This position is in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO), Office of Human Resources. The Office of Human Resources (OHR) provides the leadership, policies, programs, services and systems necessary to meet the human resources requirements of the United States Patent and Trademark Office workforce.
You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Administrative and Management Positions. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-13 Specialized experience for this position includes: Analyzing and evaluating current policies; Performing qualitative and/or quantitative assessments on strategic programs; and Communicating with senior leaders to negotiate, implement recommendations, and/or prepare presentations or briefings. 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.
The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.This position is eligible under the Situational Telework Program per agency and business unit discretion/policy. This role is the ideal next career step for you if: You are committed to serving as the Project Manager for projects and works closely with designated subject matter experts throughout OHR operations and other offices to support the projects. You thrive at conducting analytical studies in support of projects to include alternative analysis, market research, operational analysis, and other research as deemed necessary to support projects. You enjoy performing long-term trade-off analysis and recommends appropriate allocation of corporate resources to achieve the corporate strategy.