Typical work assignments will include, but are not limited to: Serving as Contract Specialist to execute mission requirements as workload necessitates; Providing technical direction over procurement and contracting activities in areas of preparation and issuance of sources sought announcements; Participating as a procurement team member in negotiations of contracts and performs procurement staff surveillance during all phases of the contracts; Supervising, planning, and directing personnel management activities to include positions and pay, selection or participation in the selection of subordinate employees; Interviewing candidates for subordinate positions; recommend hiring, promotion, or reassignments; As an expert in the procurement and contract management field, advising primary customers and District office personnel in all phases of the acquisition process. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office by providing a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and.