The ADAS, Office of Planning and Performance Management assist the Deputy Assistant Secretary with the following:

• Develops programs, plans, objectives, and initiatives for OPPM
• Guides the formulation of OPPM resources requirement, reviews program plan accomplishments, assesses program effectiveness, and recommends to the Deputy Assistant Secretary corrective actions or improvements.
• Provides executive leadership to the Department's strategic planning process in partnership with the administrations and staff offices. Responsible for ensuring VA is in compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) to support accomplishment of the Department's mission, fulfillment of the Secretary's vision, and achievement of the major goals and objectives established in the VA Strategic Plan.
• Provides high-level coordination and technical expertise to ensure effective management of the strategic planning process to ensure effective implementation of Department's strategies.
• Coordinates with other Department-wide planning processes (i.e., information technology resources, human resources management, and capital investment) to align and integrate into the VA's Strategic Operating Model and Manage for Results process.
• Develops Enterprise Risk Management tools, practices, and policies to analyze and report enterprise risks, and to manage risks according to an enterprise risk management framework.
• Develops and implement policies and strategies for the development of departmental performance matters. Manages development and implementation of monitoring systems for departmental performance indicators and standards, including ensuring data quality and compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
• Leads compliance with GPRA, GRPRA-MA, OMB A-123 , and many other Government imperatives as they relate to Performance, Agency Performance Goals, Cross Agency Goals, VA's strategic plan, governance, enterprise risk, evidence-based policy making, and many other high priority initiatives. Additionally, this candidate must possess a high level understanding of how VA works, and use that knowledge to collaborate with and implement enduring changes through the Administrations and Staff Offices.

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.
• Incumbents of this position will be subject to a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of drug screening required.
• Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) is required.
• May be subject to reassignment geographically or organizationally.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, the 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 a component budget director, program manager, or director of a regional office. 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.
All applicants must meet the following Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualification(s). Please refer to how to apply for additional instructions.

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICTIONS (ECQs):

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:
Knowledge and direct experience in strategy development, strategic/operational planning, requirement development, performance management, and risk management.

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