Procurement Technician (Acquisitions Procurement Specialist) – Reservist

To qualify for the Reservist Procurement Technician (Acquisition Procurement Specialist) position, you must demonstrate work experience in each of the following areas: Assisting in the implementation of acquisition/contracting procedures; and Utilizing automated procurement or financial management systems to input contract data, verify information, and generate reports; and Performing administrative actions to include filing, creating, and/or distributing electronic documents. OR 4 years above high school. In addition: Minimum age of eighteen years of age is required. All candidates must be a high school graduate or possess a GED. Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Please limit your resume to five pages. If more than five pages are submitted, only the first five pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Documenting your experience: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, you must provide your job title (including series and grade if a federal position), start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), and the number of hours worked per week if part time. Current or former FEMA Reservists/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE): To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found “not qualified”. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. 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 provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Federal Acquisitions Regulations, acquisition phases, techniques or requirements for procurement, contract types, and modifications. In addition, experience in contract administration, electronic filing, compiling, entering data, and maintaining records. NEW! USERRA now protects the full-time employment of FEMA reservists when they are deployed to disasters, emergencies, and critical trainings on behalf of FEMA. Review the FEMA Crew Act FAQs.