The Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection shares in managing a major operating component of the FTC, has responsibility for the investigation, prosecution, rule-making, and compliance functions involved in the enforcement of provisions of the trade regulation laws directed against unfair or deceptive acts or practices other than unlawful restraint of trade; and for providing guidance and oversight to the Commission's Regional Offices with respect to consumer protection activities.
Summary
The Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection shares in managing a major operating component of the FTC, has responsibility for the investigation, prosecution, rule-making, and compliance functions involved in the enforcement of provisions of the trade regulation laws directed against unfair or deceptive acts or practices other than unlawful restraint of trade; and for providing guidance and oversight to the Commission's Regional Offices with respect to consumer protection activities.
The Deputy Director is a key member of the Bureau's management team and is delegated to act for the Bureau Director in interpreting and carrying out the Commission's objectives in the broad area of consumer protection. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Deputy Director shares with the Director responsibility for establishing policy, overseeing program direction, and providing the necessary leadership and strategic planning regarding the Bureau's role in the consumer protection mission. In exercising important policy functions, the incumbent reviews policy recommendations that affect the Consumer Protection Bureau and FTC's mission; considers political, social, economic, technical, and administrative factors that may potentially impact recommended policies; and formally recommends action to the approving official. The Deputy Director participates fully in relevant meetings, making legal and policy decisions on new proposals from the divisions and regional offices concerning consumer protection matters. The Deputy Director, together with division and regional managers, serves as a primary link between the Bureau and the Commission, with the Deputy Director having full signatory authority for all consumer protection matters forwarded.
The Deputy Director acts for the Director in resolving both administrative and substantive matters, shares responsibility with the Director in achieving efficient operation and maximum degree of accomplishment in all phases of the work of the Bureau, and keeps the Director informed on important developments. The incumbent's accountability for the success of consumer protection programs and projects encompasses responsibility for the full range of factors that affect program and project accomplishment, including establishing goals of the consumer protection mission, determining the resources needed to accomplish that mission, and ensuring the most efficient use of available funds and staff. In consultation with the Associate Directors and Regional Directors, the incumbent establishes case priorities, makes workforce allocations, and executes a continuous evaluation of mission goals and objectives. The incumbent monitors progress toward organizational goals and makes appropriate adjustments to such goals, including: monitoring work status through formal and informal means to evaluate progress toward objectives; assessing overall effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity; and identifying, diagnosing, and consulting on problem areas related to implementation and goal achievement and making decisions on alternative courses of action.
The Deputy Director is a primary factor in ensuring that overall Bureau resources are used and applied in the most effective manner consistent with resources and budget determinations for consumer protection activities. Together with the Bureau Director, Associate Directors, and Regional Directors, the incumbent plans, organizes, coordinates and evaluates the work of a very large staff of attorneys, investigators, paralegals, other professionals, and supporting technical legal and clerical personnel. The incumbent administratively and professionally directs and oversees through Associate Directors and Regional Directors the work of staff in accomplishing consumer protection goals and objectives. In directing the consumer protection work, the Deputy Director assesses policy, program, and project feasibility; determines program goals and develops implementation plans; structures the work of the organization to promote effective work accomplishment; and sets effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity performance requirements and management/internal control standards.
The Deputy Director coordinates work of the Bureau with that of other units within the Commission and with other government agencies having similar or related problems, such as the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Justice, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Department of Agriculture, and US Postal Service. The incumbent provides briefings or testifies before Congressional committees as required on proposed legislation or on trade regulation problems which are under Congressional scrutiny, and makes recommendations to the Chairman and the Commission as to the need for additional legislation to cope with problems which cannot be fully addressed under existing rules or statutes.
The incumbent may advise the Commission with regard to all phases of the consumer protection situations arising in connection with the practices under consideration, especially as to the nature of relief available to the Commission in special competitive situations through the use of litigation. The Deputy Director makes recommendations to the Director and Commissioners with regard to the various complex phases of litigation for which the incumbent is responsible and keeps the Commissioners advised of trends in the consumer protection area.
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
You must possess a J.D. or LL.B. degree from an accredited law school. Proof of this should be provided via copy of transcript or copy of diploma.
Background investigation (Public Trust) is required.
You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously completed the probationary period in the Senior Executive Service (SES).
The individual selected will be required to file an Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
This position is designated as eligible for remote work. If selected, you must be approved for remote work prior to onboarding in accordance with FTC's Workplace Flexibilities Policy.
Location is negotiable after selection.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate technical and professional competence as described in the MandatoryProfessional Credentials/Technical Qualifications section below and executive leadership capabilities as described in theExecutive Core Qualifications (ECQs) of the SES listed below. Typically, experiences of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level or its equivalent in federal service, or with state or local government, private industry, or nongovernmental organizations.
If you are a current career member of the SES, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have completed an SES Candidate Development Program and have been certified by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), you can apply for competitive and/or noncompetitive consideration. For competitive consideration, you must submit a resume and written statements addressing the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications, ECQs, and other applicable qualifications. For noncompetitive consideration, you must submit your resume, written statements addressing the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications, and other applicable qualifications. Written statements addressing the ECQs are not necessary for noncompetitive consideration. You must also provide documentation of QRB certification (i.e., SF-50 showing career SES status or OPM-issued SES qualification certificate).
MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Mandatory Professional Credentials: The position requires graduation from an accredited law school and current possession of a bar membership which permits the practice of law in the United States. Proof of this should be provided via copy of transcript or diploma.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (should not exceed two pages per qualification):
1. The position requires demonstrated experience applying the Federal Trade Commission Act and a wide range of statutes and rules related to consumer protection.
2. Demonstrated executive-level experience managing all aspects of litigation, including analyzing complex legal issues and questions of litigation strategy, reviewing pleadings and memoranda, and supervising and reviewing the work of attorneys and other staff.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS:All applicants must submit written statements describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must respond to all ECQs and address each one separately, as failure to do so will result in a rating of 'ineligible' for the position. You can find additional information on the ECQs in the Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications. A good competency-based qualifications statement should address the following elements for each ECQ: (a) the goal, problem, or activity and its challenge, (b) the context or environment in which the activity took place, (c) specific actions you took to address the challenge, and (d) the results or impact of the activity. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs you managed, and the results of your actions. You are strongly encouraged to review the Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications. The ECQ statement, addressing all five ECQs, may be no longer than ten pages.
ECQ 1 - Leading Change: This ECQ 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 ECQ 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 the constructive resolution of conflicts.
ECQ 3 - Results Driven: This ECQ 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 ECQ involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: This ECQ 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.
Education
Total background, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed.
Additional information
1. The agency may reimburse relocation expenses.
2. If we select you for an initial career appointment to an SES position, the OPM QRB must approve your ECQs prior to appointment. A selection is tentative until we obtain a QRB certification.
3. You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment before we can hire you in order to certify the accuracy of your written application and provide the information necessary to determine your suitability for federal employment.
4. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959 and we select you for this position, you must certify prior to appointment that you registered for the military selective service.
5. If we select you for this position, you must complete personnel suitability documents. Your appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of an appropriate background investigation.
6. Veterans' preference does not apply to SES positions.
7. The FTC provides reasonable accommodations, where appropriate, to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the FTC. The agency considers requests for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Questions about the FTC's accommodation policy can be directed to Adam Mahan at amahan@ftc.gov.
8. The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521, requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, SF-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually while employed, and upon termination of employment. You may also be subject to post employment restrictions.
9. Your application includes information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a). This information is necessary to determine qualifications for employment, and collection is authorized under Title 5 of the U.S. Code, 3302 and 3361.
10. We will not accept applications received in government postage-paid envelopes.
11. To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Further, some jobs may be subject to agency- or job-specific vaccination requirements, so please review the job announcement for details.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications and ECQsstated in this vacancy announcement.
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training. This information will be obtained from the application package, including the required narrative statements for the Mandatory Professional Credentials/Technical Qualifications and ECQs described in this vacancy announcement.
Your application package may be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel consisting of SES members. This evaluation will determine which applicants are Highly Qualified. Highly Qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check.
The selecting official will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the Appointing Authority. Unless the OPM QRB has already certified you, your ECQs must be forwarded to the OPM QRB for certification before your appointment can occur.
Note: Veterans' preference does not apply to SES positions. This is in accordance with 5 USC 2108(3), which defines the term "preference eligible" and provides that this term does not include applicants for, or members of, the SES.
*DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as a cover letter, letters of recommendation, past evaluations, award certificates, etc., will be discarded and not considered.
1. RESUME - In addition to your written statements addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and ECQ Narrative (not to exceed 10 pages), submit a resume (not to exceed 5 pages) to describe your qualifications. Your resume should provide the following information:
Full name, email address, and day/evening telephone numbers. *PLEASE REDACT/REMOVE YOUR MAILING ADDRESS*
Educational information including the name, city, and state of colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type of any degree received. Report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. For more information, you may refer to the U.S. Department of Education website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation
Information about your paid and nonpaid work experience related to this position including job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, duration of employment, and salary
Information about honors, awards, and special accomplishments
2. Mandatory Professional/Educational Credentials: Graduation from an accredited law school and current possession of a bar membership which permits the practice of law in the United States are required. Proof of this should be provided via copy of transcript or diploma.
3. Mandatory Technical Qualifications: A narrative statement specifically addressing each Mandatory Technical Qualification. Statement should not exceed two pages per qualification.
4. Mandatory ECQ Narrative: Narrative statement should not exceed 10 pages maximum and MUST specifically address all five ECQs (Leading Change, Leading People, Results Driven, Business Acumen, and Building Coalitions). In lieu of the narrative statement, current career SES members, reinstatement eligibles, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates must provide the documentation in item #5.
5. Copy of the Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50): Current and former federal employees, to include career SES members, must provide an SF-50 showing their status or reinstatement eligibility. Candidates who have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program must submit a copy of their ECQ certification. *PLEASE REDACT/REMOVE YOUR SSN AND DATE OF BIRTH* and*DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as a cover letter, letters of recommendation, past evaluations, award certificates, etc., will be discarded and not considered.
*EFFECTIVE MARCH 18, 2016* OPM must authorize any employment offers made to individuals who are currently serving in or have previously served in political positions within the last 5 years. These positions include Presidential appointees with or without Senate confirmation, Schedule A or Schedule C political appointees, appointees serving in a political capacity under an agency-specific authority, and Noncareer SES employees in the Executive Branch. If you are currently a political appointee or have been within the last 5 years, please indicate this in your resume. Serving in a political position WILL NOT eliminate you from consideration.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: Please select the "APPLY" button at the top of this announcement.
Your online resume is not considered a complete application. In order to expedite the review of your application, you must submit a complete online application package to include a Resume, Mandatory Professional Credentials, Technical Qualifications, and ECQs.
Carefully read the "Required Documents" section of this announcement to verify whether any additional information is required, as well as how it should be submitted.
If you are unable to apply online, please see the Reasonable Accommodation Policy at the bottom of this vacancy announcement.
*DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as a cover letter, letters of recommendation, past evaluations, award certificates, etc., will not be considered.
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Suite H-723
Washington, DC 20580
US
Next steps
After all application packages are received, a preliminary review of applications by a human resources specialist will be completed to ensure your application meets the basic qualification requirements. An executive Rating and Ranking panel may evaluate qualified applicants based on the information provided, and will generate a certificate of "Highly Qualified" candidates for the selecting official. The selecting official may interview the "Best Qualified" candidates before making a selection recommendation to the Appointing Authority. We will verify performance, suitability, and security information and consider this information in making employment offers. You should expect a response on the outcome of your application within 90 workdays of the closing date of the announcement, excluding weekends and holidays.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
*DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as a cover letter, letters of recommendation, past evaluations, award certificates, etc., will be discarded and not considered.
1. RESUME - In addition to your written statements addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and ECQ Narrative (not to exceed 10 pages), submit a resume (not to exceed 5 pages) to describe your qualifications. Your resume should provide the following information:
Full name, email address, and day/evening telephone numbers. *PLEASE REDACT/REMOVE YOUR MAILING ADDRESS*
Educational information including the name, city, and state of colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type of any degree received. Report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. For more information, you may refer to the U.S. Department of Education website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation
Information about your paid and nonpaid work experience related to this position including job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, duration of employment, and salary
Information about honors, awards, and special accomplishments
2. Mandatory Professional/Educational Credentials: Graduation from an accredited law school and current possession of a bar membership which permits the practice of law in the United States are required. Proof of this should be provided via copy of transcript or diploma.
3. Mandatory Technical Qualifications: A narrative statement specifically addressing each Mandatory Technical Qualification. Statement should not exceed two pages per qualification.
4. Mandatory ECQ Narrative: Narrative statement should not exceed 10 pages maximum and MUST specifically address all five ECQs (Leading Change, Leading People, Results Driven, Business Acumen, and Building Coalitions). In lieu of the narrative statement, current career SES members, reinstatement eligibles, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates must provide the documentation in item #5.
5. Copy of the Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50): Current and former federal employees, to include career SES members, must provide an SF-50 showing their status or reinstatement eligibility. Candidates who have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program must submit a copy of their ECQ certification. *PLEASE REDACT/REMOVE YOUR SSN AND DATE OF BIRTH* and*DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as a cover letter, letters of recommendation, past evaluations, award certificates, etc., will be discarded and not considered.
*EFFECTIVE MARCH 18, 2016* OPM must authorize any employment offers made to individuals who are currently serving in or have previously served in political positions within the last 5 years. These positions include Presidential appointees with or without Senate confirmation, Schedule A or Schedule C political appointees, appointees serving in a political capacity under an agency-specific authority, and Noncareer SES employees in the Executive Branch. If you are currently a political appointee or have been within the last 5 years, please indicate this in your resume. Serving in a political position WILL NOT eliminate you from consideration.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: Please select the "APPLY" button at the top of this announcement.
Your online resume is not considered a complete application. In order to expedite the review of your application, you must submit a complete online application package to include a Resume, Mandatory Professional Credentials, Technical Qualifications, and ECQs.
Carefully read the "Required Documents" section of this announcement to verify whether any additional information is required, as well as how it should be submitted.
If you are unable to apply online, please see the Reasonable Accommodation Policy at the bottom of this vacancy announcement.
*DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as a cover letter, letters of recommendation, past evaluations, award certificates, etc., will not be considered.
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Suite H-723
Washington, DC 20580
US
Next steps
After all application packages are received, a preliminary review of applications by a human resources specialist will be completed to ensure your application meets the basic qualification requirements. An executive Rating and Ranking panel may evaluate qualified applicants based on the information provided, and will generate a certificate of "Highly Qualified" candidates for the selecting official. The selecting official may interview the "Best Qualified" candidates before making a selection recommendation to the Appointing Authority. We will verify performance, suitability, and security information and consider this information in making employment offers. You should expect a response on the outcome of your application within 90 workdays of the closing date of the announcement, excluding weekends and holidays.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
