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 and/or Managerial Responsibilities:
Supervises a group of employees performing work at various grade levels. Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit. Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes workers' performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques. Provides informal feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance. Resolves informal complains and grievances. Develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary. Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters. Effects disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area. Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests. Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of the safety regulations.

Management of Budget Operations:
Oversees and manages budget operations for an agency organization or program. Develops and manages the budget operation for an organization with multiple major subordinate components, each with diverse, multi-year, substantive programs. Develops policies and procedures that support the budget process. Manages budget formulation activities including the development of estimates, preparation of documents, and the presentation and defense of the budget before the Department, OMB, Congressional staff and other parties. Serves as the organization's authority on budget formulation matters, managing these activities for multi-year substantive programs. Participates in discussions and decisions regarding reprogramming actions; receives requests for major reprogramming; obtains necessary statistical and program data; considers requests in light of the overall budget program and makes recommendations as to whether the proposal should be accepted in its entirety, in part, or should be rejected; prepares reprogramming letters to the Congress; and justifies the request to committee staff.

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.
• Supervisory probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

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, GS-14 in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience providing oversight of a budget program as well as reviewing, analyzing, revising, and recommending approval, disapproval, or modification of budget requests and justifications;
• Experience analyzing, combining, and consolidating budget estimates into a budget document that reflects the balanced, multi-year funding needs of the agency or organization;
• Experience managing the formulation, justification, and execution of the budget for a major agency component; serving as the technical authority on budget formulation and execution; and
• Experience synthesizing the budgetary work of program managers, subject matter experts and staff officials.

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.

• Budget Administration
• Financial Management
• Oral Communication
• Planning and Evaluating