The U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) Executive Director serves as the agency's Executive Secretary and a core member of the Chief Executive Officer's (CEO) senior management team. The incumbent is responsible for coordinating the workflow of the agency internally, and standing up and overseeing an Executive Secretariat staff, among other Executive Secretary functions. The incumbent also oversees and leads all of the agency's Board operations as well as CEO Office staff.
Summary
The U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) Executive Director serves as the agency's Executive Secretary and a core member of the Chief Executive Officer's (CEO) senior management team. The incumbent is responsible for coordinating the workflow of the agency internally, and standing up and overseeing an Executive Secretariat staff, among other Executive Secretary functions. The incumbent also oversees and leads all of the agency's Board operations as well as CEO Office staff.
The incumbent serves as the Executive Director for the United States Agency for Global Media, a multi-platform operation responding in real time to international events. The incumbent will use his or her demonstrated leadership skills in a dynamic work environment to oversee or perform the following duties:
-Coordinate the workflow of the agency internally; serving as the liaison between the agency's offices and networks and the CEO Office; and handling the agency's relations with the White House, National Security Council, and other national security agencies through their respective Executive Secretaries and/or related officials.
-Organize and archiving all agency documents and correspondence; improving processes around tasking written products and templates for creating these products; enforcing quality control around all written products and processes for their approval with the CEO and Deputy Directors; and organizing all CEO and Deputy Director travel, including preparation materials.
-Provide an effective executive communications and decision-making capacity to enable the CEO to successfully articulate and advance the agency's mission; manage regular reporting by all senior staff and network heads to the CEO; play a key role in setting the CEO's agenda; participate in recruitment and selection of senior staff members and network heads; and ensure all senior staff comply with performance management requirements.
-Lead all operations of the agency's governing Board, including managing the preparations of and agendas for all Board meetings, conference calls, and notation votes; overseeing the logistics of all Board meetings; and serving as the primary liaison for all Board members with the CEO and other Senior Staff. This also includes assisting with the operations of the three grantee networks' Boards when needed and as appropriate.
-Supervise all CEO Office staff, including Special Assistants and Administrative Assistants. This includes all recruitment, hiring, work requirements, and adjusting assigned duties as required by the CEO's priorities.
Selectee will serve a one-year probationary period.
This is a sensitive or national security position.
If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-86.
Persons newly selected for appointment to an SES position must have their managerial qualifications approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
The selectee will be required to complete an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Veterans preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.
OPM Candidate Development Program (CDP) graduates and current Career SES members need only to address the Professional/Technical qualifications and need not respond to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
You will be required to serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously completed the probationary period.
Security Requirement: Critical Sensitive. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
Qualifications
To be qualified, applicants must possess the Executive Core Qualifications for the Senior Executive Service and the Professional/Technical Qualifications required for the position.
MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):
The applicant must file a separate narrative response for each ECQ. In responding to each ECQ statement, please structure your responses in terms of a specific problem or goal (CHALLENGE); the environment in which you worked to tackle the problem or goal (CONTEXT); the specific actions taken (ACTION); and the outcome from such actions (RESULTS). Please provide at least two (2) examples for each area, where practical. The total response to all ECQs MUST NOT EXCEED 10 PAGES. For additional information on ECQ's beyond the information provided in this document, go to website http://www.opm.gov.
ECQ 1. Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision.
ECQ 2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building.
ECQ 3. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility.
ECQ 4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating.
PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (PTQs)
The applicant is encouraged to file a separate narrative response for each PTQ and cite examples in support of their response.
Essential (Mandatory)
PTQ 1: Expert knowledge of the mission, function, organization, structure and operations of the federally-funded international media.
PTQ 2: Expert judgment and critical thinking skills, demonstrated through leadership of complex projects and management of competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
PTQ 3: Expert collaboration and consensus building skills as demonstrated by the ability to work across multiple organizations and with personnel at all organizational levels.
PTQ 4: Expert, demonstrated interpersonal, leadership and managerial capabilities, including the ability to effectively direct tasking, assess and manage performance, and support personal and professional development of all levels of personnel.
PTQ 5: Expert knowledge of and experience in international affairs and the foreign policy objectives of the U.S. and related issues with regard to international broadcast programming, including a sound understanding of U.S. international media and its impact of foreign policy
Education
There is no education requirement for this position.
Additional information
If successful applicant is a current Federal employee, he or she must be willing to enter the Senior Executive Service. If the successful applicant is an Agency Foreign Service employee, he/she will be retained on their Foreign Service appointment.
PLEASE NOTE: Current career senior executives, Qualification Review Board (QRB) certified graduates of an SES candidate development program, and individual with SES reinstatement eligibility may be considered non-competitively for appointment to this position if they meet the mandatory professional/technical qualification requirements. Proof of noncompetitive eligibility is required (SF-50 or QRB certification).
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of the quality and extent of their accomplishments, experience and education. An Executive Resources Board (ERB) will evaluate the resume, the Executive Core Qualifications statement, and the Technical Qualifications statement for each candidate to determine the best qualified candidates who will be referred to the selecting official.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
The following documents are required for your application to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in mail service, your system failure or downtime, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
1. Resume must include: 1) personal information; 2) education; 3) work experience including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; and title, series and grade if applicable; 4) supervisors phone number, e-mail address for each work period listed, and whether or not we may contact them for reference checks; and 5) other qualifications.
2. A narrative statement for your responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs); this is not required for current graduates of an OPM certified SES Candidate Program or current SES members.
3. A narrative statement for your responses to the Professional/Technical Qualifications questions (TQs). This is required for all applicants.
4. For current or previous Federal employees, please attach a copy of your most recent SF-50 or agency notification of personnel action form that provides current position, grade level, and duty location.
5. Please provide a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.
6. Graduates of an OPM certified SES Candidate Program must submit a copy of the program graduation/certification document.
7. Current or former SES members should submit a copy of their most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, showing status as an SES member.
8. Incomplete application packages will not be evaluated.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
THIS VACANCY HAS BEEN AMENDED TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 1/8/2019.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log into your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit Application button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://login.usajobs.gov/account/signin. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application. Click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job, then click on Additional Application Information to see the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process.
Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement and the "How to Apply" instructions. Failure to provide the required information and/or materials, by 11:59 P.M. on 1/8/2019 will result in your not being considered for employment.
Broadcasting Board Of Governors
330 Independence Avenue SW
Room 4700 Cohen Building
Washington, DC 20237
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
The following documents are required for your application to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in mail service, your system failure or downtime, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
1. Resume must include: 1) personal information; 2) education; 3) work experience including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; and title, series and grade if applicable; 4) supervisors phone number, e-mail address for each work period listed, and whether or not we may contact them for reference checks; and 5) other qualifications.
2. A narrative statement for your responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs); this is not required for current graduates of an OPM certified SES Candidate Program or current SES members.
3. A narrative statement for your responses to the Professional/Technical Qualifications questions (TQs). This is required for all applicants.
4. For current or previous Federal employees, please attach a copy of your most recent SF-50 or agency notification of personnel action form that provides current position, grade level, and duty location.
5. Please provide a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.
6. Graduates of an OPM certified SES Candidate Program must submit a copy of the program graduation/certification document.
7. Current or former SES members should submit a copy of their most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, showing status as an SES member.
8. Incomplete application packages will not be evaluated.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
THIS VACANCY HAS BEEN AMENDED TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 1/8/2019.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log into your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit Application button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://login.usajobs.gov/account/signin. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application. Click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job, then click on Additional Application Information to see the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process.
Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement and the "How to Apply" instructions. Failure to provide the required information and/or materials, by 11:59 P.M. on 1/8/2019 will result in your not being considered for employment.
Broadcasting Board Of Governors
330 Independence Avenue SW
Room 4700 Cohen Building
Washington, DC 20237
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
