Business Operations Specialist

Summary This position is located in the DEA, Office of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Laboratories. This position(s) primary purpose is to serve as the Business Operations Specialist to provide liaison, administrative, and financial support for a forensic laboratory. Responsibilities As a your typical work assignments may include: Serving as point of contact with DEA Headquarters elements, and the day-to-day coordination and liaison activities that involve other Federal law enforcement agencies, U.S. Attorney's Office, and state and local enforcement agencies to resolve difficult and unusual problems pertaining to laboratory services. Independently performing human resources management liaison and advisory services for an organization with human resources issues of a complex or specialized nature. Developing acquisition objectives and milestones to obtain the contracted services within the timeframe demanded for the particular project. Allocating funds to individual activities/functional areas based on an analysis of activity budget estimates, historical expenditures, projected workload, and approved funding. Independently carries out significant projects and studies which may require unique requirements with expanding or limiting scope, as necessary, to meet constantly changing and increasing demands generated by internal and external customers Independently carrying out significant projects and studies which may require unique requirements with expanding or limiting scope, as necessary, to meet constantly changing and increasing demands generated by internal and external customers. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. Applicants applying for the GS-12 must meet one of the following requirements: A. Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-11 grade level. Specialized 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. Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Reviewing and evaluating office policies and other guidance to determine need to develop new policies or modify existing policies and guidance. 2) Performing all aspects of contracting transactions for procurements that include a wide array of complex professional and technical services or products. 3) Assisting in the formulation, establishment, and monitoring of fiscal year budgets, plans, and cost estimates for the laboratory. and 4) Advising and assisting laboratory leadership on change management. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional Information Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire CompetencyBased Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. ( Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If an applicant is currently, or has been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, applicants must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office listed in this announcement. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. Relocation Incentives may be considered and approved under conditions specified provided the agency has determined that the position is likely to be difficult to fill in the absence of an incentive and funding for such an incentive is available.