Program Specialist

Summary

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We seek highly talented professionals to join a vibrant and collaborative community. Your work here will have lasting impact on the Library and its users well into the future.

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This position serves as a Program Specialist at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) in Culpeper, Virginia. The position is within the Administrative Office, NAVCC, Researcher Collections and Services (RCS), Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG), at the Library of Congress (LOC), and reports to the Administrative Officer.

The position serves as the focal point for acquisition procedures and contract management and related issues and analysis.

As the Program Specialist, you will:

• Monitor Division contract administration including regulatory and statutory provisions through conversations, correspondence, and reports. Monitor status of contract performance, including the completion of required work, payments; change orders, other modifications, and closeout. Propose solutions and verify required actions are completed.
• Plan, coordinate and conduct contract administration activities for all contracts. Perform administrative functions servicing and/or fulfilling several organizational administrative requirements, including inventories. Provide information on contract procedures to contractors, to officials of the Library, providing appropriate advice and guidance.
• Plan, initiate and coordinate contract administration activities for assigned contracts. Responsible for completing and coordinating acquisition packages, bid evaluations, contractor vetting and badging, exercising options, oversight and review of the contractor's work performance, initiating contract modifications, and monitoring financial aspects of contract.
• Manage communications with contractors and monitors contractor execution and performance. Review delivery schedules, travel plans, financial statements and budget.
• Ensure contract issuance and modifications; negotiate change, exercise options, investigate and resolve contractor delays, and issues cure notices and/or show just cause letters evaluating contractor performance.
• Participate with the primary staff of the serviced organization in developing and organizing policies and programs and other related concerns for program management.
• Participate in the development of new plans, schedules, or methods to accommodate changing program requirements.
• Assist in developing, organizing, and implementing functional short- and long-range plans. Estimate resources required. Revise program operations for consistency with strategies and program emphasis.
• Participate in general management reviews. Conduct functional inspections for compliance with policies, plans, regulations, and work planning.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The position description number for this position is 467787.

The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.

The incumbent of this position will work a Flexitime work schedule. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.

Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

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Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment

Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana. The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library. In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.

Qualifications

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.

Ability to provide contract/procurement administrative program support.**

Ability to serve as a contract and procurement liaison.**

Ability to plan, manage, and evaluate program operations.**

Ability to interact collaboratively with others.

Ability to plan and execute work.

Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.

Education

There are no education requirements for this vacancy.

Additional information

Although it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid at step one of the grade.

The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement.

Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation. For more information, please see:Vetting Process

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an appropriate certificate of eligibility when applying for this position. The proof or disability/certification may be issued by the State Vocational Rehabilitation Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant's college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The letter must verify that the applicant has a severe disability and must be dated within three years of the date of the application. Certification from health care providers are not accepted. For more information contact the Library's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.

The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service.

The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.

Initial permanent appointments to the Library of Congress require completion of a one-year probationary period. Probationary periods served at other Federal agencies do not count toward this requirement.

The Library of Congress may offer repayment for all or part of federally insured student loans. However, not all service units within the Library of Congress participates in the repayment of federally insured student loans. Therefore, determination to repay a federally insured student loan is subject to approval by the appropriate service unit.

A "Not to Exceed" (NTE) status is used to identify an appointment with a specific ending date. However, the Library has the right to separate a NTE employee at any time due to either performance issues or budget constraints.

Are you a veteran? Please indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming in your application materials and/or applicant profile and provide the appropriate supporting documentation to validate your claim. Those applying for 5-point preference must submit Member Copy 4 of your DD 214. Those applying for 10-point preference must fill out an SF-15 (click here for the form) and provide the required documentation listed on the back of the form. If required supporting documentation is not attached, Veterans' Preference will not be considered in the application process.

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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