Program Officer (Chief, Mission Support Division)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System seeks a qualified professional to oversee contract management initiatives, develop and implement policies, and provide guidance to senior leadership on justice system operations.

Applicants should have at least four years of demonstrated experience in contract oversight, policy development, and program planning for agency-wide goals related to correctional initiatives in jails, prisons, or community supervision settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four (4) years of demonstrated experience providing contract management oversight and, at minimum, an active COR-1 certification.

Skills

Contract management oversight

Policy development

Leadership

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• GS-14: Experience leading analysis of a complex state, local, federal or tribal criminal justice agency operational or security issue, by evaluating multiple options, and recommending the best course of action to senior leadership.
• Experience providing authoritative recommendations to senior leadership on state, local, federal or tribal criminal justice policy adjustments, program enhancements, and agency-wide operational procedures.
• Experience developing, drafting and implementing state, local, federal or tribal criminal justice policies and operational procedures governing mission execution and division functions.

Selective Placement Factor

Applicants applying for this position MUST also possess the following Selective Factors. In the event that you do not possess the Selective Factors, you will be found ineligible for the position.

• Applicants must have a minimum of four (4) years of demonstrated experience providing contract management oversight holding, at a minimum an active Contracting Officer Representative (COR) 1 certification;
• Applicants must have a minimum of four (4) years of demonstrated experience overseeing research, planning and policy development;
• Applicants must have a minimum of four (4) years of demonstrated experience developing innovative and comprehensive initiatives, implementation planning strategies and program plans to accomplish agency-wide goals and objectives in the implementation of correctional initiatives in jails, or prisons, or community supervision agencies.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.