Program Manager
What you'd do
This position is located in the PASSPORT AGENCY/Charlotte, NC. This position serves as a Program Manager, with a working title of Director and contributes toward the the directorate's policy guidance efforts by leading the Passport Agency. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONCULAR AFFAIRS VISIT: Https://www.state.gov/about-us-bureau-of-counsular-affairs/
Major duties
Serves as the Agency/Center Director and fourth-level supervisor over the adjudication staff assigned to the agency/center. Develops strategies for maintaining appropriate performance levels in support of agency/center goals and initiatives. Serves as CA representative on the Federal Executive Board and represents the Department on various other interagency boards and committees. Implements effective compliance with procedural requirements, policies, and regulations as imposed by other agencies tasked with national security. Analyzes and interprets broad directives and oversees the administration of laws and regulations governing nationality as related to passport eligibility. Establishes program objectives, priorities, and required resources to plan and direct the document integrity and anti-fraud program within the assigned agency/center.
What you need to qualify
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. [If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience planning, direction, oversight, and evaluation of a broad range of highly specialized passport adjudication, issuance, and/or production services carried out by the assigned passport agency/center. Experience exercising the full range of supervisory responsibilities and authorities associated with accomplishing the functional responsibilities of the agency/center. Experience directing and reviewing results of studies of internal functions used to evaluate productivity, quality, workload, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Experience serving as a representative for the Department on various interagency boards and/or committees. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."
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