About this role
Job SummaryThis position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), with vacancies in Anchorage, AK; Juneau, AK; Long Beach, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; Santa Rosa, CA; Miami, FL; Panama City, FL; Saint Petersburg, FL; Honolulu, HI; Silver Spring, MD; Gloucester, MA; Woods Hole, MA; Pascagoula, MS; Beaufort, NC; Newport, OR; Portland, OR; Narragansett, RI; Galveston, TX; Lacey, WA; Seattle, WA.
QualificationsQualification 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-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. 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-4 or GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Applying financial analysis models, such as accounting, general commercial law, and credit management to the commercial industry; Leading loan and financial program administration, such as audits of adequate funding, credit administration, statutory and regulatory requirements, or lending principles to the commercial industry; and Leading or managing a team or subordinate personnel, such as overseeing personnel disputes, setting performance standards, and making decisions on employee development.
Major DutiesAs a Supervisory Financial Assistance Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Direct Financial Services Division (FSD) programs, including the Capacity Reduction (Buyback) program, Capital Construction Fund (CCF), and Fishermen's Contingency Fund (FCF). Coordinate the FSD's Delinquent Debt Check process along with the division's administrative and budget operations. Review overall direction of the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) mission and policies and establish measures to align the programs with agency goals. Provide leadership through the development of goals, objectives and priorities within NMFS's office of Management and Budget (MB) and communicating strategies to internal and external stakeholders. Respond to audits and draft proposed updates to the FSD's regulations. Analyze and communicate recommendations on highly complex appropriation policies to senior leadership to ensure programs are funded properly. Perform a full range of supervisory functions, including developing and evaluating performance standards, and resolving work problems among employees. Make or approve selections for subordinate and leadership positions and identify training needs. This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZA-4 is equivalent to the GS-13/14.RequirementsKey Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Additional Considerations: One year probationary period may be required. A one year supervisory probationary period may be required (probationary period can be served concurrently). Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized. Payment of relocation incentives OR recruitment incentives may be authorized. Note: Relocation incentives are for current federal employees only. This position requires Moderate Risk Security Clearance. Background investigation will be required. Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, for those required to serve a 1-year probationary period, we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct; Needs and interests of the agency; Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of then Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. 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.