Clarification from the agency

All groups of qualified individuals.

The position is located in the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection and reports to the Assistant Secretary. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Provides strategic advice to the Assistant Secretary and designs organizational structures promoting OAWP's statutory mandate to advise the Secretary on matters involving accountability within VA, as well as its statutory mandate to track and confirm recommendations made to VA by internal and external auditors and investigators, and implementing VA training requirements.

2. Supports the Assistant Secretary for OAWP in accomplishing strategic planning, quality improvement, and program evaluation responsibilities.

3. Oversees and performs direct supervision of OAWPs executive leadership team, Chief of Staff, and two Executive Assistants.

4. Oversees and directs all management and operations activities including but not limited to OAWP's budget, human resources management, contracting, IT and system requirements, internal and external communications and other administrative functions.

5. Interacts and coordinates with external stakeholders including Congress, VA employees, unions, VA senior and executive leaders, OIG, GAO, OSC, and others to ensure fulfillment of the statutory mission.

6. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of OAWP.

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.
• COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement as required by Executive Order 14043, for further details, refer to additional information below.

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.

Experience in Health Care Compliance will be considered favorably.

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: Experience and/or knowledge of laws, federal rules and regulations involving employee relations, investigating employee and senior leader performance and misconduct, and whistleblower rights and protections, including familiarity with congressional and legislative activities. Experience and/or knowledge regarding organizational compliance and audit activities to achieve optimal organizational culture. Demonstrates an ability to accurately articulate, develop, and advise on anticipated, new, and current policy as it relates to an organization's mission and requirements and represent the agency to internal and external stakeholders.

TQ2: Experience in leading an organization to identify and build the elements necessary to continuously improve culture within a complex organization, and to identify and eliminate barriers to transparency and accountability.

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