Clarification from the agency

All groups of qualified individuals.

The Executive Director Acquisition, Technology and Logistics functions as the subject matter expert to the Under Secretary for Health (USH), Deputy USH, Assistant USH for Support Services and other AUSHs, 18 Network Directors, and 172 VAMC Directors on acquisition and supply chain issues. The incumbent oversees all activities associated with acquisition and life cycle management of expendable, durable and nonexpendable supplies and equipment including major capital equipment investments within the Veterans Health Administration: Other duties include:

Exercises authority, direction and control over the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Head of Contracting Activity. Advises VA Executive Director Acquisition Executive in the development of VA acquisition policy. Develops, maintains, interprets, implements and improves VHA acquisition policy and guidance.

Principal staff advisor on healthcare technology management, including biomedical maintenance matters to USH, DUSH and AUSHs, VISNs, VA Medical Centers and other key senior staff. Develops, maintains, interprets, implements and improves VHA healthcare technology and biomedical maintenance policy and guidance.

Functions as the subject matter expert and advises and assists the USH, DUSH and AUSHs, VISNs, VAMCs and other key senior staff on all healthcare logistics and medical supply chain issues.

Leads the development, implementation, oversight and improvement for all VHA healthcare logistics and medical supply chain activities.

Provides executive direction requiring exceptional managerial competence and technical expertise in the planning, coordination and management of a broad, complex range of programs with higher level program directives, diverse operations and legislative requirements

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 within 30 days of appointment.
• 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:
Extensive experience in healthcare supply chain management with a strong working knowledge of federal acquisition, healthcare technology and logistics management in a large healthcare organization.

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