Summary This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Communications Outreach and Legislative Affairs, Legislative Affairs Division.
CONCURRENT ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS POSITION IS ALSO BEING ADVERTISED UNDER MERIT PROMOTION PROCEDURES UNDER ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER OPEA-COLAD-LAD-2713103969. IF YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF YOU QUALIFY.
Duties This position serves as an Understudy to the current Supervisory Program Analyst (Legislative), GS-0343-15 division manager. To ensure a successful transition, if selected, you will shadow the current incumbent. Once the incumbent vacates the position, you will transition into the position at the GS-15 grade level without further competition.
The candidate selected for this position will:
- Work in coordination with the Chief Policy Officer and Policy, Research, and Analysis Department Director to coordinate and oversee review and analysis of legislative proposals and incorporate appropriate PBGC and Executive Branch views. Support development of policy options, communications products that implement legislation, and PBGC content in the President's Budget and reports to Congress.
- Coordinate PBGC responses to requests for technical assistance from congressional committees, congressional member offices, and other federal agencies concerning legislative items and the operation of PBGC programs.
- Develop outreach plans and conduct outreach to congressional staff, including notifications of agency actions and developments. Coordinate responses to questions and requests for further information, manage delivery of reports to Congress, and arrange briefings on PBGC developments.
- Monitor and review congressional hearings, retirement-related legislation, and PBGC-related policy proposals from other Executive Branch agencies and outside parties.
- Plan, direct, coordinate, and evaluate the work of subordinate staff to ensure the effective and efficient accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives.
Qualifications
All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications and/or education for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the private sector reviewing complex pension or retirement related legislative and policy proposals; coordinating technical assistance or responses to congressional offices or federal agencies; developing congressional outreach or briefing materials to support agency programs and policy recommendations; and conducting analysis related to, or experience with private sector pension plan operations and regulation.
Experience working for or with a Congressional committee or a member's staff is preferred.
Examples include: leading multidisciplinary review of legislative proposals affecting pension insurance programs; coordinating technical analysis and clearance of communications to Congress; planning congressional outreach and briefings; and monitoring hearings, legislation, and external policy proposals for agency leadership.
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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Education NO EDUCATION IS REQUIRED. How you will be evaluated Category Rating is being used for this position.
Referral: If your resume does not support the answers you gave on the assessment questionnaire, you may be rated Not Qualified or you may be placed in a lower category.
Your name will be placed in one of the three following quality categories::
- Gold - highly proficient regarding the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to this position.
- Silver - competent regarding the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to this position.
- Bronze- possessing only the minimum qualifications required for this position.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs):
- knowledge of pension insurance programs, Title IV of ERISA, and legislative and policy analysis methods
- skill in written communication to prepare and coordinate clear, accurate, and responsive technical assistance on legislative and pension program matters for congressional and federal agency audiences
- knowledge of congressional operations, legislative processes, and Capitol Hill protocols
- skill in legislative research and analytical evaluation to identify, track, interpret, and assess hearings, legislation, and policy proposals affecting pension insurance programs and agency priorities
- ability to guide, coordinate, and review the work of others to achieve organizational objectives.
Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above based on the competencies listed above (which is equivalent to PBGC's "Silver" quality category); and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs.
Application of Veterans' Preference: The Category Rating process protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-veterans within each quality category. All qualified veterans must be selected before selecting any non-veterans within each quality category. For this position, disabled veterans who meet minimum qualifications for this position and have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are placed at the top of the Gold category regardless of which category to which they would otherwise be assigned.
Preference eligibles who do not have a service-connected disability of 10% or more (XP or TP) are placed at the top of their quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Gold) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied.
Benefits
Visit PBGC Benefits for information on our Agency Benefits offered. How to apply In order to be considered, submit all of the required information (including your supplemental documentation) before midnight EST on the closing date.
If you are not able to apply online or require reasonable accommodations, contact Cecilia Mendoza on (202) 229-3713 or at scd@pbgc.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
Please complete all the steps in the online application process at USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov). You may make updates to your information at any time prior to midnight EST on the closing date of this announcement.
- Register with USAJOBS, which will store your information and resume. You will only need to complete this step once.
- Locate and review the vacancy announcement on USAJOBS. Click the "Apply" link and then select a resume to submit with your application. If you do not have a resume to select, or you want to upload a new one, click "Add Resume" and upload your resume. You can also click "Edit" to edit an already-uploaded resume. Once you have selected a resume, click "Save and Continue."
- Add or remove your supporting documents.
- Once you have attached your resume and supporting documents, review your application package to ensure that they have been attached, then check the box next to "I acknowledge that I have reviewed my resume and document(s)." Then Click "Save and Continue."
- Complete the "Include Personal Information" page and click "Save and Continue,"
- On the "Continue Application with Agency" page, read the terms and certify by checking the box if you agree. Then click "Continue to Agency Site." This will take you to the application for the position.
- Click "Apply to this Vacancy."
- Complete or review the eligibility questions, which determine the types of positions you are eligible for.
- Specify which series, grade(s), and location(s) you wish to be considered for.
- Complete the online vacancy questions, then click "Finish". You will continue to the Vacancy Documents page.
- Review your attached documents from USAJobs. If there are other documents that you need to attach, upload those here as well.
- You will then see a summary of your application, including the documents that you submitted. You are strongly encouraged to save or print a copy of this page as proof of submission and receipt of your application and documents.
- To finish, click "Submit Application."
Other information If you are requiring reasonable accommodations, please contact PBGC's Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator, Denorse Prince, at (202) 229-4026 or prince.denorse@pbgc.gov. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
All Veterans are encouraged to visit CareerOne for resume writing tips and skill conversion terms.
If you believe that you have been subjected to discrimination, you may contact the PBGC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO):
OEEO Main Office Phone: 202-229-4363
Email: EEO@PBGC.gov