Program Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment based on a background investigation and maintain a favorable background investigation through Continuous Vetting for the duration of employment.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for male applicants unless exempt.
• Current or former career or career-conditional Federal employees with a break in service of less than one year must meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement, subject to stated exceptions.
• At the GS-14 level, one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level is required.
• Specialized experience must include experience serving as a charge card program specialist; assigning work to a team of professionals; coaching individuals in problem-solving methods and techniques; providing leadership, direction, and technical expertise related to charge card programs; piloting and testing charge card tools and technologies; and analyzing financial information or data and advising management or making recommendations.
• Education cannot be substituted for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all operational functions of a Government charge card program.
• Direct and oversee implementation of Public Law 112-194, Public Law 15-91, OMB Circular A-123 Appendix B, agency task-order provisions under the GSA SmartPay master contract, and agency-specific policies.
• Review and implement business processes in response to policy and regulatory updates affecting charge card requirements.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor the agency's charge card hierarchical structure in the servicing bank's Electronic Access System (EAS).
• Consult with servicing-bank officials and participating agencies and bureaus on hierarchical matters.
• Set work priorities, assign tasks to team members, evaluate workloads, and take measures to distribute work equitably.
• Determine resource needs and develop annual budgets for Charge Card services.
• Direct, coordinate, oversee, and review staff work; advise staff on policies, procedures, directives, goals, and objectives; and resolve team problems.
• Explain performance expectations, provide regular feedback, initiate and complete Employee Performance Appraisal Plans (EPAPs), and appraise key employees when needed.
• Initiate corrective action for employee performance or conduct problems.
• Review staff development needs and encourage self-development.

Benefits

• The job posting states that Federal employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type.