This position is located in the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Office of Import Surveillance. The Office is responsible for identifying and screening foreign made products being imported into the U. S. to insure they meet mandatory safety standards and regulations and educating industry regarding mandatory standards.
All applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: GS-14: 1) Leading the activities of a project, team or organizational unit; 2) executing a local or national import surveillance or compliance enforcement program; and 3) serving as a liaison to other CPSC offices and/or federal agencies to accomplish a common goal. Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. 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. Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.
The incumbent serves as the Supervisory Compliance Investigator for CPSC's Office of Import Surveillance and is responsible for the following duties: Assists the Deputy Director and Director in the development of a comprehensive, nationwide ongoing import surveillance program. Provides day-to-day managerial direction and exercises supervisory authority. Supervises the collection and evaluation of data from various intelligence sources as part of a nationwide program. Maintains on-going liaison with staff from U.S. Customs and Border Protection at ports across the United States. Directs the initiation and maintenance of liaison with various Federal government agencies. Works with other Office of Compliance and Field Operations (EXC) program managers to develop comprehensive short- and long-range work plans for the implementation of yearly compliance enforcement programs.