Clarification from the agency

Open to all U.S. Citizens who meet the mandatory qualifications of the announcement and all qualified individuals in the federal service. Current SES employees, individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility, and SES CDP graduates should apply to be considered. Location is Washington DC, Headquarters Office.

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• Oversees and provides executive direction in program areas relating to: budget; acquisition; facilities and physical security; human resources administration; management planning and analysis.
• Recommends courses of action to the DIG-MP and has full responsibility and authority to determine policies, plans, goals, organization, and courses of action. Manages and directs major program functions/activities so there is consistency of operations.
• Works closely with senior managers within the office, provides advice and guidance regarding their responsibilities for programs and assigned activities. Motivates subordinate managers to incorporate vision, strategic planning, and elements of quality management into the full range of their activities.
• Ensures day-to-day operations are carried out efficiently and effectively and provide supervision and direction to the Directors of the Acquisitions, Budget and Financial Management, Facilities and Physical Security, and Human Resources Divisions.
• In support of the DIG-MP, serves as the focal point through which all programs and projects/actions of the office receive effective central coordination and review. Decisions made include resources to be expended, the timing of major events, priority of projects and plans, and projects that should be initiated, dropped, or postponed.
• Ensures that appropriate long-range planning is coordinated and accomplished, and that there is maximum and efficient use of available resources.
• Assists the DIG-MP in assessing the impact of Presidential guidance, legislative requirements, and similar external factors, and in taking action to satisfy requirements and improve systems and operations to meet goals and objectives.
• Represents the DIG-MP at policy-making conferences and work groups with other Departmental officials, other government agencies, and professional organizations in matters directly or indirectly impacting on assigned areas of responsibility.
• In the absence of the DIG, may serve as the acting DIG-MP.

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.
• Ethics pre-clearance is required.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for Assistant Inspector General for Management/Deputy Chief Financial Officer, ES-0301, you must possess the following:

• Specialized Experience Requirement
• Basic Qualification Requirement
• Technical Qualifications (TQs)
• Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)

Specialized Experience Requirement. 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 promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of programs and operations on a national level and preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in such programs and operations. This experience must be evidenced by sophisticated analytical skills, superior written and oral communications skills, good judgement, and experience in interacting with government and 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.

Basic Qualification Requirement. As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), your resume must show evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability, and that is directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under:
1) Technical Qualifications (TQs); and
2) Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)

Technical Qualifications (TQs) -- Mandatory; In addition to your resume, you must submit a separate narrative (3 pages maximum) addressing the below TQs:

1. Experience promoting a culture of innovation to drive measurable positive change while providing mission support services for a national organization. This includes outstanding communication skills to represent the organization with a variety of senior stakeholders.
2. Experience preparing, justifying, and managing an over half billion-dollar annual operating plan. Experience scaling or shaping an organization through a major expansion or period of significant growth.
3. Experience providing mission support services for a national workforce that includes budget execution, budget formulation, human resources management, and at least one of the following: facilities management, physical security, travel, and organizational policy directives.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) -- Mandatory; Your resume (5-page limit) must clearly show that you possess the following ECQs (do not submit a separate narrative addressing the ECQs):

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 arethe 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.

Reminder, to be considered, your application must include:

An executive resume (not to exceed 5 pages). The five ECQs should be evident within the context of your resume.

In addition, you must submit a separate TQ narrative (not to exceed 3 pages) addressing your response to the three mandatory TQs. (Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result model).

Your application should emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed (e.g. budget, type/# of staff supervised) and program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. See HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED and HOW TO APPLY sections for additional information.

It is strongly recommended that you visit the Office of Personnel management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the SES and ECQs. Additional information on the ECQs is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-corequalifications/.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your detailed resume, TQ 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 structured interview and undergo reference checks. Top candidates may be required to submit further written documentation of qualifications.
4. The HHS-OIG Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selection to the appointing authority.

All initial appointments to a career SES position are contingent on approval from Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualification Review Board (QRB). If selected, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by preparing written narratives for each of the five ECQs for submission to and certification by an OPM QRB in order to be placed in this position unless, you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES or have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP).

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/12287510