Clarification from the agency

This job opportunity announcement is open to all U.S. citizens.

The Chief Data Officer (CDO) will assist the Chief Strategy Officer within the Office of Strategy, Planning, and Innovation (OSP) in their responsibility for planning, directing, and coordinating various operational management and program areas to include: data governance; data analytics; agency records management; and other related activities which support the USSS protective and investigative operations. The primary duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Oversee the full range of planning and management functions required to support the development, integration, and fielding of data governance and analytic systems and processes used by the USSS. Responsible for the implementation and development of life-cycle cost estimates for assigned data governance functions.
• Serve as the technical expert for the USSS on the development and procurement of advanced data governance, records, knowledge management, and analytic capabilities.
• Oversee data management and data analytics programs and activities across the organization. Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of timely and accurate data. Guides data and analytics on which data to store, analyze, and exploit for the organization's benefit.
• Develop and document long-and short-range planning efforts, including establishing full life cycle of data governance, records, and analytic program execution. Specific planning activities include: establishing data governance, records management, and analytic program requirements; aligning program requirements to agency mission and OSP directorate goals and objectives.
• Participate in meetings with USSS executive staff and representatives from staff agencies and industry to determine data governance, records, and analytic program status, major milestones, and coordination of each to detect in advance potential slippage or increased costs and to determine what action is required to maintain or improve program schedules.
• Provide the vision for business-wide data activities and champions for data stewardship, standardization, accessibility, and governance. Determine how the organization captures, maintains, and presents data and information in order to measure performance.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. citizenship is required
• Obtaining and maintaining a Top-Secret clearance is required
• Submitting to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

Maintain a TS/SCI clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page.

Successfully complete a one-year probationary period in the SES, unless you are exempt based on previous successful completion of such probation.

File an Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 within 30 days after appointment.

Background Investigation: You must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation in order to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance as a condition of placement in this position.

Mobility Requirement: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders and generally is a key to advancement. Therefore, applicants are expected to be mobile and once appointed, SES members will be required to sign a mobility agreement and may be reassigned at the direction of the appointing authority.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Drug Testing: You must submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.

Selective Service: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and selected for this position, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.

Qualifications

(1) As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.

As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:

• Directing the work of an organizational unit;
• Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
• Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
• Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.

If your resume does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position.

(2) EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: The fundamental competencies within the following five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) are also a part of the selection criteria for SES positions. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope, complexity, and budget of programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. For this vacancy announcement, no separate supplemental ECQ documentation is required. Your resume must incorporate each of the following ECQs:

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 can obtain additional information regarding the Executive Core Qualifications on the Internet at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp

We recommend that your resume addressing the ECQs include examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize the level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the program, activities, or services managed; program accomplishments; policy initiative undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues addressed; and the results of actions taken.

(3) MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQ):

MTQ1: Expert knowledge of data governance and analytic processes and principles. Demonstrated ability to drive strategic plans, establish effective policies, develop Agency goals and objectives, analyze requirements, set Agency priorities, and translate plans into specific projects or programs.

MTQ2: Extensive knowledge and leadership experience managing business operations and mission support functions across a complex, diverse portfolio in a large organization. Inherent to this qualification is the demonstrated ability to assess and prioritize customer needs, to develop strategies and plans to address those needs, and manage multiple facets of organizational change.

Please do not submit separate statements addressing the ECQs and MTQs.

Important: Refer to the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement for page length and other formatting specifications. Documents that do not adhere to the specified requirements may be disqualified. We recommend uploading your documents in PDF format to preserve formatting and ensure conformance with specifications. Failure to submit any of the required documents as stated will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.

The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME-ONLY method, therefore, evidence of each ECQ and MTQ must be CLEARLY REFLECTED in your 5-page resume.

The following categories of applicants may omit the ECQs from their resume, but MUST address the MTQs within their resume. Categories include:

• Applicants who are currently serving under a SES career appointment (must provide a copy of Standard Form 50-Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES).
• Applicants who are eligible for reinstatement to the SES (must provide a copy of Standard Form 50-Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES).
• Applicants who are graduates of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved SES Candidate Development Programs (must provide proof of OPM Qualifications Review Board certification).

The Office of Personnel Management must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and reference checks. The Secret Service Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selection to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB after selection and before appointment can occur.

Verification of performance, suitability, and security information from reference checks will be taken into consideration when making an offer of employment.

Interview Requirement: Multiple interviews will be required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.

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