Highway Safety Specialist (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

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You will serve as a Highway Safety Specialist and report to the Chief, Enforcement and Justice Services Division, Research and Program Development, Office of Safety Programs. The office has national responsibility for developing and improving behavioral highway safety programs aimed at reducing highway crashes, injuries, and deaths. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements. consideration. To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include: Experience with behavioral highway safety, injury prevention, public health and traffic law enforcement programs. Experience in behavioral traffic safety program development and strategies, specifically regarding speed management, impaired driving, distracted driving, and other risky driving behaviors. Experience in carrying out traffic enforcement operations utilizing evidence-based components. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Behavioral Highway Safety: Knowledge of behavioral highway safety programs and research. Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals. Law Enforcement: Knowledge of skills required to implement advanced traffic enforcement operations utilizing evidence-based frameworks. For all types of consideration, 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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