Clarification from the agency

This vacancy is open to the public. This position allows for situational and recurring telework, but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.

The incumbent of this position serves as chief of the Data Programs and Policy Branch, which is responsible for coordinating data management and data governance activities, to include developing data policies, data models, and data standards; supporting JDAO programs with policy-related inquiries regarding data management (e.g., impact on data, access to data); and supporting all data governance and data stewardship frameworks and bodies within the JDAO as well as the broader AO and federal judiciary.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Leading and managing day-to-day activities of the Data Programs and Policy Branch including supervising staff and promoting a collaborative team approach to work.
2. Collaborating with data owners, stewards, and custodians on the execution of the Data Strategy and Governance Plan, including development and implementation of data policies, data models, data standards, data roles and responsibilities, and judiciary-wide data security categorization efforts.
3. Supporting the work of enterprise-level data governance and stewardship groups, including the AO Data Governance Board, Judiciary Data Working Group, and related sub-groups.
4. Leading the implementation of the judiciary's data governance tool to enable self-service analytics through access to a data catalog, enterprise business glossary, data lineage, and traceability between business and technical assets, data policies, and rules.
5. Developing and implementing a communications strategy to increase awareness of data governance, outcomes, and policies, including but not limited to a data literacy campaign, data conferences, and data training.
6. Defining performance and quality metrics and coordinating efforts to promote awareness of data quality trends.
7. Providing an in-depth understanding of the statute, policy, and history of judiciary data with particular emphasis on caseload data housed within JDAO.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. AO employees are required to attest to their vaccination status. New employees are required to complete a Certification of Vaccination Form. The information provided on the form will be treated as confidential information and will be managed by the AO Human Resources Office.
2. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
3. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
4. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
5. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
6. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
7. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
8. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience managing staff engaged in data management and data governance policy development, implementation, and compliance, both strategically and tactically.

Experience with data stewardship and supporting data governance bodies is also preferred but not required to qualify for the position.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.