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Position Title
Knowledge Management Specialist
Agency
Peace Corps
Announcement Number
24-12338335-JB Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 to Monday, March 18, 2024
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 current Federal Employee?

Please note: If you are a current federal employee, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.
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3. Are you eligible for an excepted appointment under the Federal Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities?

Please note: If you are you a person with disabilities, you MUST submit  documentation verifying your eligibility (Schedule A letter).
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4. Are you currently employed with Peace Corps?

Please note: 
  • this includes US Direct Hires, Experts, Temporary Employees, and US Citizen Personnel Service Contractors.
  • this DOES NOT include Peace Corps Volunteers and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
If you are a US Direct Hire, Expert or Temporary Employee, you MUST submit a recent Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.  If you are a US Citizen Personnel Service Contractor you MUST submit documentation to verify your employment.
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5. Are you a current or former federal employee with reinstatement eligibility?

Please note: If you are a federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies your prior federal service.
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6. Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) or Peace Corps Response Volunteer (RPCRV) with Peace Corps Eligibility (PCE) Status?

Please note:
You will be required to upload a copy your Description of Service or other documentation of qualifying volunteer service, in order to verify your status. 
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Preferences
1. Would you accept a term appointment? (limit characters)
2. Have you ever been employed by an intelligence agency or division of an agency, a substantial part of whose mission includes or included intelligence activities? (limit characters)
3. Has your background or work history involved a substantial connection with an intelligence activity or related work other than through employment? (limit characters)
4. Do you have a family relationship to an employee of an intelligence agency? (limit characters)
5. Have you previously been employed with the Peace Corps in a US Direct Hire (USDH) position and fall into any of the categories below:
  1. After your USDH appointment, you have separated from the agency (resigned, retired, transferred to a different federal agency, etc.)
  2. After your USDH appointment, you have converted to an Expert position with the Peace Corps
  3. After your USDH appointment, you have accepted a position as a Personnel Service Contractor with the Peace Corps
If you have been previously employed with the Peace Corps as a US Direct Hire you will need to be eligible to time in within 90 days after the closing of this announcement.

Please note:
  • This does not include applicants who have only been employed as a Personnel Service Contractor or Expert
  • This does not include applicants who have only served as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
  • This does not include applicants who have been previously employed with Peace Corps serving in a 5 year exempt position.
  • This does not include current Peace Corps USDH employees, who may have been reemployed after a previous USDH appointment and spent the required "time out" of the agency.
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6. Select the recruitment path(s) through which you would like to be considered.

Please note:
If you select "Current Peace Corps Employee," you will be considered with all eligible internal applicants, time-in-grade restrictions will apply, and you will need to upload a recent SF-50.
If you select "RPCV or RPCRV with PCE Status," you will be considered with all eligible internal applicants and you will be required to upload a copy your Description of Service or other documentation of qualifying volunteer service, in order to verify your status.
If you select "Current or Former Federal Employee," you will be considered with all eligible Federal applicants, time-in-grade restrictions will apply, and you will need to upload a recent SF-50.
If you select "All US citizens," time-in-grade restrictions will not apply and will be considered with all eligible US citizens not being through another recruitment path.
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Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Qualifying experience for the FP-03 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-4 or GS-12 grade level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is as defined in the body of this vacancy announcement. (limit characters)
2. Qualifying experience for the FP-04 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-5 or GS-9 grade level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is as defined in the body of this vacancy announcement. (limit characters)
3. Selective Placement Factor: I certify that I meet the required selective placement factor demonstrated experience identifying, capturing, curating, and organizing technical content using web-based Content Management Systems, specifically Microsoft SharePoint and Teams AND your resume must demonstrate applied examples of facilitating knowledge sharing, website community engagement, team collaboration and the communication of information through modalities such as formal Communities of Practice (CoPs), social networks, and professional conferences, project teams or learning initiatives. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Identifies and curates learning-related content and ensures improved access, organization, and use of online collections. (limit characters)
5. Identifies and curates learning-related content and ensures improved access, organization, and use of online collections. (limit characters)
6. Improves the clarity, consistency, and visual organization of knowledge materials across digital platforms and media for the agency. (limit characters)
7. Active participation in staff orientation and training sessions. (limit characters)
8. Participates within a cross-office knowledge management working group to design and implement agency-wide knowledge management strategies that foster organizational learning and growth. (limit characters)
9. Supports staff to plan effective communication around learning products and events. (limit characters)
10. Hosts training sessions on knowledge management including, on-demand training videos/modules, and facilitator-led interactive sessions. (limit characters)
11. Provide training and technical advisory support for the establishment and development of CoP, including workshops and one-on-one coaching. (limit characters)
12. Designs and facilitates effective knowledge-sharing and learning activities, in conjunction with CoP leaders, such as webinars, after-action reviews, and events. (limit characters)
13. Supports effective knowledge management and improved user experience by strengthening integration between various online platforms including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Totara LMS. (limit characters)
14. Develops and publishes knowledge management standard operating procedures (SOPs) (limit characters)
15. Supports the agency to improve knowledge management and staff collaboration utilizing Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. (limit characters)
16. Supports the development and/or expansion of communities of practice (CoPs) for knowledge sharing. (limit characters)
17. Coordinates a knowledge management working group to design and implement agency-wide knowledge management strategies. (limit characters)
18. Amplifies the visibility, dissemination and utilization of learning resources through effective communications. (limit characters)
19. Applies innovative use of various communication platforms and media to share updates and outputs related to strategic priorities and initiatives. (limit characters)
20. Expands knowledge management awareness and skills through facilitating events (such as webinars and training sessions, and, speaker series, knowledge fairs), maintaining communications about knowledge management practices. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
21. 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 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 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. (limit characters)