Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens, Senior Executive Service, and those Federal Employees in an Excepted or Competitive Service Status.

THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING EXTENDED FROM 07/31/23 TO 08/14/2023 TO ALLOW FOR THE RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS.

The incumbent provides staff leadership for the (1) development, direction and execution of Department-wide budget operations; (2) promotion, planning and conduct of budgetary review efforts throughout the Department to assist top-level officials in the assessment of objectives, performance, and efficiency; and (3) Department-wide funds controls.

• Plans, directs, organizes and coordinates the Department's budgetary functions, including the development of policies and guidelines governing the formulation, preparation and presentation of the individual and collective budgets of the Department.
• Develops instructions and calls for budget estimates and operating plans and directs the formulation, preparation, review, analysis, and consolidation of budget estimates and operating plans.
• Develops uniform systems for the development of budget proposals, financial operating plans, obligation and outlay controls, and the development and analysis of financial performance indicators; recommends alternatives for approval to the Assistant Attorney General for Administration, as appropriate.
• Prepares the Department's budget for presentation to the Department's Senior Leadership; the Office of Management and Budget; and Congressional Appropriations and Authorizing Committees.
• Advises Department officials on programs or policy adjustments necessary or desirable as a result of budget execution reports.
• In conjunction with the Office of Legislative Affairs and the immediate Office of the Controller, maintains effective liaison with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of the Treasury, the Congressional Buget Office and Congressional appropriations, authorizing and budget committees on budgetary and program matters.
• Initiates and/or recommends reprogramming adjustments and other corrective action if operating plans differ from related allocation tables; and prepares citations for over obligation of funds when required.
• Maintains budgetary history and status of current Congressional appropriations, amendments, and supplemental appropriation actions; and keeping abreast of appropriation committee actions.
• Participates in the design and implementation of the Department's financial management strategy to monitor planned and actual program performance and resource utilization throughout each stage of the budget formulation and execution cycle.
• Participate in the design and implementation of a manpower control system to facilitate the review and control utilization throughout the Department.
• Serves as a source of expert advice on funds control and financial management to key officials of the Department.
• Reviews monthly financial reports to identify potential areas of reprogramming which must be reported to Congress.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:

1. You must be a United States Citizen or National.
2. Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service.
3. Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st, 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
4. You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check for the security level designated for this position.
5. You will be required to undergo a drug screening and obtain favorable results prior to being appointed.
6. You may be subject to a one-year probationary period effective from the date in which you are appointed.
7. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) upon entry, and annually thereafter in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.
8. You must meet all minimum qualifications to be deemed eligible. Only experience obtained by closing date of this announcement will be considered.

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications.

Note regarding COVID-19: To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide 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. 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.

Qualifications

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. The applicant must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) within their resume. Your responses to the MTQs should be addressed/embedded within your resume not to exceed seven (7) pages.

We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required of the position and on the extent your application demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the Director Budget Staff. Please be sure to give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge you possess.

MTQ 1: Expert knowledge and mastery of Federal budget formulation and execution, financial analyses, and the Congressional budget process in order to successfully structure and defend budgets before the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Appropriations Committees.

MTQ 2: Demonstrated ability to successfully lead a large, diverse staff of budget, financial, and program analysts in a full array of Federal budget, planning, and financial management processes.

MTQ 3: Extensive experience in analyzing complex problems; providing oversight of budgetary policies, practices, and systems; and communicating analysis, results, and recommendations both orally and in writing to component counterparts, top policy officials, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Congress in comprehensive and objective manner.

Additionally, your demonstrated leadership ability and the evidence of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) must be clearly shown in your resume. A separate narrative statement will not be accepted.

Note: Applicants who have completed the SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have had their ECQs certified by OPM must provide a copy of their certificate as part of their application. Candidates must still satisfy the MTQs of the position.

ECQ1 - 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.

ECQ2 - 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.

ECQ3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ5 - 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.

Please refer to OPM's Guide to the Senior Executive Service Qualifications for more detailed information. http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Copies of the Office of Personnel Management's "Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications" may be obtained via the Internet at http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf.

**Please be advised for individuals entering the Senior Executive Service for the first time, you will not have to submit a separate ECQ narrative at this phase in the application process. If you are selected for the position once the Executive Review Board (ERB) and Interviews have concluded, then you will need to provide the separate ECQs not-to-exceed 10 pages per the OPM requirements for Case Documentation under Criterion A-Resume Based Qualifications Review Board (QRB) submission. **

How you will be evaluated

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

Only experience obtained by the 11:59pm EST on the closing date (08/14/2023) of this announcement will be considered.

Once this announcement closes the following will occur:

1. A review of your resume, ECQs, MTQs, and supporting documentation will be conducted by the HR Specialist.
2. Applicants deemed minimally qualified will be referred to an Executive Resources Board (ERB) to further evaluate applications.
3. The ERB will further evaluate applications to determine the best qualified applicants for referral to the hiring official.
4. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring official and may be invited to participate in a structured interview. Interviews may be in a virtual setting or in person at DOJ offices.
5. The selected individual will be further evaluated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as required by law. OPM must review the executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment.

NOTE: You MUST address all MTQs as required above, but do not need to address the ECQs if you:

1. Are currently serving under a career SES appointment;
2. Are eligible for reinstatement into the SES; or
3. Have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Proof of Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification must be provided in your application.