Program Management, GS-14, position. (limit characters)
2. On a daily basis, I provide customer service to: (check all that apply) (limit characters)
3. From the following choices, identify those that reflect your experience in the area of customer service. (Check all that apply) (limit characters)
4. Choose the statement that describes your focus on addressing customer needs while continuing to seek to improve the quality of services, products, and processes. (limit characters)
5. Select the answer(s) that best describe your experience identifying and analyzing problems, making decisions, and providing solutions. (limit characters)
6. Select the response that describes your experience (as a regular part of your job) in solving problems. (limit characters)
7. From the following list of interpersonal communication skills, please identify those that you have routinely and successfully applied at work. (Check all that apply) (limit characters)
8. Please select each administrative area below which you have facilitated or coordinated for your office or agency. (limit characters)
9. Select the responses that you correspond to on a recurring basis and have the most experience. (limit characters)
10. Choose all of the following supervisory duties you have performed by checking the appropriate boxes.  Your answers must be clearly demonstrated by the experience in your resume. (limit characters)
11. Which of the following describes your experience with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act?  (Select all that apply). (limit characters)
12. From the list below, select all the responses that describe situations you have had in either your current position or past employment. (limit characters)
13. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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