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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist in Washington, District Of Columbia
Summary This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs (OSORA), Program Coordination and Correspondence Group (PCCG). As a Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist, GS-0107-15, you will oversee subordinate with overall responsibility for the planning, coordination, and advancement of significant health care policies throughout the Agency. Responsibilities Oversee division directors' efforts to manage responsibility for arranging policy briefings with these leadership offices in CMS and OS, as well as HHS Assistant Secretaries, on behalf of CMS Centers/Offices. Provide expert advisory and analytical services to the Administrator and other senior Agency officials in making policy decisions during their meetings with CMS staff and the Office of the Secretary. Collaborate with General Counsel Ethics attorneys to review and vet the Administrator's and Chief Principal Deputy's meeting invitations from external organizations. Conduct work that develops and advances a variety of written policy products, including briefing documents, correspondence, reports, issue papers, contractor performance evaluations, and project evaluations. Ensure the principles of quality management are assimilated into the division's work by analyzing and identifying work barriers and developing ways to reduce them, promoting team building, and improving work processes. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) 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 being considered further. 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: (1) Directing division directors and senior staff to coordinate and clear health care policy issues for executive-level decision-making; AND (2) Advising senior leadership on the development, negotiation, and implementation of major health care policies, including Medicare, Medicaid and Marketplace issues; AND (3) Overseeing executive correspondence and senior executive briefing materials to ensure accurate and timely communication of Agency policies to Congress and key stakeholders; AND (4) Managing program operations to improve policy coordination and organizational performance. 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 or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year 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. Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12926588 Education Additional Information Bargaining Unit Position: No Tour of Duty: Flexible Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not Required Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion. 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. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at www.opm.gov/rif/employeeguides/careertransition.asp.