Clarification from the agency

The public and Current Federal Employees

• Participates in, and contributes to, top level Center and Agency meetings, conferences, and workshops on broad public health, education, scientific policy matters and issues with global scope.
• Collaborates with the Center Director and other key CDER and FDA officials in identifying needs, formulating, and developing plans and strategies, policies, program content, direction, priorities and goals to ensure objectives are accomplished.
• Develops, implements, executes, and administers public health education, regulatory information, external communications plans and programs pertaining to the drug products for the patients, consumers, the medical community, and industry.
• Analyzes and provides authoritative evaluations and recommendations concerning planned, existing or past programs, campaigns, and activities to execute CDER vision for public health education and external relations.
• Develops and disseminates public education campaigns to explain regulations, reduce initiation, and increase awareness of media relations and web communications.
• Represents the Center Director, FDA, and participates as the Center's authority on all matters related to the communication and public health education.
• Provides executive leadership and technical direction on his/her staff of professional, technical, and supports staff in developing and implementing broad national programs for public health education to execute public health missions.
• Directs, reviews, and evaluates the Division of Health Communications and Division of Online Communications activities on achievement of program goals and objectives and assigned functional responsibilities.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:

1. U.S. Citizenship is required for federal employment.
2. Must complete 1 year SES probationary period, if not previously completed.
3. Ethics pre-clearance is required.
4. Security and Background Requirements: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security re-investigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time. Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action.
5. E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant.
6. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
7. Financial disclosure statement may be required.
8. One-year probationary period may be required.
9. Bargaining Unit Position: NO
10. Drug Screening Required: NO
11. Recruitment Bonus: May be authorized.
12. Relocation Bonus: May be authorized.
13. Supervisory position: YES

All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 03/24/2020.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for Director Office of Communications, 1001, ES - 00, you must process the following:

Specialized Experience Requirement
To be qualified for this position, your résumé must reflect experience in a managerial capacity with responsibility for providing supervisory direction to a large and diverse organization responsible for promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of programs and operations and preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in such programs and operations. This experience must be evidenced by sophisticated analytical skills, superior written and oral communication skills, good judgment, and experience in interacting with government and non-government officials. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. At this level, you would have typically been responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating work that included managing and/or supervising other managers. You must demonstrate in your résumé, significant achievements, increasing levels of responsibility as a manager, and a solid record of successful professional performance.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), your résumé must show evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability, and that is directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Technical Qualifications (TQs), Desired Qualifications (DQs) and the five Executive Core Qualifications(ECQs) listed below. The application process for this position is RESUME ONLY. You should address the TQs, DQs, and ECQs within the context of a 5-page résumé. Any information submitted in excess of 5 pages WILL NOT be considered. We strongly encourage you to submit a résumé that is tailored specifically for this position to ensure it includes relevant examples of how you possess the technical qualifications and the five Executive Core Qualifications. Your résumé should emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed (e.g., budget, type/# of staff supervised) and program accomplishments, including the results of your actions.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs)
In addition to specialized experience, applicants must possess the following technical qualifications that represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position:

1.Experience that includes extensive understanding on how to create communication campaigns and associated content to promote an Agency's priorities across various communications platforms; that will engage key audiences such as Congress, key stakeholders, the media and audiences through many relevant mediums to include oversees contacts.
2.Demonstrated experience providing strategic direction to external and internal communications activities for an organization.
3.Demonstrated experience using multiyear planning, strategic thinking, and performance management to improve communications for an organization.

Desirable Qualifications (DQs)
It is desired that you have:
1.Knowledge of the nation's public health programs, their interrelationships, and the social, political, and economic forces that affect them.
2.Formal training and/or ability to converse with scientific stakeholders in areas of regulatory and quantitative program and policy analysis of drug research.

Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officers interested in applying for this position to serve in the SES must resign their commission if selected.

Additional information on the proper preparation of ECQs is available by going to the Office of Personnel Management's web site at http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2010.pdf. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the guide.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) -- Your résumé must show that you possess the following ECQs:
Fundamental Competencies are the foundation for success in each of the ECQs and should be evident over the course of your résumé: Interpersonal Skills; Oral Communication; Integrity/Honesty; Written Communication; Continual Learning; and Public Service Motivation. It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/.

1. Leading Change: This core qualification involves 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. (Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision)
2. Leading People: This core qualification involves 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. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building)
3. Results Driven: This core qualification involves 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. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility)
4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. (Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management)
5. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves 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. (Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating)

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the job opportunity announcement closes (at 11:59 pm ET on 03/24/2020), your resume and narrative responses to the technical qualifications and the five Executive Core Qualifications are an integral part of the process for determining your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. Responses that are not supported by your resume will eliminate you from consideration. Your application will be evaluated in the following manner:

1. Application packages will be reviewed for completeness (incomplete or late packages will not receive further consideration).

2. Basic qualifications review. Your resume and questionnaire will be reviewed to ensure that you meet the Specialized Experience Requirement. (If you do not meet this requirement, you will not receive further consideration).

3. Review of your supplemental qualifications document to determine your rating.

All initial appointments to an SES position are contingent on approval from OPM's Qualifications Review Board unless the selectee has successfully participated in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program.