Clarification from the agency

This job is opened to Current Federal Employees in the Excepted Service and Competitive Service and all qualified U.S. Citizens.

In coordination with the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer exercises broad oversight and direction in the following areas:

-- Serves as principal advisor to the Director of Administration and Management, the Director, Washington Headquarters Services, and other senior DoD officials on all matters of human resources management and personnel security.

-- Through subordinate staff members, directs the civilian personnel program (classification, staffing, recruitment, employee training and development, employee relations, benefits, policy, personnel security, performance management, awards, and information management). Coordinates HR operational activities within and among these functions to help ensure consistent and timely delivery of services.

-- Oversees certain Department-wide personnel responsibilities. These are concerned with: (1) the interviewing, referral, and/or placement of applicants referred for non-career appointment to the Secretary of Defense by the White House or similar sources; (2) the preparation of replies to inquiries from many sources on employment and career possibilities in the Department of Defense; (3) the preparation of replies to Congressional inquiries on certain phases of DoD or the Military Departments' hiring processes; (4) the development of coordinated DoD positions on special projects growing out of specific requests from OSD offices; and, (5) representation of DoD HR and security programs and positions to the interagency. Provides DoD-wide management of actions regarding experts and consultants (including members of Boards and Committees), Schedule C, and Non-career SES. Serves as DoD focal point for the management of all SES Non-career and Schedule C actions in the department including reporting on same.

-- In the area of personnel security, has responsibility for personnel security processing, administration, appeals, and policy for the WHS-supported component. Also represents Defense Agencies' and DoD Field Activities' security interests at DoD and intelligence community fora. This includes the review and evaluation of background investigations, counterintelligence reports, criminal investigations, and security reports necessary for determining eligibility for access to classified information, and appointment to sensitive positions or assignment to Presidential support duties as well as appeals of adverse determinations. Also included is responsibility for initiating investigations of Congressional staff personnel and issuing their security clearances and maintaining active security files and data files on government visitors to OSD. Scope covers approximately 67,000 civilian positions assigned to the OSD, its Defense Agencies, DoD Field Activities, components, and supported organizations.

-- Actively participates in the development of civilian personnel, personnel security, and voluntary campaigns management policy on a Government-wide and Department-wide basis. Represents the Office of the Secretary of Defense on the OPM Interagency Advisory Group and represents the Department and/or OSD on other DoD or interdepartmental boards, committees, panels, or working groups which develop policy recommendations and legislative proposals on personnel matters for consideration of the Secretary of Defense, the OPM or the Congress.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
• All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES.
• You must submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test before you can be appointed into this position. Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• In order to qualify for this position, you must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
• Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on 04/27/2022
• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• You will serve a two-year probationary period unless you have previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (seehttps://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration).

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and other qualifications, if applicable, listed below.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must address each ECQ separately, not to exceed 10 pages. You are required to respond to all ECQs. If you fail to do so will result in a rating of 'ineligible.' When responding to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the ECQs. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. You should limit your narrative to two pages per ECQ, and address each ECQ separately. OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications can assist you in writing an effective SES application. In particular, please note the Challenge-Context-Action-Result Model that is recommended and very helpful when drafting ECQ narrative responses. The Guide is available on OPM's Website at:
http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/guidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf

Applicants must utilize the Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) Model when writing Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ). Use two examples of relevant experience for each ECQ being sure your experience matches the ECQ criteria.
Challenge - Describe a specific problem or goal.
Context - Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, co-workers, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale).
Action - Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
Result - Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills.

Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments (e.g., Led the development and implementation of....) and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised; size of budget managed; amount of money saved, etc.).

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.

ECQ 2 - Leading People: This core qualification involves 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.

ECQ 3 - Results Driven: This core qualification involves 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.

ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves 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.

Applicants that are either Career SES members, or graduates of the Office of Personnel Management Certified Development Program are not required to address the ECQs.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. You are required to respond to all of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per technical qualification.

1. Demonstrated experience leading and partnering to improve human resource and security programs resulting in innovative, strategic solutions and plan(s) that reflect continuously changing customer requirements.
2. Demonstrated experience advancing innovative human capital management service delivery solutions to meet strategic goals and requirements. In addition, demonstrated executive-level experience managing and directing the day-to-day operations of a Federal human resources program.
3. Demonstrated experience fielding new business applications or improving business applications while maintaining service delivery and improving application user proficiency and adoption.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel. Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), your ECQs must be certified by the OPM QRB before your appointment can occur.