Debarment Analyst

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Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Acquisition Management, in Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job).

Qualifications:

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

GS-09 You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess one of the following:

Experience: One year of specialized experience at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

• Conducting basic research to write letters and documents.
• Gathering information to identify if it supports suspension/debarments.
• Analyzing documents that contain personally identifiable information (PII) data and redacting that information before use.
• Drafting responses to inquires; and
• Verifying for accurate data entry in databases.

OR

Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL. B or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of successfully completed graduate level education and experience. Graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level, which is 1 year, may be used to qualify at the GS-09. This will be calculated using your resume and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Responsibilities:

As a Debarment Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

• Conducts basic research, analyzing and writing new administrative actions (i.e., Action Referral Memoranda; Notice Letters, Decision Memoranda, etc.) for suspensions, proposed debarments, debarments and no actions letters.
• Analyzes and gathers case material, documents from criminal matters such as Indictments, Plea Agreements, Judgment and Convictions or reports of investigation to identify whether information supporting suspension/debarment exists.
• Analyzes documents that contain personally identifiable information (PII) data and redact that information before use.
• Drafts responses regarding ICE entries in publicly available federal databases; and
• Reviews ICE data that has been entered into Federal databases, as well as electronic files, and verifies data entry into databases.

Salary : $59,966