Program Specialist (PSOB)

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience include: Worked on special projects with program issues that contained complicating elements requiring the adaptation of analytical techniques and evaluation criteria for the measurement and improvement of a death, disability, or education benefits program effectiveness and/or organizational productivity. Researched and drafted death, disability or education benefit policy resources and other communications in response to inquiries from claimants. Informed others on complex policy issues or problems that impacted well established programs or facets of large, complex death, disability, or education benefits projects and programs. Researched or analyzed uncommon or complex death, disability, or education benefit issues. Technical Qualifications: Applicants who meet the basic entry and minimum qualification requirements, as described above, will be further evaluated on the following technical qualifications: Analyze organizational and operational problems and develop solutions. Provide guidance on business and program management issues. Provide guidance on death, disability, education benefits, or claim program issues. Plan and execute work. Advise on death, disability, or education benefits program management principles concepts, and methods. Written Communication. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM’s website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Position is with U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Office. BJAs mission is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support state, local, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities.