Summary LOCATION: This position is located in SSA PCO OSB OAS Chicago IL 600 W Madison, Chicago, IL 60661. TOUR OF DUTY: Flextime| Full-time| Alternate work schedules may be available. TYPE OF POSITION: This position is being filled on a temporary full time basis. May be extended. May become permanent. Responsibilities The position description number for this position is 386960/A. A summary of the major duties are listed below. You may also view the full position description on the Agency intranet at the following link: PD Search This is a developmental position leading to the full performance level of GS-12. Closer supervision and technical guidance and/or on-the-job training are provided. Duties are gradually broadened so the incumbent is eventually performing all of the duties of the full performance level, position description number 386960. At the full performance level, the incumbent performs analytical, developmental, and evaluative work and coordination of major operating RSI programs. Serves as the technical expert on the major programs/systems in assigned areas of responsibility. Provides staff assistance to operations officials and technical personnel to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Retirement and Survivors Insurance (RSI) programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-11: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-9 level. Examples of specialized experience include researching and analyzing technical issues to improve support to operations and management; conducting short-term studies or projects (individually or as a team member) to enhance operating methods or administrative functions (e.g. workload and productivity tracking, automating processes, etc.); writing standard operating procedures and guidance for the unit's/office's management and/or administrative support functions. GS-12: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-11 level. Examples of specialized experience include conducting studies or projects that incorporate management practices, theories, and methodologies to develop new operating methods and resolve problems; interpreting statistical data to prepare an analysis of findings and make recommendations for areas of improvement; writing technical material, correspondence, and statements of work. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants for promotion to GS-11 must have 52 weeks at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants for promotion to GS-12 must have 52 weeks at the GS-11 grade level or higher. Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education PROOF OF EDUCATION: If you are qualifying on the basis of education or satisfying an educational requirement, submit a copy of your transcripts that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. Unofficial transcripts or screenshots of electronic/web transcripts with the required information will be accepted at the time of application. You must submit your transcripts according to the application submission details of this announcement. Documents will not be accepted via email or regular mail. If selected, you may be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of the personnel action placing you into the new position. For GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, or LL.M. in a field that is directly related to the position. Combining Education and Experience: Experience and education as described above may be combined to meet the minimum qualification requirements. Experience and education will be computed as percentages of the overall requirements and must equal to 100 percent when combined. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11. Note: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school you attended has determined to represent one year of study. If this information cannot be obtained from your school, we will consider 18 semester/27 quarter hours to be equal to one year of full-time study. Additional Information NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION DUE TO SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY Applications for noncompetitive consideration will be accepted from SSA employees in the area of consideration who are currently serving under the following types of appointments: Schedule A, Reg. 213.3102 (U) appointments for individuals with disabilities; Veterans Recruitment Appointments; and time limited appointments for veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Applicants serving under these provisions do not need to submit copies of your disability or Veteran's documentation. However, you must submit a current SF-50 that provides information on the appointment authority under which you were hired. Otherwise, you will not receive non-competitive consideration. NOTE: Excepted service employees serving under Schedule A appointments for Attorney positions or Pathways Programs appointments (Presidential Management Fellows, Recent Graduates, and Interns) are not eligible for consideration. Position to be filled under the provisions of the SSA/AFGE Merit Promotion Plan. Additional selections may be made within 3 months of the date of the initial selection. LOCALITY PAY: Salary will be set in accordance with locality pay provisions. Candidates currently receiving a higher locality pay than the office applied for are advised that should they be selected, they will lose entitlement to the higher locality pay. OTHER NOTES: This position is temporary not-to-exceed 1 year. Temporary promotions or reassignments may be extended or become permanent. This position is a career ladder leading to GS-12. This position is eligible for telework Travel expenses for temporary assignments will be paid as appropriate according to applicable travel rules and/or regulations.