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Summary The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment. Responsibilities The position is located in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Financial Management (OFM), United States Capitol Police. OFM plans and directs all financial activities associated with budget development and execution, accounting and financial statement preparation, accounts payable, and, travel. Represents the Director, OFM in agency, departments and interdepartmental meetings and committees. Makes commitments and recommendation concerning OFM policies and activities. Advises the Division Heads within OFM. Supervises and assigns work, and provides both operational and programmatic strategic goals. Manages and coordinates operations and information within the Immediate Office as well as other areas in OFM. Assists in coordinating of OFM activities. Serves as advisor and consultant to the OFM Director on matters relative to the various program offices within the OFM, with special emphasis on administrative information, coordination, and oversight. Identifies, coordinates, Implements, and follows-up on the completion of special projects and initiatives; consultation with the Director may be required for extremely sensitive subjects or for new areas of work. Projects may be very complex and broad, may involve a great amount of coordination with the Chief of Police, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief of Operations, and Deputy Chiefs, Office Directors, and OFM Division Heads or other outside stakeholders. Plan, develop, deploy and maintain the operational aspects of a newly planned internal control program for Department-wide overtime salary. Assists in executing overall requirements for Strategic Planning, Programming and Budgeting systems (PPBS) management, information and Performance measures, matrix and metrics management, analysis and best practices. Prepares and contributes to reports and other presentations on program planning and evaluation. Designs and conducts a wide variety of comprehensive studies and detailed analyses of complex functions and processes related to long-range planning. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. Successful completion of a Background Investigation is required. Must complete a one year probationary period. Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. For the CP-13 level you must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CP-12/GS-14 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience which includes 1) develops life cycle cost analyses of projects, 2) reviews long- and short-range plans, resource projections, priorities, justifications, etc., 3) prepares and contributes to reports and other presentations on program planning and evaluation, and 4) assists in executing overall requirements for Strategic Planning, Programming and Budgeting systems (PPBS) management. All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (Information on Qualification & Education are located at the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/) Education There is no education substitution for experience in this series and/or grade. Additional Information Additional Conditions of Employment with USCP: Note: As per the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) and the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019, criminal history information will only be collected following a qualifications review and after a tentative offer of employment has been made. A criminal history does not automatically exclude an applicant from employment with the USCP. Criminal History Check -- Must successfully pass a comprehensive criminal history check of the past 10 years if offered employment. A criminal history check will be performed on applicants who accept an offer of employment. Credit Check -- Must successfully pass a credit check. Applicants must not be in default or delinquent on any Federal guaranteed student loans. Applicants must demonstrate a competent financial history. Financial delinquency including collection accounts, liens, repossessions, or garnishments may be a basis for disqualification. Selective Service Registration -- Male applicants must provide verification of registration with the Selective Service System or must verify exemption from the Selective Service System registration because of age or military status. Female applicants are exempt from Selective Service System registration. https://www.sss.gov/Registration/check-a-Registration/Verification-Form Fingerprint Check -- Applicants' fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a check of the criminal history record. Background Investigation -- Must successfully complete all components of the USCP full field background investigation. There are few automatic grounds for rejection in the USCP background investigation process. Issues of misconduct, such as illegal drug use, arrests, or convictions may not be automatically disqualifying. However, deliberate misstatements, omissions, or intentionally withholding required information at any phase of the hiring process will result in a candidate's disqualification regardless of the nature or reason for the misstatement or omission. The primary reason candidates fail a background investigation is due to deliberately withholding or omitting material facts. Providing false and/or misleading information may be grounds for removal from the application and selection process.