Total 78 job vacancies in CentralYau Tsim Mong District / Tsim Sha Tsui

(The duties described reflect the full performance level of this position)

The incumbent in this position is responsible for processing assistance grants awarded by the Office of Justice Programs and for providing assistance and advice on financial management policies relating to these awards to Department of Justice (DOJ) and OJP bureaus/offices, grantees and other federal agencies which are cross serviced and, as such, reviews and approves indirect cost allocation plans for the state government agencies, for profit and non-profit organizations; performs financial reviews of grant applications; monitors financial and administrative compliance of grantees through site visits and desk reviews; develops, coordinates, and implements audit procedures and resolves audit issues; customizes program office-specific training; integrates and promulgates internal OJP and external financial management policy.

Performs cost accounting functions including analyses of indirect cost allocation plans and review of contract and grantee payment requests to validate costs and compliance with grant or contract terms.

Performs duties associated with the management, control, and usage of financial resources or funds; supplies financial reports to operating program officials for informational and planning purposes; and plans and conducts financial monitoring and/or grantee audit activities.

Participates in development, prioritization of needs, review and analysis, and reporting on OJP's financial monitoring and/or grantee audit activities.

Performs various writing and editing duties for a variety of documents and reports.

WHAT IS THE HEADQUARTERS DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:

Chief Operations Officer

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a Senior Manager you will:

• Exercise delegated managerial authority to oversee the overall planning, directing and timely execution of a program, several program segments (each of which is managed through separate subordinate organizational units), or comparable staff functions, including development, assignment, and higher level clearance of goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational unit or lower organizational levels.
• Approve multi year and longer range work plans developed by the supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational units and subsequently manage the overall work to enhance achievement of the goals and objectives.
• Oversee the revision of long range plans, goals and objectives for the work directed.
• Manage the development of policy changes in response to changes in levels of appropriations or other legislated changes.
• Manage organizational changes throughout the organization directed or major change to the structure and content of the program or program segments directed.
• Exercise discretionary authority to approve the allocation and distribution of funds in the organizations budget.

The Deputy Chief of the Litigation Unit is primarily responsible for directing, and supervising the Unit's attorneys, and two Assistant Deputy Chiefs. The Deputy Chief for Litigation also works with the supervisory paralegal specialist to coordinate the work of the paralegals, and oversees all of the litigation functions of the Section, including:

• Assignment and monitoring of workloads;
• Writing annual performance appraisals and other employee relations related matters;
• Coordinating the preparation of weekly and other periodic reports regarding the Unit's significant cases;
• Supervision of the Unit's statistical reporting to the Criminal Division and Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF);
• Ensuring that the Department's litigation-related policies and practices are adhered to by the Unit's attorneys;
• Coordinating the professional development, training, and mentoring of the Unit's attorneys;
• Coordinating and interacting with management from federal and international law enforcement agencies with whom Litigation Unit attorneys work;
• Representing the Section at international coordination meetings and at national and international narcotics-related conferences and training seminars; and
• Serving as the Section's liaison to the OCDETF at its periodic Regional and National conferences.

The position is located in the Information, Technology & Data Division (ITDD); Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

Responsible for advanced systems projects and serves as a technical authority on the deployment and implementation of software applications and hardware upgrades developed by ITDD

Coordinates with the ITDD branches during the testing stages of application development to ensure that employees are trained in all aspects of the software and to begin developing implementation procedures, and to ensure deployment procedures address issues relating to network administration.

Supervises staff assist teams travelling to field locations for various implementation projects and the deployment of other software applications and hardware upgrades.

Serves as an expert resource for applications development, Internet technology, data warehousing, electronic data interchange, relational databases, and other information system technologies.

Plans, organizes, implements, monitors and administers numerous highly complex, integrated and state-of-the-art applications comprised of local area and wide area network users for Central Office divisions, regional offices, and institutions.

The candidate selected for this position will:

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work; develop performance standards and evaluate work performance of subordinates; give advice and counsel to employees on both work and administrative matters; interview candidates for positions in the division; approve and/or disapprove leave and travel requests; hear and resolve complaints from employees; identify developmental and training need of employees providing or arranging for training to meet these needs; carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the corporation's employment practices and EEO programs.
• Manage work for contractors, lead the technical evaluation of proposals for new contracts, maintain close surveillance of contractors' progress, regularly review documents describing contract status, accept or reject invoices submitted by the Contracting Officer and serve as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
• Provide authoritative analysis, technical insight, advice and recommendations on complex, sensitive actuarial matters relating to single-employer and multiemployer pension plans.
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of underlying recommendations made in complex, highly technical initiatives, including applications for special financial assistance, benefit suspensions, plan partitions, facilitated mergers, settlement proposals, and bankruptcy negotiations.
• Provide insight and authoritative advice to the Chief Negotiating Actuary, the Chief of Negotiations and Restructuring, and other senior level staff, and suggest possible courses of action to maintain continuity in the development of interpretative and procedural rules relating to single-employer and multiemployer pension plan issues.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will serve as a first level supervisor over a staff who perform analytical duties and serve as an advisor on the planning and evaluation of agency programs. Typical assignments include:

• Facilitating collaborative problem-solving work sessions with federal and nonfederal partners and industry leaders in the development of strategies to build tools and resources to increase recovery capacity at all levels of government.
• Leading a team to write and/or edit technical materials, policies, and guidance documents for leadership and executive review and to develop tools to assist the Community Assistance Recovery Support Function (CA RSF) in delivering its mission.
• Providing technical assistance, advice and guidance to state, tribes, territories, and localities to assess community recovery capacity and planning challenges and needs.
• Providing consultation to state, tribal and local leadership on long term recovery, redevelopment planning and on the Community Assistance Recovery Support Function (CA RSF) and to FEMA Field Leadership on operational requirements for capacity and planning support.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Major duties for the GS-13:

• Serves as a Policy Advisor responsible for providing analysis, advice, and consultation to the Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary on current public policy, national policy priorities, national policy collaboration, national policy development, and program policy coordination on a variety of employment and employment-related policies for individuals with disabilities.
• Interacts with customers of the service systems that serve people with disabilities with their advocates and other external public constituents and experts in collecting information on national disability policies.
• Performs a wide range of duties and responsibilities such as evaluating and presenting divergent opinions affecting disability employment policy issues, and defining and describing feasible options including the impact of their adoption.
• Attends consultations, meetings, and conferences with public and private constituents and experts, advocacy groups DOL and other Federal agency officials, staff in State and local organizations to obtain information on disability employment issues; draft summaries of meetings, relevant analyses, and policy recommendations.
• Participates with senior-level policy staff in the analysis of proposed legislation and legislative proposals to identify existing gaps and anomalies; points out problems not resolvable administratively; evaluates the effect of changes to the various programs and systems.
• Provides consultative and advisory services, coordinates and negotiates with officials in other federal program offices, with state and local officials, and with representatives of private and public institutions.

Engages in proactive threat discovery through research and analysis of security-related material in order to maintain situational awareness of adverse information, and to identify threat content against Senators, their families, staff, and associated locations. Reports on security risks/concerns/persons of interest involving possible or actual threats to Senate Members, staff, the Capitol, and/or offices, and provides regular updates and applicable advice regarding these incidents. Implements outreach efforts, security assessment initiatives, and law enforcement coordination to ensure Senators and their Chiefs of Staff receive the necessary guidance, tools, and support when planning and attending public events as well as conducting outside travel. Reviews publicly available information and conducts open-source research to identify trends, patterns, and relationships that provide insights into threat and security issues. Other duties as assigned.

As an Information Technology Specialist (Infosec), you will:

- Provide technical expertise to the design, development, and implementation of information security policies and procedures. Devise and conduct risk assessment programs to identify areas of potential vulnerability in operating systems used throughout the organization.
- Prioritize and schedule areas to be evaluated and develops assessment criteria. Ensure compliance with government-wide information security policy directives.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs. Identifies new processes, techniques, and procedures to upgrade and enhance security protocols.
- Lead project teams to implement systems security programs and to integrate IT security with other disciplines.
- Provide technical advice and leadership on security aspects of network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security applications and policies.

• You will apply knowledge of the Intelligence Community (IC) and how to operate projects/programs within the IC constraints.
• You will be skilled in various system development methodologies and frameworks including but not limited to: Waterfall, Kanban, Agile/Scrum.
• You will assess the feasibility of adopting new software design technologies within a secured environment.
• You will be skilled in cybersecurity principles, threats, and vulnerabilities.

As a Management & Program Analyst (Disaster Recovery) (Public Notice Flyer), you will:

Disaster Recovery Program and Policy Management:

• Provide program and analytical support to EDA's Division of Economic Development Integration and Disaster Recovery (EDI-DR).
• Prepare Economic Recovery Support Function (ERSF) and other disaster-related training materials for EDA and other federal staff for approval.
• Review ERSF mission assignment deliverables and lessons learned to facilitate continuous improvement.
• Research and documents disaster recovery and resilience best practices to inform EDA resilience strategies and activities.
• With oversight by the supervisor, develop and maintain EDA disaster recovery reporting products, dashboards, presentations and talking points, as needed, for DOC and EDA leadership. Analyze management information requirements to develop or operate program or administrative reporting systems.
• Develop and recommend reporting approaches that better meet higher level management information needs, identifying the data required for use in the management and direction of programs.

• Serve as the Contract Officer Representative (COR) to facilitate EDA's utilization of contractors for Disaster Recovery Missions by coordinating and providing contracting packages, such as Statement of Work (SOWs), Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Sole Source Justifications (SSJs), and contracting documentation acquisition office.
• Assist the Contracting Officer in the pre-award and post-award phases of procurement processes, including preparing solicitations and evaluating contract proposals in keeping with the terms and conditions of EDA's Disaster Recovery Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).
• Provide technical direction to contract in accordance with the contract terms. This may involve clarying technical requirements, reviewing proposed changes, and assisting contractors in understanding complex contract elements.
• Maintain accurate and complete records, including inspection reports, meeting minutes, and communication logs, to document contractor performance. These records are used to provide feedback to the contracting officer and may serve as evidence during contract disputes or performance evaluations.

What will I do in this position if hired?

This position is being hired in compliance with the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act to staff the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Claims Office within FEMA.

In this Program Analyst position, you will serve as an analyst and advisor to management on the evaluation of agency programs and resulting effectiveness issues.

Typical assignments include:

Pre-Award Duties

• Assisting in developing acquisition strategies to meet program goals
• Conducting research to identify qualified vendors and assess market conditions
• Drafting required documents (eg.,SOW, PWS, IGCE, etc) to define contract needs
• Participating in technical evaluation panels to assess proposals and recommend the best value for FEMA

• Overseeing contractor performance to ensure compliance with contract terms, technical requirements, and timelines
• Traveling as needed to New Mexico to verify contractor performance and adherence to contract timelines;
• Reviewing and processing contractor invoices for accuracy and compliance before payment.
• Supporting the closeout process by ensuring all contract obligations are fulfilled and properly documented
• Analyzing large volumes of data, and track deliverable status using spreadsheets (e.g., Excel).
• Communicating and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

What else do I need to know?

This position will be hired into a temporary 4 year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

This position has promotion potential to the IC-13. Promotions are dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, successful performance review displaying at least one year of experience at the lower grade, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and management approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Responsibilities and duties are but not limited to the following:

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and implementing all logistical actions required to carry out office space planning, renovations and leasing (above and below prospectus-level) projects.
• Assist the Director, Space and Renovation Services in managing and overseeing all aspects of current, projected, and on-going projects.
• Supervise other Project Managers.
• Conduct portfolio assessment of VA office space in order to identify opportunities for space reduction, adjacencies, consolidation, changes in use, or growth.
• Provide advice to staff and upper management in planning, developing, budgeting, implementing and tracking design.
• Construct renovation programs for VA's office space.
• Prepare all design and construction program correspondence, reports, oral and written presentations.
• Develop the preliminary scope, cost and schedule estimates for each proposed project that results from the portfolio analysis.
• Develop office space requirements with comprehensive needs assessments techniques and analysis for GSA's expiring lease procurements in a timely manner.
• Provide interior office space plan scenarios to design new office space and furniture configurations using AutoCAD or similar programs.
• Translate government office space requirements into Statements of Work, Internal Government Estimates, and perform market research.
• Act as Contract Officer Representative for office space and portfolio planning and programming contracts and furniture contracts.
• Complete special projects that would include conducting space surveys with a report detailing occupancy rates, average square footages and recommendations for more efficient use of the space.
• Lead the development of the most major, politically sensitive and complex project management plans that define the scope, schedule, budget, roles and responsibilities of all team members, including communications, and risk management plans.
• Manage all aspects of the of the project's finances.
• Ensure the latest trends and state of the art technologies in facility design, construction, alterations, space management, contracting, negotiations, and knowledge management are applied.
• Execute all steps involved in procuring for and overseeing and managing the design, construction and furniture installation. Integrates the furniture, IT/AV, and move activities to ensure the project remains on schedule, on budget and within scope.
• Negotiate and complete interagency occupancy agreements with customers and with GSA in an accurate and timely manner.
• Coordinate project plans, budget objectives and schedules with customer agencies to establish and/or manage customer expectations.
• Assist the Director with directing, managing and overseeing all complex technical, administrative, and construction projects related to VACO projects.

The Education Specialist assists the Exhibits and Education staff in educational programs that fulfill the CVC’s mission. This includes developing new educational programs for the visiting public (adults, families, students, groups and international visitors), teaching or delivering educational programs, assisting with the evaluation of educational programs, identifying necessary supplies, organizing the storage of educational supplies and working with special events staff to arrange spaces for educational activities. Work on weekends, evenings and holidays is required, as needed.

The individual selected for this position will:

Educational Program Development and Work

• Present existing educational programs and develop and facilitate new educational programs that fulfill the mission of the CVC.
• Work with other Education Specialists; Educational Program Manager; Adult, Family, and Youth Program Coordinator; Exhibits and Education Division; Volunteer Coordinator and other Visitor Services staff to implement educational programs and projects in line with AOC policies and CVC procedures and practices.
• Develop and offer formal and informal educational programs and hands-on activities for various audiences; Exhibition Hall and Democracy Lab; and other venues including assisting with volunteer training, creating content for interpretive signs and coordinating materials preparation and classroom, cart or venue set-up. Ensures that programs are compliant with accessibility objectives and follows safe work practices.
• Communicate the significance of Congress to everyday life, the role of citizens in a democratic process, and the evolving understanding of “We the People” to visitors (adults, families, students, groups and international visitors) through programs, carts, presentations, tours, hands-on activities, workshops and family days or events. Develops programs and teach using inquiry-and object-based learning techniques.
• Facilitate discussion with and among visitors in order to engage them with Exhibition Hall and Democracy Lab themes and content through programs and activities.
• Assist with project review and program analysis including assembling documentation such as written materials, digital files, photographs and participant evaluations. Develop content for website, brochures, handouts, activity sheets and curriculum for review by the Exhibits and Education team. Attend meetings and conferences with colleagues and collaborating agencies and organizations.

Educational Program Administration and Collaboration 

• Develop goals, objectives and planning for educational programs, as well as hands-on activities for family days, event days and other large programs.
• Ensure that developed programs adhere to the impact statement and interpretation plan for Exhibition Hall and Democracy Lab.
• Recommend edits to policies and procedures related to incumbent’s duties and responsibilities.
• Coordinate set up and take down of educational program exhibits. 
• Resolves problems by quickly identifying issues and developing action plans to improve program design and execution.
• Support the work of the EED by acting as backup for delivery of programs organized by others in the division, especially by the other Education Specialists.

Educational Supply Maintenance and Management

• Work with other Education Specialists; Educational Program Manager; Adult, Family, and Youth Program Coordinator and Exhibits and Education Division staff to identify needed educational supplies.
• Organizes CVC educational supplies, storage areas and carts.
• Achieves well-organized storage and cataloging of educational supplies and develops a regular schedule for inventorying supplies.
• Ensures that items are stored safely and securely within appropriate storage areas.
• In collaboration with other EED and Special Events staff, ensures proper set-up and take-down of educational exhibits, as requested, including working with Special Events staff to request proper amount and configuration of tables and chairs, providing needed educational supplies and equipment and setting up appropriate signs alerting people to programs.
• Ensures that education location material setups are compliant with established accessibility and safety practices.
• Actively communicates educational offerings to visitors within the CVC and the AOC, in accordance with policy and procedure.

Publicizes Education Programs 

• Assists in communicating educational offerings to external customers.
• Actively communicates educational offerings to visitors within the CVC and the AOC, in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Works with EED, Visitor Services, Marketing and Communications and Restaurants and Special Events staff to enhance public understanding and awareness of the educational activities of the CVC.

As a Director of Communications and Digital Strategy, you will perform the following duties:

• Lead, develops, implements, and oversees integrated polices, programs, and objectives for communication and digital content strategy and new media activities.
• Coordinates and participates in briefings, meetings and conference calls between Principals and Congressional representatives, committees and staff.
• Develops a long-term operational plan to ensure the digital content/media and website publishing vision is realized.
• Integrates the latest digital engagement trends, products, platforms, and strategies into overall mission activities.