Clarification from the agency

All groups of qualified individuals.

The Deputy Chief Officer (DCO) is organizationally assigned to the Workforce Management and Consulting (WMC) Office in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This position reports to the Chief Officer (CO). WMC consists of the following: Human Resources (HR) Operations Office (HROO), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Diversity and Inclusion, Human Capital Systems and Services (HCSS), Finance and Business Operations Team (FBOS), HR Development (HRD) and HR Center of Expertise (HRCOE). This office provides staff support to the Office of the Under Secretary for Health through the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Workforce Services on matters involving HR; Workforce Planning; Equal Employment Opportunity/Diversity and Inclusion; Organizational Analysis and Design; and productivity and quality improvements. WMC is responsible for developing and implementing policy under the approval of the Under Secretary for Health and handling other management issues that impact field facilities and VHA Central Office.

Assists the CO with the formulation and justification of the medical administration budget and negotiates modifications made during the budget cycle, including the OMB pass back. The DCO assists the CO in the planning and utilization of equipment, securing contractual services, and the budget. The incumbent will be responsible for non-expendable equipment inventory management and providing guidance on the VHA space program.

Conducts organizational analyses, reviews and makes recommendations concerning the mission and functions of VHA offices, the allocation of resources, manpower requirements, and the effectiveness of systems and procedures. The incumbent coordinates changes in VHA with the CO, including establishment or elimination of various services or offices. The DCO is expected to develop and implement plans to improve specific procedures, systems, or policies.

Oversees the HROO in support of human resources operations. HROO oversees recruitment/staffing organizations whom perform diverse functions supporting VHA executive level recruitment, nationwide delegated examining recruitment to include consulting and training on the USA Staffing system, professional physician/nurse recruiters and a national marketing program.

Conditions of employment

• US citizenship is required.
• One year probationary period required for initial SES appointment.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Successful completion of background investigation and drug screening.
• Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) is required.
• May be subject to reassignment geographically or organizationally.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicant must possess the following technical and executive core qualifications. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive level assignments such as director of a regional office, medical facility or program manager. An individual's total experience, education and volunteer work experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

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.

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately. Additional information on ECQs is available at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/qualify.asp. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Results model outlined in the guide. It is recommended that you draft your ECQs in a Word document and then upload into the system.

1. Leading Change: 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.

2. Leading People: 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.

3. Results Driven: 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.

4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ)s: In addition, all applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TQ(s). Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. It is recommended that you draft your TQ(s) in a word document and then upload into the system.

TQ1: Demonstrated leadership experience in the development of human resources policies, systems, and procedures in a variety of human resources functions (e.g., staffing, classification, employee relations, performance management, strategic planning, compensation, benefits, training and development, etc) for a large, decentralized department OR demonstrated operational leadership experience in a variety of human resources functions.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Step 1: ECQ qualifications

Step 2: Technical Qualification(s)

Step 3: VA Executive Resources Board

Step 4: Nominating Organization may conduct interviews

Step 5: Approval by the Selecting Official (may include additional screening)

Step 6: OPM Qualifications Review Board certification