** Program Support Specialist**

**Department of Health And Human Services**

** Center for Devices and Radiological Health**

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

+ **Duties**

* This position is located in the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Strategic Partnership and Technology Innovation (OST), Immediate Office (IO), Resilient Supply Chain.

* As a Program Support Specialist in OST/IO, you will:

* Provide a variety of staff support and program management assistance to the supervisor by participating in the development and implementation of day to day and long-range projects, actions and activities for the assigned organization.

* Coordinate travel for the supervisor and the program staff by making all necessary arrangements for travel, domestic and international, and processing all required reimbursement documentation in a timely manner.

* Serve as a timekeeper coordinating time and attendance records.

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

* Citizenship Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this advertisement unless explicitly stated otherwise.

* Selective Service Registration: All applicants born male, on (or after) 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service System OR have an approved exemption. Visit www.SSS.gov for more info.

* FDA participates in e-Verify: All new hires must complete the I-9 form; this information will be processed through e-Verify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.

* Background Investigation Requirement: All employees must pass a security investigation. Failing to pass the background check may be grounds for removal or legal action. If hired, you may be subject to additional investigations at a later time.

* Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are applying as a current Federal employee, you must meet the time-in-grade requirements described in the Qualifications section, generally, 52-weeks of comparable experience at the next lowest grade.

* You must meet ALL requirements by the closing date of this announcement to be considered. Only education, experience, and qualifications attained by this date will be considered. You must continue to meet all requirements through the hiring process.

* Certification of Accuracy: All information concerning eligibility and qualification is subject to investigation and verification. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate legal action.

* Direct Deposit: You will be required to have all federal salary payments electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial institution of your choice.

* Additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other organizational elements from within FDA, through shared corporate recruiting activities.

* THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 14043 MANDATING COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

** Qualifications**

**The position of Program Support Specialist falls under the** **0301** **occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade** GS-**9/11, you must meet requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 11/16/2021.**

**Time-in-Grade:** Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

**To qualify for a Program Support Specialist, GS-301-9/11 , you MUST meet the requirements listed below:

GS-9:**

A. For the GS-09 level, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level or equivalent band of responsibility in the Federal service, such as experience evaluating programmatic issues, presenting findings, and recommending administrative strategies to management; and coordinating administrative functions related to travel, timekeeping, scheduling meetings and program operations requests.

**OR**

B. Have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of related progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related.

**OR**

C. Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience. To combine education and experience, determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then compute your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. Finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

**GS-11:**

A. For the GS-11 level, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level or equivalent band of responsibility in the Federal service, such as experience evaluating programmatic issues, presenting findings, and recommending administrative strategies to management; coordinating administrative functions related to travel, timekeeping, scheduling meetings and program operations requests; and recommending administrative program improvements to streamline office administrative processes.

**OR**

B. Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degreeOR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education.

**OR**

C. Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience. To combine education and experience, determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then compute your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. Finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

*In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.*

If you are applying based on some other qualifying eligibility (i.e. you are not applying as a current Federal employee), you must meet the specific requirements of the eligibility you are claiming, and must have sufficient past experience to demonstrate that you are minimally qualified for this position. *See on USAJOBS for more information about various ways you may be eligible to apply!*

*PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps may apply online to this announcement. Candidates will be referred to (CC) personnel and not as candidates for conversion to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment.*

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