- Position Title
- Director of Patent Application Processing
- Agency
- Patent and Trademark Office
- Announcement Number
- PATS - OPAP-24-12473468-MP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, July 16, 2024 to Tuesday, August 13, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
2.
Are you a current U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee in the competitive service?
If eligible, submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect career or career-conditional (Block #24 Tenure 1 or 2) and Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status was in the competitive service (Position Occupied is 1).
Please note: Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, with-in grade/range increases. While a General Adjustment and/or Award SF-50 may be your most recent SF-50 it typically DOES NOT show proof of Time in Grade. Thus, you may have to submit more than one SF-50 as proof of Time in Grade.
If eligible, submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect career or career-conditional (Block #24 Tenure 1 or 2) and Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status was in the competitive service (Position Occupied is 1).
Please note: Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, with-in grade/range increases. While a General Adjustment and/or Award SF-50 may be your most recent SF-50 it typically DOES NOT show proof of Time in Grade. Thus, you may have to submit more than one SF-50 as proof of Time in Grade.
3.
Are you a current USPTO employee who holds or has previously held a career or career-conditional position in the competitive service at the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced?
If eligible, submit a copy of your separation Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status.
If eligible, submit a copy of your separation Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status.
- Your separation Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect career or career-conditional (Block #24 Tenure 1 or 2) AND
- Your separation Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status was in the competitive service (Block #34 Position Occupied is 1).
Preferences
1.
How did you hear about this USPTO job opportunity? (No Choice Limit)
2.
Have you held a political appointment within the previous five-year period?
3.
If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee, by what agency/office or Department of Commerce bureau are you employed?
4.
If you answered "Other" to the above question, please enter the agency and organization.
5.
Which of the following best represents your recent performance appraisal rating?
6.
Which of the following best represents your awards history? (Awards include superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, and other equivalent awards.)
7.
If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian career or career-conditional employee in the competitive service, what is the highest full performance level (promotion potential) of the position you held on a permanent basis?
Note: Your highest full performance level should be shown in the "Remarks" section of you Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) that documents your initial placement into that position.
Note: Your highest full performance level should be shown in the "Remarks" section of you Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) that documents your initial placement into that position.
8.
If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate the beginning and ending dates of the highest grade level (or equivalent) that you identified in the "Career or Career-Conditional Highest Full Performance Level". Enter 'Not Applicable' if this does not apply to you.
Assessment 1
WARNING STATEMENT: Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume, and other relevant documents you submit, as well as through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from the position following acceptance. The following questions will be used to determine your minimum qualifications for this position.
1.
Select the one that best describes your qualifications for the GS-15 Director, Office of Patent Application Processing (OPAP). Make sure your resume supports the response that you select.
2.
Please indicate your highest level of experience with aligning existing workforce and personnel to the needs of the organization.
3.
Please indicate the response(s) that describe your experience supervising a business unit.
4.
Please indicate the statement(s) that pertain to your experience in assessing employee performance and development.
5.
Which of the following best describes your management experience in a government fee for service or for-profit organization?
6.
Which of the following best describes your experience managing budgets and financial performance in accordance with the Federal Acquisition (FAR)?
7.
Please select the response that best describes your experience with developing and implementing strategic decisions for a service-based organization:
8.
Please indicate where this experience can be found in your resume, where you made a strategic decision. Your resume must include details such as the outputs and outcomes, and what your role was in this process.
(limit 250 characters)
9.
Do you have job experience developing policies, procedures, and technical standards for the key process areas of the department to ensure innovative, and cost-effective access to information technology services and products?
10.
Please indicate where this experience can be found in your resume.
(limit 250 characters)
11.
Have you served as a lead agent in the plan, design, implementation, and follow through of mission, strategic, operational, technological, and behavioral or attitude changes?
12.
Please indicate where this can be found in your resume.
(limit 250 characters)
13.
Do you have experience overseeing the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems or issues within an organizational or team environment?
14.
Please indicate where this experience can be found in your resume, overseeing the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems or issues within an organizational or team environment.
(limit 250 characters)
15.
Please indicate your level of experience with innovative business process reengineering of large scale end to end processes that had an outcome of increased quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
16.
Please indicate where in your resume your experience with innovative business process reengineering of large scale end to end processes can be found.
(limit 250 characters)
17.
Do you have experience leading a cross-departmental initiative aimed at solving an existing problem?
18.
lease indicate where this experience can be found in your resume, where you led a cross-departmental initiative aimed at solving an existing problem.
(limit 250 characters)
19.
Please indicate the statement(s) that best describes your experience communicating effectively in an oral manner to relay information, make recommendations, resolve issues, and advise or brief colleagues, management level staff, and executives:
20.
Select the statements that best describes the communication and/or briefing skills you have used as a regular and recurring part of your job.