Supervisory Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Summary

This position is located within the Flight Program Operations, Flight Program Compliance, Technical Requirements Group. This position serves as the manager to the Logistics Team, AJF-4110.

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Duties

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As a compliance expert within AJF, the Logistics Team Manager will direct the work of subordinate employees at the organizational unit level. The incumbent will oversee AJF audits which will consist of verifying external controls such as operational effectiveness, business risk mitigation controls, and compliance with relevant laws or regulations that help AJF achieve strategic, operational, and compliance objectives. Will manage auditors that identify redundancies in operational and control procedures to provide recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of procedures. Work usually includes routine project/program tasks based on established policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Managerial duties typically affect employees in one organizational unit, and include setting priorities; assigning tasks; monitoring and evaluating performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities; approving leave; and taking or recommending corrective/disciplinary action, as appropriate. The manager coordinates with other AJF offices to define, acquire and allocate budget, staff and other resources and supports the AJF executive in performing critical aspects of the budget planning process, including projecting short-term and long-term future needs and justifying resource requirements.

Manages and sets standards for audit activities. Identifies training and qualification requirements for AJF auditors, provides regular audit program reviews to AJF executives. Works on special projects across multiple functions and/or disciplines and oversees the work of collateral duty and employees supporting the external audit process. This work includes routine and challenging AJF projects and programs.

Uses assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish project/program objectives. Manages budget and requests additional resources, as needed. Contributes to budget planning process and projects short-term future needs.

Applies a comprehensive knowledge of the technical aspects of external audits, and advanced knowledge of compliance requirements to oversee, coordinate, evaluate, and direct the work of a small team comprised of technical and professional employees. The manager is responsible for leading AJF internal/external audit administrative, financial, facility programs, managing work activities that significantly affect the safety of agency's resources and impeding the AJF ability to meet goals and objectives.

Contacts are primarily with high-level officials and stakeholders that are internal and external to AJF for the purpose of exchanging information on organizational initiatives and strategic planning objectives. In some areas, may also have frequent contact with customers to explain policies, procedures or for other project/program purposes. Provides expert guidance and instruction, both internally and externally, to address diverse, complex issues which often cross multiple projects/programs or functional/technical areas. Develop plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Works with senior management to identify and jointly solve problems.

Established guidelines, policies, and procedures typically govern work. Resolves routine problems independently but consults with higher-level management when existing guidelines are not available or applicable to complex problems. May be called upon to assist in the development of new policies and procedures.

Individual and organizational performance is typically reviewed periodically by higher-level management, often through status reports and organizational performance measures, to ensure timeliness, policy compliance, and alignment with project/program objectives. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of the organizational unit. In some areas, the work may affect the organizational unit's internal and external customers.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
• Successful completion of security investigation may be required.
• Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.
• A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-J level, applicants must possess 52 weeks of specialized experience at the FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes:

• Experience planning, organizing, and executing the full life cycle of short- and long-term strategic plans and change management programs/plans; developing strategies to improve program implementation and evaluation; communicating with high level officials and stakeholders to exchange information on organizational initiatives and planning objectives; and using qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to evaluate the effectiveness of program operations and objectives.
• Experience leading or managing employees responsible for ensuring compliance with standard procurement requirements.
• Experience overseeing the reporting of audit measures to management.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

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Information Regarding KSAs

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Abilities section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Leadership and Management Dimensions or Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.

Position may be subject to a background investigation.

A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.

This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

1) Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications cannot be accepted.

2) Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

3) Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

4) To confirm receipt of emailed documents, please contact Laura Whitlock at View email address on click.appcast.io.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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