Special Assistant

Summary This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of the Administrator (OA), Chief Workforce Strategist (CWS). As a Special Assistant, GS-0301-14, you will provide assistance to the Chief Workforce Strategist to support and advance a broad range of activities that bear directly on the CWS' responsibility as the agency principal steward of the CMS-wide workforce strategy and related programs. Responsibilities Provide skilled operational and programmatic support to the CWS, exercising independent judgement across a broad range of administrative, coordination, and program management responsibilities. Identify and resolve complex program management problems affecting workforce strategy operations, recommending practical solutions and maintaining systems and processes supporting the effective functioning of the CWS's portfolio. Lead and coordinate special assignments involving sensitive or confidential programmatic, administrative, and human resource matters. Coordinate projects and tasks within OA related to enterprise workforce strategy, human capital initiatives, and organizational effectiveness. Act as the main liaison to facilitate effective communication between the CWS and other senior leaders, management, and staff both within OA and externally. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further. In order to qualify for the GS-14 , you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: Analyzing workforce management policies, procedures, or programs to provide management with recommendations to increase effectiveness or solutions to issues; AND Coordinating special initiatives and/or projects across the organization ensuring that information is aligned with strategic goals; AND Developing written products, such as, briefing documents, special reports, technical documentation, or issue papers to help management make informed program decisions; AND Overseeing the administrative operations of an office such as, records management, coordinating meetings or briefings, coordinating travel, preparing correspondence, or maintaining workload-tracking systems 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. Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current Federal employees must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying. Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: Education Additional Information Bargaining Unit Position: No. Tour of Duty: Flexible. Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized. Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure: Required. Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at