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Position Title
Financial Program Manager
Agency
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Announcement Number
24-AB-12-MP Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 to Wednesday, July 31, 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 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.)
 
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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.
National Service (Peace Corps and VISTA)
 
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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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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. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, you MUST submit a copy of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal which includes the final rating, dated within the last year of the opening of this announcement. 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. Type "yes" in the text box below if you are providing a performance appraisal meeting the requirements above with your application. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application, please provide a reason in the text box below. ("N/A" is not considered an acceptable response). (limit characters)
3. 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)
4. Are you a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
5. 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. (limit 250 characters)
Assessment 1
For the GS-14, one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience is defined as:
  • Managing or leading staff that performs financial management activities; AND
  • Developing and implementing a wide variety of financial policies for federal initiatives or programs; AND
  • Making continual revisions to financial plans due to fluid program requirements.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you possess the specialized experience as described above? (limit characters)
2. Please select the responses that best describe your experience analyzing and presenting budgetary data and recommending alternative sources of funding to achieve program priorities. Check all that apply. (limit characters)
3. Select the statement that describes your experience using an automated system for budget and financial management. (limit characters)
4. From the list below, select the statement(s) that best describe(s) your experience ensuring compliance with Federal financial legislation. (limit characters)
5. Choose all statements that describe your experience gathering and evaluating information and conducting financial analysis of data. (limit characters)
6. Which response best describes your highest level of experience organizing and prioritizing tasks to meet project or assignment deadlines? (limit characters)
7. Select the response that BEST describes your experience performing federal financial analysis and performing budget formulation for out years; preparing justifications for budget requests; and performing a full range of budget execution duties. (limit characters)
8. Select the statement(s) that describe your experience communicating effectively, both in verbal and written communications, in order to explain and promote assigned program initiatives. (limit characters)
9. I have performed the following communication-related task(s) at work. (Select all that apply) (limit characters)
10. Choose all that apply to your ability to effectively communicate with top-level government officials or top officials within other organizations with which you have worked. (limit characters)
11. Select one description that best represents your highest level of experience interacting with various groups and individuals. (limit characters)
12. I have performed the following leadership-type functions in work unit or team assignments: (Select all that apply) (limit characters)
13. Choose the response(s) that best describe(s) your experience(s) leading a team. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
14. Please select from the list below situations in which you have assessed overall effectiveness in organization programs. (limit characters)
15. From the following list, select those activities that represent your experience in solving problems: (limit characters)