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This position is located at Departmental Offices,Management CFO - Treasury Operations. The position serves as a Special Events and Conference Coordinator in the Office of Conference, Event and Meeting Services (CEMS) within Treasury Operations (TO), Departmental Offices (DO), United States Department of the Treasury.
12/18/2024 to 12/26/2024
$68,405 - $153,354 per year
GS 9 - 13
2 vacancies in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
13
No
No
25-DO-163
824709000
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
All candidates who are: 1. Current or former federal employees qualifying as Status Candidates, Federal employees currently serving on a VRA, VEOA eligibles, CTAP/ICTAP eligibles, eligible for special hiring authorities (e.g., the Schedule A appointment for persons with disabilities, or covered by an Interchange Agreement), or VRA eligibles OR 2. Land Management employees eligible under Public Law 114-47.
As a Special Events & Conference Coordinator, you will:
Key Requirements:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:Specialized experience for the GS-13 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is:
- Performing as a planner and assisting with the execution of events and/or conferences for organizations (international, federal, state, local, private, association or equivalent-level); AND
- Providing a strategic event plan outlining comprehensive event timeline including checklists, project milestones, and deliverables for entire life cycle of the event; AND
- Identifying and securing appropriate internal and external venues for events and ensures appropriate logistical requirements are in place (e.g. audiovisual, catering, vendors); AND
- Experience with event procurement and budgeting processes to proactively collaborate with appropriate business operations departments for tracking and reconciliation of expenses; AND
- Experience working with and coordinating with executive level officials and their staff is required.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-12 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is:
- Performing as a planner and assisting with the execution of events and/or conferences for organizations (international, federal, state, local, private, association or equivalent-level); AND
- Planning, coordinating and supporting the logistic management (operating principles and practices) of events, meetings, conferences and symposiums; AND
- Providing procurement and budget support through tracking and reconciliation of expenses ; AND
- Experience working with and coordinating with executive level officials is required.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-11 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-09 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is:
-Performing as a planner and assisting with the execution of events and/or conferences for organizations (international, federal, state, local, private, association or equivalent-level) or military services; AND
- Planning, coordinating and supporting the strategic and logistic management (operating principles and practices) of events, meetings, conferences and symposiums; AND
- Regularly consults with clients to identify goals and objectives and assist in strategic planning including project milestones and deadlines, managing event sites and service providers; AND
- Communicating verbally and in writing in a professional manner with a diverse group of stakeholders.
OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
OR You may qualify based on the equivalent combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (or 54 quarter hours) may be combined with experience to meet the requirement.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-09 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-07 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is:
-Understanding concepts related to planning and executing special events, meetings, conferences and symposiums for high level organizations and/or international events and conferences AND
-Experience planning, coordinating, supporting and implementing meetings, conferences and/or symposiums. AND
-Regularly consults with clients to identify event goals and objectives, and assist in event planning processes, including developing project plans and meeting project deadlines. AND
-Communicating verbally and in writing in a professional manner with a diverse group of stakeholders.
OR a Masters or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
OR You may qualify based on the equivalent combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.
TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-12, you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-9level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-9, you must have been at the GS-7 level for 52 weeks.
TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact on your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resumé, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.
In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.
Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.
Rating: You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):
A complete application includes:
1. All applicants are required to submit a resumé, either by creating one in USAJOBS, or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.)
DO has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.
To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
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The application process is as follows:
Based on your application and your responses to the application questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.
Your assessment results will be kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments.
We will review your resumé and transcript(s) (if appropriate) to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct any required suitability and/or security background investigation.
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