Overseas Support Services Specialist

Duties

This position is located in the Office

of Administrative Services (M/AS) in the Post Logistics and Support Division of

the Peace Corps Headquarters in Washington, DC. The incumbent is responsible to

the Chief, Post Logistics and Support Division for the process management and

execution of all actions necessary to purchase, and ensure delivery of

pharmaceuticals, and medical and administrative supplies and equipment required

by Peace Corps Posts worldwide. On a daily basis, the incumbent generally

supports an assigned geographic region but must be equally capable of

supporting the Division's entire range of responsibilities. Additionally, the

incumbent is responsible for completion of all the financial management system

requirements necessary to support the recording, obligation and liquidation of

Post funds committed for each purchase processed by the Post Logistics and

Support Division. The incumbent serves as a liaison with interagency branches,

GSA, other Federal agencies, vendors, and the public sector as required and

assists the Division Chief in the accomplishment of ad hoc project work and

logistical research requirements

The Overseas Support Services Specialist performs the following major duties:

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• Researches, locates, and
• recommends purchasing supplies for off-the-shelf items or services that
• are available from numerous sources, e.g., pharmaceuticals, and medical
• and administrative supplies and equipment required by Peace Corps Posts
• worldwide.
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• Develops procurement plans by
• reviewing previous history, market conditions, and specifications or
• technical data packages.
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• Audits the monthly blanket
• purchase agreement process as assigned by the Division Chief to ensure
• compliance with the standard of operations.
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• Audit includes assessment of each
• blanket purchase agreement in accordance with Federal regulations the
• administration of the contract until final delivery and payments.
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• Serve as a primary Agency liaison
• with overseas Posts, U.S. Public Health Service and other supply agencies
• for overseas requisitions, worldwide shipping matters and general
• assistance to overseas Posts and visiting staff.
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• Develop and revise forms,
• standard operating procedures, training materials and handbooks regarding
• delivery and procurement of medical supplies and equipment for approval
• from the Division Chief.
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• Contracting Officer
• Representative (COR) for Procurement and shipping Blank Purchase
• Agreements (BPA)
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• Work with higher-grade
• specialists to assure established policy and strategies are applied to the
• procurement of medical and pharmaceutical supplies.
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• Ensure purchases are in
• compliance with federal regulatory guidelines.
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• Perform pre- and/or post award
• activities for items or services with standardized specifications, such as
• office machines, automotive equipment and supplies, or minor alteration or
• repair of buildings/roads.
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• Performs other duties as
• assigned.
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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Please read this announcement in its

entirety prior to submitting your application.

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
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• You must be at least 18 years of
• age.
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• All Federal employees are
• required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a
• financial institution of their choosing.
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• If you are a male applicant born
• after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are
• exempt from having to do so. For additional information, see www.sss.gov.
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• You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to
• determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested
• by the agency.
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• You must go through a Personal
• Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of
• identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires
• verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires
• in the U.S. These documents must
• be unexpired originalor certified copies.
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• You must successfully complete a
• background security investigation with favorable adjudication. Failure to
• successfully meet this requirement will be grounds for employment
• termination.
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• Prior to employment, and in
• compliance with statutes 5 USC 3322 and 22 USC 2507b, Peace Corps will conduct a
• check of Peace Corps records for both Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and
• former Peace Corps employees.
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• All new employees are required to
• certify and submit a state of understanding acknowledging adherence to the
• Peace Corps condition of employment prior to day 1 of employment with the
• Peace Corps.
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• This position requires a public
• trust background investigation.
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• This is a bargaining unit
• position.
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• A one-year probationary period is
• required.
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• The initial appointment to this
• position cannot exceed five years.
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Peace Corps Information

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• This is a Federal civilian job in
• the Excepted Service. Peace Corps employees are paid on the Foreign
• Personnel (FP) pay scale.
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• All new employees are required to
• certify and submit a state of understanding acknowledging adherence to the
• Peace Corps condition of employment prior to day 1 of employment with the
• Peace Corps.
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• Qualified internal applicants
• will be given full consideration.
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• Additional hiring needs may be
• filled through this vacancy.
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Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be

met by 04/24/2024 (the closing date of the announcement). You will receive

credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To ensure

full credit for your experience, please indicate the start and end dates

(month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and

the location of employment in your resume. Qualification claims will be subject

to verification.

Specialized Experience:

This vacancy is being announced at two grade levels:

Specialized Experience at the FP-04:

To be minimally qualified for this position at the FP-04 level,

you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the

next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-05 or GS-09 level

which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be

filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge,

skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized

experience includes: Experience in applying a wide range of technical

methods, principles, and practices to negotiate and award purchase orders for

rare and non-standard items or services, such as medical supplies and

pharmaceuticals; Experience in administering purchase orders that require

extensive monitoring and oversight to resolve complex problems, and

coordinating/discussing these or similar problems with small purchase

contractors and various agency or activity personnel.

~OR~

Specialized Experience at the FP-05

To be minimally qualified for this position at the FP-05 level,

you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the

next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-6 level

which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be

filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge,

skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized

experience is defined as: Skill in applying analytical and evaluative

techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or

problems of a procedural or factual nature. Knowledge of procurement

administration regulations, procedures, and practices to analyze and process

procurement requests.

~OR~

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

OR

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

OR

LL.M., if related

OR

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for

this position.

Please note:

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• Past experience that satisfies
• the Specialized Experience MUST be well documented within your resume.
• Failure to provide this information in your resume with corresponding
• start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of
• hours worked per week, and location of employment may result in
• disqualification from further consideration.
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• Specialized Experience may have
• been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer
• work done with National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps)
• or other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious;
• spiritual; community, student, social).
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• One year of experience refers to
• full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
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• Additional information on
• qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards
• Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review
• on the OPM web site.
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• Peace Corps employees are
• employed using the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale. The FP pay plan does
• not follow the same structure as the GS pay plan. In the FP pay plan, as
• the grade-level numbers decrease the level/pay for the position increases.
• The FP-09 is the lowest entry-level grade and the FP-01 is the highest
• senior-level grade.
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• Transcripts: If you are using education as a
• substitute for some or all of the experience requirement or there a basic
• education requirement for this position, an official or unofficial
• transcript is required as part of your application.
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Education

A transcript must be submitted with

your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on

education. Transcripts can be official or unofficial.

Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) is based on (1) class

standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. The full

provision for SAA is described in the OPM General Schedule Operating Manual.

1.      Class standing--Applicants must be in

the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major

subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business

Administration, based on completed courses.

2.      Grade-point average

(G.P.A.)--Applicants must have a grade-point average of: 3.0 or higher out of a

possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official

transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based

on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or

higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of

the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in

the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.

Grade-point averages are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95

will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9.

3.     

Election to membership

in a national scholastic honor society--Applicants can be considered eligible

based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed

below. These honor societies are listed in the Association of College Honor Societies:

Booklet of Information (1992-95) and/or Baird's Manual of American College

Fraternities (1991). Agencies considering eligibility based on any society not

included in the following list must ensure that the honor society meets the

minimum requirements of the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership

in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this

provision.

A combination of education and

experience may be used to

qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the

requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements,

divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of

completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total

graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education in order for it to be used towards qualifications.

Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools

accredited by recognized institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at

this website.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed

in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you

must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private

organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs

and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited

U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S.

accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

The minimum and maximum salaries

listed on this announcement include locality pay.

If you are a current federal employee, your agency may grant you reemployment

rights in accordance with Section 310 of the Foreign Service Act, 22 USC 3950.

You must request and be granted reemployment rights prior to separation from

your current federal agency.

Peace Corps Information:

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• This is a federal civilian job in
• the Excepted Service. Peace Corps employees are paid on the Foreign
• Personnel (FP) pay scale.
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• Telework eligible positions do
• not guarantee telework. See Peace Corps Manual Section 623 for
• agency policy regarding telework.
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• The Peace Corps uses E-Verify, an
• Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired
• employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify,
• including your rights and responsibilities.
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• This is a drug-free workplace and
• we promote a drug-free environment.
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• Additional hiring needs may be
• filled through this vacancy.
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Intelligence Background Information:

Peace Corps Manual Section 611 is

applicable to this position:

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• This prohibits the employment of
• certain persons previously engaged in intelligence activities or connected
• with intelligence agencies within the past 10 years.
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• If you have ever worked for the
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), you are not eligible for employment at
• the Peace Corps in any capacity, and you should not apply for employment.
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• Acceptance of employment with
• Peace Corps precludes employment by certain intelligence organizations for
• a specific period of time, determined by the employing agency, after Peace
• Corps employment ceases.
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Applicants who are found to be

otherwise qualified will be required to submit a completed Intelligence

Background Questionnaire upon request, indicating whether the

applicant has been involved in or has had any connection with intelligence

activities or related work and, if so, the nature and dates of his or her

involvement. Failure to meet this requirement will result in disqualification

from further consideration. If you have any other type of possible intelligence

connection, your application will not be further considered until you submit

this form.

Except when the CIA or the National Security Agency (NSA) is involved (see below),

if your connection with an Intelligence Agency involves an immediate family

member who works or has worked in intelligence, the immediate family member

should complete the form, not the applicant. Usually relying on memory is

sufficient to answer most if not all of the questions.

If you have an immediate family member

who works or has worked for the CIA, you should not give them this form to

complete. Please contact your relative in person-not by phone, email, social

networking, or any other means that is not in person- and ask him or her to

contact the Office of General Counsel at the CIA.

If you or an immediate family member

have been employed by or associated with the NSA, you or your family member

must contact the NSA Prepublication Review Office at 443-634-4095.