Senior Policy Advisor.

Duties

• Provide leadership, direction, and coordination in researching identified problems, documenting facts necessary for improvement initiatives, and making recommendations on improving current policies.
• Plan and direct activities and special projects across the Center, and on projects requiring coordination within the Agency, HHS and other Federal agencies.
• Initiate, establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships with CPI and CMS Senior Leadership, senior executives, departmental and congressional staff.
• Coordinate staff in researching the problems, documenting the facts, and recording current operating policies.
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
• Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
  
  

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

In order to qualify for the GS-15 , you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:

• Advising senior management on policies, procedures, or critical issues that may have an impact on Agency programs; AND
• Planning, conducting, or evaluating projects or studies related to the operation of Program Integrity programs; AND
• Writing executive briefing documents, issue papers, or reports in final form for use by senior officials.
  
  

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.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current Federal employees must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.

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Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: No.

Tour of Duty: Flexible.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized.

Financial Disclosure: Not Required.

Remote Positions at CMS: This is a remote position; however, the position reports to a CMS Office on a periodic basis (e.g. 1-2 times per year). Requirements to report to the office will vary and can be discussed at the time of interview. As such, your pay will be based on your home address. For more information on locality and pay scales, please

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy.

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
  
  

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.