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Acquisition Deputy
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP) · Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia · Closes in 8 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Only U.S. citizens can apply. The job is open to the public.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to NH-03 (GS-13) level, in federal service or equivalent private or public sector experience. The experience must involve Navy and DoD acquisition principles, analyzing cost, schedule, technical, contract, or financial data, or coordinating acquisition, contracting, and budget work.

Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Licenses and certifications:

DAWIA certification in the assigned functional area and tier, plus Continuous Learning points

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Complete resume, no more than 2 pages, showing employer, Mo/Yr dates, and hours per week if not full time For federal jobs, pay plan, series, and grade level on your resume Copies of any licenses, certifications, or professional memberships you claim Transcripts or a list of courses and grades if you use education to meet requirements DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference, plus a DD-215 if one was issued Statement of service on command letterhead if you are on active duty

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 8 days (November 11, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to check that you meet the minimum qualifications and to rate your experience. Qualified applicants may be referred to the hiring manager, and interviews may be held. If you are found to have inflated your qualifications, or your package is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Sensitive Compartmented Information), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Email your resume to michael.sword@ssp.navy.mil and put announcement number DE-13104707-27-BAC in the subject line. Fax applications are not accepted.
Make your resume clear and specific, with exact dates by month and year, hours per week, and duties that match the experience requirement.
If you claim a certification or license, attach a copy. Unsupported claims can lead to a rating of ineligible.

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