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This position serves as the Director, Office Direct Service and Contracting Tribes (ODSCT), Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The ODSCT is located in the Office of the Director at IHS Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. Duty station will be negotiable and will be based on the needs of the Indian Health Service.

The Director of ODSCT is one of two principal Agency liaisons with the more than 576 federally recognized tribes in the United States (U.S.). Members of Indian tribes live primarily on reservations and in rural communities in 37 states. The IHS is annually appropriated $9 billion to provide health services and public health activities in Indian communities, through the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), Public Law 93-638, the IHS administers self-determination contracts under Title I and self-governance compacts authorized under Title V. The IHS currently administers contracts and Annual Funding Agreements (AFA) with Tribes or Tribal organizations.

• A member of the IHS leadership team responsible for service-wide policy formulation, policy execution, and setting goals, objectives, and priorities for a comprehensive healthcare delivery system for the American Indian and Alaska Native people.
• Principal advisor to the IHS Director and senior staff on the implementation of the ISDEAA, as amended, including Agency compliance with P.L. 93-638 regulations, policies, administrative procedures, and guidelines.
• Focal point for Agency Lead Negotiators in support of ISDEAA contracting and compacting through the implementation of P.L. 93-638, as amended. Assures that Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations are informed of pertinent health policy and program management issues and assures that consultation and participation by Tribes and Tribal organizations occur during the development of IHS policy and decision-making.
• Provide agency leadership in support and coordination of visiting Tribal delegations of leaders and representatives from federally recognized Tribes to IHS Headquarters and provide staff assistance to the Office of the Director for Tribal meetings at locations within and outside of Headquarters operations.
• Participate in conferences and workshops with high-level representatives of IHS and other operating divisions in the Department of Health and Human Services and the Bureau of Indian Affairs; national, regional, and local tribal groups; and others as appropriate, in analyzing implications of changes in legislation or agency regulations or policies. Reports strategies and results to all levels of IHS management and disseminates to IHS field and Tribes and Tribal organizations.

Frequent and often short-notice travel is anticipated for the incumbent.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment

• The selected applicant will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation, which will include a fingerprint check.
• If applicable-Selective Service registration (Males born after 12/31/59)
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Selectee may be subject to a probationary/trial period
• This position requires completion of public financial disclosure report.

Background Investigation: If you are selected for this vacancy, you must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation. Fingerprint results and background investigation documentation must be cleared prior to hire. After you begin your employment, your continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the sensitivity level of your position. The investigation must find that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position. If you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges. You may be subject to a credit check as a part of the background investigation process.

Fingerprinting, as part of the background investigation process, may be delayed due to COVID-19. All other background investigation procedures will apply. Be advised that your continued employment will require you to complete a fingerprint check within 60 days after notification of return to full operations and successfully obtaining a favorable background investigation.

The Indian Health Service is required by law to provide absolute preference in employment to American Indians and Alaska Natives who are enrolled in a federally recognized tribe as defined by the Secretary of the Interior. Indian preference requirements apply to all actions involved in filling a vacant position (e.g., initial hiring, reassignment, transfer, competitive promotion, reappointment or reinstatement), no matter how the vacancy arises. Any individual who claims Indian preference: 1) must submit a properly completed and signed BIA-4432; 2) must meet all qualification requirements as defined by the Office of Personnel Management and the Indian Health Service Excepted Service Qualification Standards (Preston Standards); and, 3) must be deemed suitable for employment.

Qualifications

All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results.

Fundamental Competencies:
Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

Executive Core Qualifications (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.
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.
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.
4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
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.

It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview

IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you WILL NOT need to draft the ECQs.

Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs):
This position also requires that you possess PTQs that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following PTQs must be evident in your resume.

• Expert knowledge of legislation relating to the provision of health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives (e.g., Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, etc.) and knowledge of federal health care delivery systems, including the Indian Health Service system (federal, tribal, and urban).
• Demonstrated ability and professional experience directing meaningful tribal consultation between Federal and tribal governments to address complex issues, events, or decisions.
• Demonstrated experience and ability in formulating, implementing and evaluating high-impact policies, programs and projects and advising senior executives of a large organization on options or resolving problems caused by existing or proposed policies or conditions.
• Knowledge of human capital management including working with a diverse workforce and utilizing the ability to direct and develop staff; ability to design administrative and management strategies to meet the organization's mission, strategic vision and goals, and to achieve maximum potential of all employees in a fair and equitable manner.
• Demonstrated experience representing the senior executive of a large organization to governments and legislative bodies; e.g. Congress/legislative committees, OMB, HHS, Tribes, tribal organizations, academic instructions and other agencies.

Commissioned Corps Officers
If you are applying as a Commissioned Corps Officer and wish to remain in to Corps, you are not required to submit ECQs or PTQs however there must be sufficient information in your application to determine that you meet the criteria of both. If selected, you will not need to prepare responses to the ECQs.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume (your resume must state specific duties that relate to this position) and your responses to the assessment questions will be evaluated against the duties you provided in your resume, along with your submitted documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the PTQ's and the ECQ's.