Lead Contract Compliance Specialist

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For additional assistance, please visit: USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as: 1) Conducting reviews of the full range of contracts, contracting plans, and contract changes for propriety of acquisitions methods, contract types, and documentation; 2) Analyzing procurement regulations to explain contract requirements to contracting personnel, contractors, and reviewing officials; 3) Applying contractual performance requirements, technical data, regulations, and guidelines to remedy performance problems; and 4) Ensuring customer needs are appropriately and efficiently met through contract services.

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of the first two years may be used to qualify for the GS-11 level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary.

If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment.

IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Re-employed annuitants' annual salaries will be reduced by the amount of their retirement annuity and by further cost of living increases.

FERS retirees receiving a FERS annuity supplement must also be aware that, like social security benefits, their FERS annuity supplement is subject to an earnings test and may be reduced if the salary earned is more than the social security exempt amount of earnings. Additional information is available on OPM's website or by contacting OPM. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible.

View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position, as described above. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Serving as a Lead Contract Compliance Specialist GS-1101-12 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is located in the Resources Management Branch (RMG), Firearms Division (FAD), Core Training Operations (CTO) Directorate under the Office of the Associate Director for Training Ops (TOPS) and located at Glynco, Georgia.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide leadership and expert assistance to other Contract Compliance Specialists in the planning, management control, administration and quality assurance functions of assigned on-going service contracts. Typical duties include: Ensuring that FLETC's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, work products and services.

Coaching the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices and procedures, and assist the team and/or individual members in identifying the parameters of a viable solution. Providing expert technical advice, policy direction, coordination, evaluation and management support for assigned contracts.

Providing liaison between contractor, FLETC functional activities, partnering organizations, other government agencies and industry, and the Contracting Officer (CO) to identify methods for improvement to enhance customer service and successful completion of contracts. Furnishing technical and quality assurance administrative advice to CO and technical staff to assure compliance with policies and regulations.

Ensuring that the terms and conditions of the contract are carried out and that the interests of the government are protected at all times.