Clarification from the agency

This position is open to the public and all groups of qualified individuals in the federal service. Current SES employees, individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates need to apply to be considered. Location is either Washington D.C. Headquarters Office, or a location negotiable upon selection where a Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Regional Office (U.S. only) is located.

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• Serve as executive lead for OIG enterprise data and analytical services.
• Create strategy and policies for improving data quality, enhancing data management practices, integrating data delivery, and leading the governance of data management practices.
• Ensure delivery of a full range of analytics, including ad-hoc analytics, predictive, statistical modeling and artificial intelligence (AI) to support oversight of HHS programs.
• Direct, monitor and report on major projects and initiatives assigned by the Deputy Inspector General for Management and Policy.
• Ensure that appropriate controls exist for analytics that serve as a source for oversight and law enforcement work performed by OIG.
• Serve as partner across the senior executive team to help develop and execute long-range strategic plans and programs.
• Increases the effectiveness and efficiency in managing data, analyzing the value of the data already available, and collaborating across the OIG and HHS to share data.
• Develop and implement a data services strategy to maximize use of OIG data for internal users, including data warehouses, data sets, business intelligence tools, and staff training.
• Build and maintain key professional networks across government, industry, and academia to promote data science and analytics innovation.

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 SES probationary period for initial SES appointment is required.
• Public Financial Disclosure reporting is required.
• Designated and/or Random Drug Testing is required.

Qualifications

To be qualified for this position, your resume must reflect specialized experience in a leadership and managerial capacity with responsibility for providing supervisory direction to a large and diverse organization responsible for directing the development, deployment, adoption and use of analytic methods and tools which drive innovation and enterprise objectives with positive results on a national and or/international level. Successful candidates will possess significant experience in the data analytics field and the deployment of new solutions which have led to recognized, well established professional status. This experience must demonstrate sophisticated analytical skills, superior written and oral communications skills, good judgement, and experience in building coalitions and collaborating with government and/or non-government officials. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. At this level, you would have typically been responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating work that included managing and/or supervising other managers. You must demonstrate in your resume significant achievements, increasing levels of responsibility as a manager, and a solid record of successful professional performance.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), your application must show evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability, and that is directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Technical Qualifications listed below.

The application process for this position is the Traditional Method. Your resume should address the Technical Qualifications listed below and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed and program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. Your application will also include a separate narrative addressing the ECQs.

See HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED and HOW TO APPLY sections for additional information.

Technical Qualifications (TQs) -- Mandatory; Your resume (not to exceed 5 pages) must clearly show that you possess the following TQs (do not submit a separate narrative addressing the TQs):

1. Comprehensive knowledge and experience with operating enterprise level advanced analytical services, enterprise performance measures, and data management operations.
2. Comprehensive knowledge and experience with industry leading advanced data analytics technology that drive measurable results for large and complex national organization.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) -- Mandatory; Submit a separate narrative (max 10 pages) clearly addressing the five ECQs listed below. (Note: Current and reinstatement eligible career SES and SES Career Development Program (CDP) Graduates with OPM certified ECQs are not required to submit separate ECQ narratives):

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. (Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision)
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. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building)
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. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility)
4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. (Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management)
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. (Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating)

Fundamental Competencies are the foundation for success in each of the ECQs and should be evident over the course of your resume: Interpersonal Skills: Oral Communication; Integrity/Honesty; Written Communication; Continual Learning; and Public Service Motivation.

Additional information on the ECQs is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-corequalifications/. This resource also provides valuable information regarding ECQ narrative submission.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your detailed resume, ECQ narrative and responses to the Assessment Questionnaire are an integral part of the process for determining your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. Responses that are not supported in your application will eliminate you from consideration.

Your application will be evaluated in the following manner:

1. Applications will be evaluated for completeness. Incomplete or late packages will not receive further consideration.
2. Minimum qualifications review. Your application package will be reviewed to ensure that you meet the specialized experience, mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs), and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). If you do not meet these requirements you will not receive further consideration.
3. If it is determined that you meet minimum qualifications for the position, your application package will be further evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may be invited to participate in a interview and undergo reference checks. Top candidates may be required to submit further written documentation of qualifications (e.g. may be required to provide a writing sample) or participate in additional interviews.
4. The HHS-OIG Executive Resources Board will make recommendations on final selection to the appointing authority.

All initial appointments to an SES position are contingent on approval from OPM's Qualification Review Board (QRB). If selected, your ECQ narrative will be submitted for certification by an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management, you will not need to draft the ECQ narrative for appointment to this position.

All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, and/or appropriate disciplinary action.
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/11743681