Clarification from the agency

This job is opened to Current Federal Employees in the Excepted Service, Competitive Service, and Senior Executive Service.

This position is located within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (ASD(IBP)). The ASD(IBP) is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) on all matters relating to the defense industrial base, including: developing Department of Defense (DoD) policies and procedures; performing quantitative and qualitative analyses; wargaming, and modeling and simulations to identify critical and fragile nodes in the defense industrial base and its supply chain; establishing defense industrial base supply chain mapping and other large data sets to support analysis and decision support, providing advice associated with the health of the defense industrial base; improving industrial capabilities to meet projected defense requirements; monitoring key industrial sectors markets and financial health; preserving essential industries and technologies; prioritizing approaches to modernize the defense industrial base; and other related activities.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Represents the ASD(IBP) on DoD and U.S. interagency working groups, and related activities as they pertain to Defense Industrial Base sectors, supply chain and key producer issues.
• The incumbent provides expert advice at the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and higher levels on key strategy, planning, programming, budgeting, and industrial policy matters; review and approve briefings, presentations, and decision memoranda to support deliberations and decisions by senior management; reviews and develops industrial policy positions; and responds to actions originating in other DoD and non- DoD offices or agencies that have implications on the Defense Industrial Base.
• Monitors, assesses, and recommends potential international cooperation opportunities involving U.S. allies and other security partner countries regarding industry sectors, supply chains, and key producers, including support to Security of Supply Arrangements and Reciprocal Defense Procurement agreements.
• Provides senior DoD managers with consultation and expert advice in evaluating and analyzing industrial capabilities to meet defense requirements and assesses industry's ability to source innovative solutions, seek out and utilize emerging defense suppliers, and apply networked solutions to traditional platform requirements.
• Oversees generation of studies, reports, instructions, policies, and correspondence relating to the capability and capacity of the defense industrial base.
• Responsible for the ongoing monitoring of economic trends and financial metrics of critical industries and firms and overall industry sector health using various financial data sources and investment research tools.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
• All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES.
• You must submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test before you can be appointed into this position. Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• In order to qualify for this position, you must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
• Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on 05/30/2024
• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration).

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and other qualifications, if applicable, listed below.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must address each ECQ separately, not to exceed 10 pages. You are required to respond to all ECQs. If you fail to do so will result in a rating of 'ineligible.'

When responding to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the ECQs. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. You should limit your narrative to two pages per ECQ, and address each ECQ separately. OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications can assist you in writing an effective SES application.

In particular, please note the Challenge-Context-Action-Result Model that is recommended and very helpful when drafting ECQ narrative responses. The Guide is available on OPM's Website at:
http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/guidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf

Applicants must utilize the Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) Model when writing Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ). Use two examples of relevant experience for each ECQ being sure your experience matches the ECQ criteria.

Challenge - Describe a specific problem or goal.
Context - Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, co-workers, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale).
Action - Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
Result - Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills.

Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments (e.g., Led the development and implementation of....) and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised; size of budget managed; amount of money saved, etc.).

ECQ 1 - 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.

ECQ 2 - 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.

ECQ 3 - Results Driven: This core qualification 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 core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - 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.

Applicants that are either Career SES members, or graduates of the Office of Personnel Management Certified Development Program are not required to address the ECQs.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. You are required to respond to all of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per technical qualification.

1. Demonstrated leadership in the development or analysis of the intersection of economic and national security strategy, policy and executive orders at the Agency, Bureau, or higher headquarters level.

2. Demonstrated experience in applying data analytics, supply chain illumination tools, and business techniques and methods to analyze defense industrial capabilities.

3. Knowledge of the Defense Production Act (DPA), industrial base workforce training and education programs, emerging critical and strategic materials, emerging technologies for manufacturing, and supply chains optimizations.

4. Experience directing and managing the development of studies, policies, procedures, and recommendations relating to the defense industrial base; macroeconomic and defense industry trends; the industrial, financial, and economic impacts of DoD acquisition strategies; and national security impacts of divestitures, and acquisitions within the Department's industrial supply base.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel. Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), your ECQs must be certified by the OPM QRB before your appointment can occur.