Clarification from the agency

Current Federal employees serving under career or career-conditional competitive service appointments, former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility, or persons eligible for non-competitive appointment under special appointment authorities. Veterans who are preference eligible or separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 or more years of continuous service may apply under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA).

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Supervisory Duties:
Provides full technical and administrative oversight over the Talent Acquisition Branch, the Executive Resources Branch, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Branch. Additionally, the position directs and coordinates the work within the branches and oversees special projects designed to promote and develop oversight and compliance of all internal operations; Exercises significant responsibilities in dealing with agency management officials, management officials of other HHS components, as well as officials of other Federal agencies; Initiates corrective actions relating to employee work problems and makes decisions on work problems presented by contractors; Makes or approves selections for subordinate non-supervisory positions; Makes decisions on non-routine, costly or controversial training needs and training requests related to staff members in order to efficiently manage numerous projects. Recommends awards or bonuses for non-supervisory personnel and changes in position classification, subject to approval by
higher-level officials, supervisors or both. Reviews and recommends serious disciplinary actions, including suspensions involving non-supervisory subordinates. Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Interviews candidates or positions in the unit; recommend appointment, promotion, or reassignment to such positions. Approves expenses comparable to with-in grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel; Finds and implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant "bottlenecks" and barriers to production, promote team building, or improve business practices.

Human Resources Services:
Provides expert advisory, consultative, and technical services to OIG/OMP on a broad range of human resources (HR) issues that involve complex and controversial issues. These services are: (i) solving sensitive and complex issues; (ii) advising supervisors in developing accurate position descriptions and assuming responsibility for their technical adequacy for classification purposes; (iii) consulting with management on proposed reorganizations and advising on potential effects on positions, career progression, and maximum utilization of skills; (iv) administering agency recruitment and placement plan that includes developing and issuing vacancy announcements, determining qualifications, identifying critical skill requirements, chairing/coordinating evaluation panels, and processing personnel actions; (v) processing noncompetitive actions in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; and (vi) ensuring that management and employees are kept informed of new changes in HR policies, procedures and programs.

Executive Resources:
Develops, implements, and manages an OIG specific Senior Executive System (SES) performance management system. This will include initial certification and subsequent recertification using OPM's SES Performance Appraisal Assessment Tool. The incumbent will manage the Performance Review Board process.

Develops and manages GIG-specific pay administration policy, including but not limited to: (i) setting pay upon initial appointment; (ii) adjusting pay, including performance-based pay increases and approving exceptions to the 12 month rule; and (iii) critical position pay.

Establishes an OIG Executive Resources Board (ERB), which, at a minimum, conducts/oversees the merit staffing process for career entry into the SES. The incumbent will develop and deliver OIG-specific policy and guidance to mission areas for implementing SES staffing, classification, performance management and pay.

Develops and maintains internal and OPM reporting systems for tracking all OIG executive resources personnel movements including career executives and any political non-career SES and/or Schedule C appointees and coordinate OIG entries of positions for the Plum Book for quadrennial publication.

Manages the career SES staffing process including but not limited to: allocation approval, develop/issue vacancy announcements, conduct initial review for minimum qualifications, facilitate subject-matter expert review of technical and executive qualifications to determine "best qualified", ensure ERB engagement and oversight, approve selection for initial career appointments and other staffing actions, obtain OPM certification of executive qualifications required before initial career appointment, SES orientation and on-boarding processes.

Conditions of employment

• U.S Citizenship is required.
• Registration with the Selective Service (if applicable).
• Suitability for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• Time in grade must be met within 30 days of closing date of announcement.
• THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 14043 MANDATING COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
• One-year supervisory probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

You must meet the requirements of the job by 11:59 (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing date: 03/19/2022

Expanded/Maximum telework Posture:

• Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in a maximum telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to telework upon your appointment. As employees are permitted to return to the office, you may be required to report to the duty station listed on this announcement, even if your home/temporary telework site is located outside the local commuting area. Your position may be eligible for workplace flexibilities which may include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling. These flexibilities may be requested in accordance with the HHS Workplace Flexibilities policy.
• Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Education used as part of an application package will only be considered if complete transcripts are submitted and must be from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. To see if your institution is accredited, please follow this link: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Experience with managing and advising senior officials on the Senior Executive Service (SES) program activities;
• Experience that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of SES recruitment and hiring authorities;
• Experience managing an SES performance management system; and
• Experience preparing and presenting high-level briefings to senior officials.

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. Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

How you will be evaluated

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

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) at HHS. Clearance of CTAP/ICTAP will be applied for similar positions across HHS.

Your eligibility for consideration and qualifications for the position will be determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions. Your resume will be evaluated based on evidence of your ability to demonstrate possession of any specialized experience and how well your background and experience relates to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement.

The self-assessment questions relate to the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies (KSA's). You do not have to provide a narrative response to the KSA's.

• Managing Human Resources
• Recruitment/Placement
• Technical Competence (Executive Resources)
• Planning and Evaluating

Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial rating. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions. Next, your responses will be evaluated by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject matter expert against the information provided in your resume. Your resume must support your answers to the self-assessment questions, or your score may be adjusted or lowered accordingly which may affect your overall final rating. Falsifying your background, education, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or for changing your scored responses to questions you've answered, which may affect your overall final score.

Please note that a complete application is required for consideration. (Please review the "Required Documents" section of this job announcement to see what must be included in a complete application).

To view the application form, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11407165

Selections may be made for vacancies across the entire Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). By applying, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more HHS hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.