- Position Title
- Program Manager
- Agency
- Administration for Community Living
- Announcement Number
- HHS-ACL-DE-24-12471706 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, July 17, 2024 to Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
Preferences
1.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-14 grade level or higher in the Federal service that includes (3) of the (4) duties listed:
1. Analyzing and evaluating federal or state legislation, regulations, and other policies to assess their effect on older adults, people with disabilities, and the networks that support community living.
2. Providing expert policy advice to senior staff or decisionmakers by developing written products that articulate, interpret, and explain highly complex policies and programs.
3. Assessing challenges and developing policy solutions to support the implementation of federal laws that support community living, including at least one of the following: the Home and Community-Based Settings Rule; Medicare eligibility and coverage laws and regulations, including those pertaining to people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid; Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Older Americans Act; and the Developmental Disabilities Act.
4. Drafting or providing comment on regulations related to older adults and/or people with disabilities; civil rights and nondiscrimination; social determinants of health; home and community-based services; or health insurance and access to health care, including for Medicaid participants and Medicare beneficiaries.
1. Analyzing and evaluating federal or state legislation, regulations, and other policies to assess their effect on older adults, people with disabilities, and the networks that support community living.
2. Providing expert policy advice to senior staff or decisionmakers by developing written products that articulate, interpret, and explain highly complex policies and programs.
3. Assessing challenges and developing policy solutions to support the implementation of federal laws that support community living, including at least one of the following: the Home and Community-Based Settings Rule; Medicare eligibility and coverage laws and regulations, including those pertaining to people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid; Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Older Americans Act; and the Developmental Disabilities Act.
4. Drafting or providing comment on regulations related to older adults and/or people with disabilities; civil rights and nondiscrimination; social determinants of health; home and community-based services; or health insurance and access to health care, including for Medicaid participants and Medicare beneficiaries.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
2.
Identify ways to improve work production and increase the quality of work of a group of subordinates.
3.
Identify areas of inter-program conflict to effectuate policy, planning, and guidance at the regional level.
4.
Participate in the development of national policies, programs and initiatives related to the aging and people with disabilities.
5.
Represents organization in conferences, meetings, on-site visits, and inter/intra agency work groups to coordinate program planning and implement complex initiatives.
6.
Provide technical or policy advice and procedural guidance.
7.
Coordinate presentations on policy analysis and recommendations for senior management.
8.
Coordinate efforts in the development of organizational policies, identifying critical areas of agreement or disagreement among them.
9.
Provide analysis and recommendations for development of organizational policies and strategies.
10.
Review policy statements by programs to anticipate potential problems or inconsistencies with organization views and agency issues.
11.
Identify best practices and advises management on how to adopt them to evaluate a program's effectiveness and efficiency.
12.
Review and evaluates established organization policies and procedures, issue papers, proposed regulations and legislation and reorganization proposals for implications and effects on organization operations to identify any problems.
13.
Perform in-depth analysis of a variety of policy issues relevant to the state and/or local organizations and define major issues.
14.
Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of program policies, practices and procedures.
15.
Analyze the effectiveness of work products in strategic planning and policy analysis.
16.
Develop implementation plans with milestones, timetables, audit trails, and evaluation procedures.
17.
Perform analysis on work products in strategic planning, policy analysis and review and performance measurements.
18.
Coordinate and consults with internal and external stakeholders on policy, regulatory and other issues as appropriate.
19.
Maintain communication with internal regional offices regarding on-going program and policy issues and special projects.
20.
Conduct presentations to senior level management on highly complex issues that require an analysis of statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements.
21.
Negotiate agreements to correct aspects of program operations which are consistent with policy guidelines.
22.
Meet with officials on compliance cases and policy matters to provide technical assistance and negotiate acceptable resolutions and agreements.
23.
Represent the organization in meetings, work groups, committees or task forces.
24.
Prepare memoranda, briefings and other background material concerning substantive issues, findings, conclusions, and proposed solutions to keep management and appropriate staff involved at key decision points.
25.
Develop written products that articulate, interpret, and explain highly complex policies and programs.
26.
Draft regulation preamble, regulation text, regulatory guidance, and educational resources; as well as comment and suggest revisions on rule makings by other Federal agencies.
27.
Ensure that all products are well-written, free from jargon, in plain language, and sensitive to the needs of the targeted audience.