Clarification from the agency

All groups of qualified individuals.

The Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget Operations, is responsible for Department-wide budget policy, reporting, and score keeping. In addition, the incumbent has primary staff responsibility for budget formulation, presentation, execution, and related budgetary and program analysis for VA's staff office programs, Office of Inspector General (IG), and Supply Fund functions.

Responsible for budgetary analysis, development of recommendations, and implementation of budgets supporting Departmental objectives. In this role, the incumbent advises the DAS for Budget on budgetary requirements, long and short-term analysis, and application of the Administration's budgetary policies.

Directs the coordination of a wide range of VA budgetary functions involving agency-administration relationships in the budget formulation and execution process. Presents and defends budget estimates before the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. Represents VA with outside agencies such as OMB, Treasury, and the staffs of the Appropriations Committees of Congress to ensure concerted action on all budget issues.

Leads the process for review, analysis, and presentation of annual budget requests from Departmental components for development of the VA budget, and modification for the President's Budget, taking into account Administrative and Departmental policies, legislative and fiscal constraints, and the needs of the Department. Recommends appropriate action, through the DAS for Budget.

Recommends to the DAS for Budget basic plans and policy guidelines or changes to be established for the purpose of improving the budget and budgetary operations of the Department.

Monitors and evaluates program budget execution by managing the analysis of spending trends, identifying key budget execution issues relating resource execution to performance targets, and developing recommendations for course correction.

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 experience in successfully leading and managing a public or private sector organization that formulates and executes complex budgets.

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