Contract Oversight Manager, CG-0301-15, 2023-HQ-0603

Summary

This position is located in the Chief Information Officer Organization (CIOO), Division of Information Technology, CIO Acquisition and Innovation Branch, Commodity Strategy and Innovation Section.  The Commodity Strategy and Innovation Section (CSIS) drives rationalization and strategic realignment of hundreds of “IT commodity” (i.e., hardware, software, telecommunications, subscriptions) contracts and promote standardization, cost savings, and more efficient IT asset management.

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This job is open to

• Individuals with disabilities

• Federal employees - Competitive service

  Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

  Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Land & base management

  Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

• Military spouses

• Family of overseas employees

  Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.

• Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista

• Special authorities

  Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

• Veterans

Clarification from the agency

Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for VEOA appointment. Applicants without status should apply under FDIC announcement 2023-HQD-0600 to be considered.

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Duties

- Serves as the Oversight Manager of the CIOO’s Infrastructure Support Services Program and provides professional leadership, advice, guidance and authoritative consultant services on all matters pertaining to infrastructure services contract management program, which is the largest program of its type at the FDIC.

- Serves as oversight manager on other contracts as needed and manages important projects related to all aspects of CIO Acquisition Strategy and Innovation Branch (CASIB) operations and functions.

- Develops and implements policies, regulations, instructions and procedures governing the acquisition of IT hardware, software and services.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

Background Investigation (BI) required

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS/CG-14 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as experience consolidating or streamlining IT commodity acquisitions (e.g., hardware, software, telecommunications, subscriptions); developing acquisition-related guides or procedures; and providing contract oversight of large IT infrastructure support services contracts.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 “well qualified” for this position. For more information, Click Here.

Education

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