Process Improvement Specialist

Job Description

SummaryAbout the Position:This position is located at the Mark Center Building in Alexandria, VA. The Mark Center is the location for the Washington Headquarters Services of the United States Department of Defense and a number of other DoD agencies. The name of the site refers to the Mark Center commercial property in which it is located.Learn more about this agencyOverviewAccepting applicationsOpen & closing dates05/31/2022 to 06/09/2022Salary$89,834 - $138,868 per yearPay scale & gradeGS 12 - 13Location1 vacancy in the following location:Alexandria, VA 1 vacancy Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel up to 25% for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed Yes-You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.Appointment typePermanentWork scheduleFull-timeServiceCompetitivePromotion potential13Job family (Series)0301 Miscellaneous Administration And ProgramSupervisory statusNoSecurity clearanceNot RequiredDrug testNo Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determination process Suitability/FitnessAnnouncement numberNC7X225914380674RControl number656989100This job is open toCareer transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)Federal employees who meet the definition of a surplus or displaced employee.Federal employees - Competitive serviceCurrent or former competitive service federal employees.Internal to an agencyCurrent federal employees of this agency.Land & base managementCertain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.Military spousesVeteransClarification from the agencySee Who May Apply in the Qualifications section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.DutiesIdentify and document the organization?s most critical processes in need of improvement and leads various process improvement projects. Utilize Lean Six Sigma methodology and a wide range of statistical process methods and tools to analyze, facilitate, report and provide recommendations for process improvements. Utilize administrative policies, procedures, and precedents applicable to numerous management programs (i.e., organization planning, manpower management, operations management, review and analysis). Evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations related to Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Provide training and assistance for Lean Six Sigma projects within the organization on quantitative and qualitative techniques, quality process improvement, cost benefit analysis, and project management.RequirementsConditions of EmploymentMale applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement. Proof of U.S. Citizenship required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Two year trial or probationary period may be required. Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation. This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified within 6 months of coming onto the position. You may be required to sign a transportation agreement. To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, cont. ?the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.QualificationsWho May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian EmployeeCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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.Specialized Experience for the GS-12: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at one year of experiencewhich prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience equivalent is defined as: Collaborate with others to improve processes; use a variety of tools to define, analyze, and improve, control business processes; recognize potential improvement opportunities; research and develop process/system improvements to increase networking and leveraging of capabilities; assist with training of others in process improve area; and experience with any grade within the K-12 school system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service, GS-11.Specialized Experience for the GS-13: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: applying Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve organization performance; identifying processes that need improvements; and training others in process improvement areas; and experience with any grade within the K-12 school system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service, GS-12.You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:Customer ServiceOrganizational AwarenessProcess ControlTechnical CompetenceTraining and Employee DevelopmentTime in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent.EducationEducation Substitution: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience above in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.Additional informationSelection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Be advised that effective Jan. 1 2018, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most civilian employee relocation allowances became taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for the additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. RITA does not apply to new government employees or employees returning from an overseas assignment for the purpose of separation from Government service. For more information, visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.html. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-13 level. If not selected at the full performance level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision. As a Military Spouse Preference eligible, you must be determined best qualified at the full performance level to receive preference.Review our benefitsHow You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website. Additional information about the program is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website.Review our benefitsAs a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether youre a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure youre eligible under their policies.The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g. applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement). Please review the following link to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Proof of Eligibility.As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.1. Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. For additional information see: What to include in your resume. 2. Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old). License or Certification: This position requires a job-related licensure or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another persons personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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