Health Insurance Specialist

Health Insurance Specialist

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare. As a Health Insurance Specialist, GS-0107-14, you will serve as a technical authority, project leader, and program subject matter expert for the continued development and implementation of Agile change management processes and strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a technical authority, project leader, and program expert for the continued development and implementation of Agile change management processes and strategies.
• Overall responsibility for leading and facilitating organizational change, ensuring smooth transitions to new processes, systems, and/or structures within an Agile framework.
• Lead the successful and appropriate planning, development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of change management and associated business processes.
• Provide consultative support to Agile business and product teams, educating them on foundational change management principles and guiding them on the use of the methodology and tools to effectively facilitate change.

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-14, 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-13 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:
1. Participating in the development of the Agile change management process to address organizational requirements;
2. Coordinating team efforts to manage tasks efficiently under tight deadlines and changing conditions; AND
3. Developing new approaches to analyze or implement operational policies and programs through change management solutions.
• 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.

Additional Information:

Bargaining Unit Position: Yes- American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1923.

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 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 CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.