Clarification from the agency

All groups of qualified individuals.

The Executive Director, Office of Business Integration (OBI) duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Advises and makes recommendations to the Chief of Staff (COS) regarding needed changes in policy and procedures impacting the agency's Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and architecture.
• Assures that business processes are integrated in the most effective manner, conforming to all applicable laws, regulations, standards and procedures.
• Assist the COS, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits (PDUSB) and Under Secretary for Benefits (USB) in preparation for briefings, speeches, congressional testimonies, and high-level presentations regarding system and enterprise architecture; process integration; and IT infrastructure needs.
• Responsible for daily oversight of OBI's activities related to operational support, human and fiscal resource management, internal and external stakeholder engagement, and VBA policies and procedures.
• Responsible for oversight and evaluation of all VBA IT processes and integration and how they impact the delivery of benefits and services.
• Maintains an overview of OBI's and the Office of Information & Technology programs to assure integration across the enterprise.
• Directs, monitors, and controls program progress, accomplishments, and effectiveness through review of program documents;
• Implementation of policy guidance and decisions; analysis of current and projected program requirements; attendance at meetings and conferences with key officials and operating staff; analysis of policies and directives from higher authority; and discussions with key internal and external stakeholders.

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, applicants 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 each of the following ECQs and include your name on each page.. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately. Additional information on ECQs is available at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/. 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 specific TQ(s). Please label and include your name on each page. 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 experience in business systems operations and process integration; planning and development of systems; business architecture; and IT investment strategy and management. Experience in operations, oversight, and analysis of the technology infrastructure of a public sector program that administers complex benefits for a large group of beneficiaries. Demonstrated public sector experience leading vendor managed solutions and large-scale contracted services to improve benefits intake and evidence processing for a large group of beneficiaries or customers.

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