Digital Projects Coordinator (developer)

*** Please note that this job announcement has been reposted.  Candidates who applied under the previous posting MUST re-apply.

JOB SUMMARY:

 

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the world's largest library, with more than 140 million items in its physical collections (including books, manuscripts, prints, photos, film, video, and sound recordings) and more than 19 million items online at its award-winning Web site. Located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the Library is also the home of the U.S. Copyright Office, the Congressional Research Service, and the Law Library of Congress and is leading the worldwide effort to preserve digital material through the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program.

 

The position is located in the Integrated Library System Program Office of the Technology Policy Directorate of Library Services information technology (IT) goals through implementation of projects involving the Library's integrated library system, other enterprise systems, and web enabled applications.  Individually, and in collaboration with IT and user organization experts, the incumbent develops and coordinates major program components that include IT support for acquisitions, circulation, cataloging, online public professionals, IT specialists, and various working groups throughout the Library involved in technologies and systems supporting the Library's mission. The incumbent plans, coordinates, and manages a wide variety of complex projects and activities related to current and new releases of the various Technology Policy systems.

 

The position description numbers for this position are 059586/059587.

 

The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.

 

The incumbent of this position will work a flextime and may work a compflex work schedule.

 

This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.

 

Relocation expenses are not authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

 

KEY REQUIREMENTS

 

DUTIES:

 

Plans and designs centralized and mission-specific projects under established and/or proposed program objectives.  Identifies and carries out necessary actions related to implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of technical information programs and projects.  Designs and coordinates mission-specific strategic objectives within the technical information area, identifying actions related to program/project implementation, monitoring, and evaluating activities under established and/or proposed objectives.

 

Researches and identifies complex program issues or problems impacting program initiatives in major agency organizational components, such as a Library-wide system.  Makes recommendations for and coordinates resolutions and improvements.

 

Provides expert analysis and advice on complex program related information technology (IT) issues or problems where new analytical techniques must be developed to identify and evaluate findings.  Based on operations and changing program requirements, identifies relevant issues.  Collects relevant information from many varied sources, some of which are difficult to access.  Makes authoritative recommendations to management.

 

Plans and coordinates agency-wide implementation of process improvement methods and concepts to improve the quality of software products.  Conducts feasibility studies to develop alternative and cost effective approaches to satisfying customer requirements.  Provides expert evaluation of the requirements, analyzes alternatives, and recommends technical solutions relating to the complete life cycle for information systems and information systems components.  Writes technical business cases, and coordinates the implementation of improved IT tools and practices.

 

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.

 

 

No additional requirements to those listed above.

 

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

 

The Library of Congress evaluates applicants through an applicant questionnaire and a structured interview. Applicants may also be screened for some jobs through licensing, certification, and/or education requirements, a narrative/application review, and/or a preliminary telephone interview. The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that are marked with a double asterisk (**) in the vacancy announcement and the applicant questionnaire are considered the most critical for a position. To be considered for final selection, applicants must demonstrate fully acceptable experience in these designated KSAs in the narrative/application review, preliminary telephone and/or full structured interview. The various assessment tools listed above are designed to verify or explore applicants' experience, knowledge, and training directly related to the job in order to identify the best qualified applicants for selection.

To preview questions please click here.

 

BENEFITS:

 

Please visit our website at www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php and click Federal Benefits.

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

 

While it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid the minimum step of the grade.

 

The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities who meet eligibility requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement.

 

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

 

Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an appropriate certificate of eligibility when applying for this position.  The date of certification must be within one year of the vacancy closing date. For more information contact the selective placement program coordinator at 202-707-6362 or email spp@loc.gov.  FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.

 

The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service.

 

Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation.

 

The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.

 

Initial appointments, permanent or indefinite, to the Library of Congress require completion of a one-year probationary period.

 

HOW TO APPLY:

 

Please carefully follow all instructions under the How to Apply tab to ensure you are considered for the position.

 

You are required to apply online for this announcement. We are unable to accept mailed or emailed documents. You must complete the entire application process, including submission of all documents BEFORE this announcement closes. To do so, complete the following steps.

 

Step 1: If you do not already have one, create a resume on USAJOBS.  Although you must enter your Social Security Number for USAJOBS, this information will not be provided to the Library of Congress.  

 

Step 2: Review the Job Announcement.  We recommend you go to the end of the Qualification and Evaluation section of the job announcement to preview the online questions that you will answer in Step 4.  You may wish to customize your USAJOBS resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions.

 

Step 3: Click on the "APPLY ONLINE" button to the right of this announcement. Follow USAJOBS' instructions to access your account and submit your resume.  You will be redirected to the Hiring Management website to complete the application process. If this is your first time in Hiring Management, you will be asked to answer questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. You will be able to update this information and save it to our account for future announcements.

 

Step 4: Once you have completed the eligibility questions, you will be taken directly to the vacancy application questions. Answer all questions honestly and thoroughly.

 

Step 5: Hiring Management offers three options that will electronically attach your documentation to your online application once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement.

 

(1) You may select a document that you have already uploaded to USAJOBS for a previous announcement.

 

(2) You may electronically upload a document directly from your computer to your application.  Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation the document uploaded and click on "Finished" to be returned to USAJOBS.

 

(3) You may follow the "Faxing Supporting Documentation" instructions within the online application, which will provide the necessary cover sheets for each of your documents so that they will be correctly submitted. The fax number will be available on the cover sheet.

 

Please note that each cover sheet and corresponding document must be faxed separately.  Be certain to review your complete fax transmittal confirmation to ensure that all pages have been received.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you have multiple documents of the same kind, e.g. 2 undergraduate transcripts from different schools or 2 SF-50s, etc., be sure that they are all in the same file on your computer or in your USAJOBS profile before uploading them.  If you try uploading them individually, only the last one sent will be visible in our system.  Likewise, if sending them by fax, be sure and include both of them behind the respective fax cover sheet and send them as one fax.  If you send them individually with the same cover sheet, the last one sent will overwrite the first one.  Finally, if you upload a document, e.g. your undergraduate transcript, do not also fax that same document (or fax another undergraduate transcript), because whichever one you send last will be the only one that is visible in our system.  If you have any questions about this information, please contact the person on this announcement BEFORE the closing date.

 

Step 6: Click on "Submit" after you have completed your application. Once you have submitted your application, you can check your status online through your Hiring Management or MY USAJOBS account.  Your complete online application and any required supplemental documentation (e.g., SF-50, etc.) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of the announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure that all documents are received on time and that the materials are readable. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from consideration for this announcement.

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulty with the online process, you MUST CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. For all technical issues please contact jobhelp@loc.gov , no later than 4:30pm EST of the Closing Date.   REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE GRANTED.

 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

Current or former federal employees must submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent).

 

Disabled applicants claiming Schedule A eligibility must submit proof of disability and a certification of job readiness.  If Schedule A is applicable to you, you will not be considered without submitting this documentation.

 

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

Customer Service Center

Phone: 202-707-5627

Fax: 000-000-0000

Email: JobHelp@loc.gov

Agency Information:

Library of Congress

101 Independence Ave. SE

LM-107

Washington, DC

20540

US