Clarification from the agency

Open to all groups of qualified individuals. Current employees within the Federal civil service. SES reinstatement eligibles and SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration.

ABOUT THE POSITION
As Executive Director, Human Resources Systems - the incumbent leads the transformation of HR systems capabilities, and their investment management by providing strategic planning, policy, and integration to facilitate accomplishment of the Human Capital Management (HCM) mission across the enterprise.

Responsible for developing and implementing a vision that extends across the HHS enterprise and beyond of innovation, transformation, and continual modernization of HHS HCM in support of HHS components, the HHS enterprise, and, where possible, to the benefit of the wider Federal government.

Manages the HHS HR domain and sub-domains consisting of automated systems, programs and applications, common business processes, and business analytics programs.

Responsible for the development, delivery and operation of all HHS HCM automated systems and tools (including the infrastructure components) to support the HHS population of approximately 86,000 employees.

Responsible for integrating systems and infrastructure to provide HHS-wide automation and tools to support business analytics, efficient management of resources, and streamlined business processes.

The incumbent is the senior executive and technical authority for HR systems, programs, applications and tools, and exercises authorities as delegated. Directly supervises subordinate Division Directors at the GS-15 level in the following areas: systems integration, design and development, operations and maintenance (EHCM/Oracle PeopleSoft HCM, Service Now ITSM and HR Exchange/HR Service Delivery). In carrying out these responsibilities, the incumbent:

Serves as a principal advisor to the CHCO/Deputy CHCO, OHR and is an authoritative resource on a wide variety of complex human resources issues, strategies, and administrative issues as well as activities related to the efficiency and transformation of human resources operations.

Coordinates activities where the CHCO/Deputy CHCO is personally involved, and on projects requiring interaction with Departmental agencies and other federal agencies such as the Office of Personnel Management on new and changing HCM processes, procedures and authorities.

Provides leadership coordination of requirements identification, budget identification and execution, strategic planning, cost analysis, risk analysis and strategic control of HR systems requirements.

Ensures HR systems and HCM responsible programs reflect the most advanced technology and developments.

Conditions of employment

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test; random testing after appointment
• This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM.
• Executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with an HHS Executive Consultant, or QRB Writer to develop an ECQ narrative for submission to OPM
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

Qualifications

Open to all groups of qualified individuals from the public. Current employees within the Federal civil service. Career SES and SES reinstatement eligibles. SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration.

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration.

All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results.

Fundamental Competencies:

Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

Executive Core Qualifications (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.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's):

This position also requires that you possess MTQ's that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following MTQ's must be evident in your resume.

1. Demonstrated success in providing executive level leadership and management of large, complex enterprise- wide IT systems and optimized IT environment components containing large scale contracts to include cloud based environments, integrated IT service delivery, IT governance and IT portfolio management.
2. Knowledge of system design and development best practices with emphasis on shared IT services and the requisite buy-in and interaction with stakeholders while balancing multiple competing priorities and possible limited resources.
3. Demonstrated ability to develop and execute the vision and strategic roadmap necessary to spearhead HRIT transformation by not only optimizing existing systems, but also acquiring and applying new products and services that transform - through modernization and innovation - HR Information Technology, how an organization operates, and overall service delivery.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your cover letter (NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE) and your resume (NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES), demonstrating possession of the technical qualifications and achievement of the five executive core qualifications are the documents that will be used to determine your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE PAGE LIMITS ABOVE AND INCLUDE BOTH DOCUMENTS OR YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.