As the Principal Deputy Director for OVC, you will work with the OVC Director, Chief of Staff, Deputy Directors, and Associate Directors in the development and management of OVC grant programs, contracts, budget, communications, and technical assistance activities.

You will be responsible for leadership and technical support to OVC staff in grant management and oversight. Working with the Director, you will have overall responsibility, as well as delegated authority, for the oversight and administration of broad, emerging, and/or critical agency programs and applicable objectives under the DOJ Strategic Plan.

You will support state, local, and tribal efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence and respond to victims of crime by providing executive leadership in the areas of criminal justice/victim services, including internal and external communications, and training and staff development. You will provide national leadership and outreach on crime victims' issues by identifying and supporting evidence-based programs, best practices, and innovative approaches to addressing key victim-related issues. You will be responsible for the development of victim services programs, activities, and initiatives that support state, local and tribal agencies and communities.

You will develop and oversee OVC's programmatic initiatives, including the development of new evidence-based programs and best practices. You will evaluate past, current and proposed programs and technical assistance to initiate, modify or discontinue projects, making way for new initiatives, as appropriate. You will provide leadership and technical support to staff in the formulation and administration of policies affecting OVC programs and activities. You will implement policies that promote the sustainability of victim services programs and work with other OVC units to incorporate success factors into solicitations and program design.

You will serve as a primary agency advisor on various programs and initiatives. You will counsel senior management staff and officials at multiple levels of DOJ/OJP; senior staff of other Federal, state, and local government agencies; and private sector clients and vendors on agency matters. You will advise on the appropriate methods and techniques to use in order to achieve program goals and objectives. You will serve on inter-agency, national, and/or international special work groups, task forces, or expert panels on special projects or studies critical to the resolution of far-reaching issues and problems.

You will collaboratively direct the operations of OVC in conjunction with the Chief of Staff and Deputy Directors, using subordinate managers, as appropriate. You will perform the full range of human resource management for those employees reporting directly to you, to include: performance management, grievances, personnel actions, advice and counsel, problem solving, disciplinary measures, training, etc., while furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:

• Directing the work of an organizational unit;
• Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
• Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance;
• Supervising the work of employees; and
• Exercising important policymaking, policy determining, or other executive functions.

Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Mandatory Technical and Executive Core Qualification factors will result in your application being disqualified.

Executive Core Qualifications:

You must clearly document and demonstrate the following Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), not to exceed ten pages total:

ECQ 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.

Applicants will be evaluated based on how well they meet the Executive Core Qualifications and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, as outlined in the Qualifications section of the announcement.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment. To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a written statement addressing the five (5) Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).