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Summary This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (ORR), Marine Debris Division, with one vacancy in Silver Spring, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number NOS ORR-24-12523418-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Program Manager, you will perform the following duties: - Serve as the Marine Debris Division Chief in the Office of Response and Restoration. Conceive, plan, and conduct innovative work of outstanding scope, difficulty, and complexity managing complex and extensive resource management programs of critical importance to the agency. Develop milestones for annual program accomplishments for inclusion in the Program Annual Operating Plan. Prioritize the activities of the Division to meet these milestones and reports on quarterly accomplishments. Implement overall programs and project management guidance and policies. - Serve as high level agency representation and conduit to governmental and nongovernmental organizations; maintain existing partnerships and build new partnerships to enhance the effectiveness of OR&R's (Office of Response and Restoration) programs and increase organizational visibility and prestige. Participate in the OR&R Management Team, promote a collaborative approach to decision making for personnel, budget and other OR&R corporate issues or decisions enhances involvement of constituents and partners by providing opportunities for input into program development and through communication of program progress, results and accomplishments. - Provide direction and leadership to subordinates in full range supervisory capacity and objectives. Ensure work conforms to statutes, regulations, policies and procedures and work within the unit is completed within established time frames. Responsible for evaluating work performance; as well as developing performance standards and expectations. Approve the full range of personnel management actions and has approval authority for organizational change proposals suggested by subordinate personnel. Requirements Conditions of Employment This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZA-5 is equivalent to the GS-15. NOTE: * A one year probationary period may be required. * A one year supervisory probationary period may be required. (Probationary periods may be served concurrently) * Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized. * Payment of relocation incentives OR recruitment incentives may be authorized. Note: Relocation incentives are for current federal employees only. * This position is not in the bargaining unit. Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) If selected, required to complete OGE Form 450 financial disclosure. Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position? A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. Qualifications Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZA-5 or GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: - Developing and managing activities across an organization to include strategic leadership and oversight; - Facilitating coordination on tools and technologies for coastal resource management, strategic development, and operations planning; - Maintaining existing partnerships and building new partnerships to enhance the effectiveness of an organization's programs; and - Overseeing subordinate staff ensuring work conforms to statutes, regulations, policies and procedures. Education Substitution of education for experience not applicable for this vacancy. Additional Information Salary for selectee's pay may be set at any point within the pay band except for intervals 4 and 5, 191,900 which is reserved for supervisory performance or for current supervisors within CAPS who already have a salary within intervals 4 and 5. CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: Employee Guide Career Transition CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice). A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", noting current position, grade level, and duty location; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; notice of disability annuity termination; certification from your former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury; or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement; A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" documenting your RIF separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location, and/or Agency certification of inability to place you through RPL, etc; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. NOAA participates in e-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.