Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you are a: • GSA employee - must be employed in Federal Acquisition Service, Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) • GSA surplus or displaced employees in the local commuting area who qualify for the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) You must be serving on a career or career-conditional appointment, or under a noncompetitive Special Appointing Authority which provides for conversion to a permanent position in the Competitive Service.

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Major Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as an Office of AAS Operations (OSO) Division Director and provides expert advice. Provides essential strategic guidance, change management, and decision support to upper Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) management, enhancing the efficacy of organizational objectives and strategic compliance. Plans, implements, executes, manages, and reports on program evaluation activities within AAS.
• Leads and manages a team, providing guidance, mentoring, and performance evaluations. Fosters a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting professional development and continuous improvement. Directs subordinates, project teams, and cross-organizational groups tasked with performing comprehensive reviews, analyses, and evaluations of critical program and process issues. 
• Directs highly complex programmatic and/or acquisition strategic initiatives and allocates resources across AAS.
• Orchestrates partnerships with stakeholders, establishing effective internal and external lines of communication, advising Senior Executive Service (SES) Client Executives on best practices, policies, and strategic initiatives designed to improve AAS operations. Responsible for engaging with stakeholders to define project scope, programmatic risks, discuss desired results and management’s challenges, and drive decisions. 
• Effectively communicates complex ideas and recommendations to senior management and other stakeholders through written reports, presentations, and interpersonal interactions. Facilitates robust communication and coordination with FAS/AAS leadership (e.g., Deputy Client Executives, Sector Directors, Division Directors, etc.), ensuring synchronized efforts across different organizational segments for cohesive strategy implementation.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. 

The GS-15 salary range starts at $143,736 per year.

Certain location-based pay entitlements (such as locality payment) are based on the location of the employee's official worksite associated with the employee's position of record.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level or higher in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is experience managing acquisition, technical and project management projects that include the following: developing and executing strategic business plans and operational policies to support customer requirements and organizational needs; directing others in performing comprehensive analyses of agency programs, practices, and operations; monitoring and analyzing technical aspects of broad programmatic issues in order to recommend changes, solutions to problems, or redirection of efforts; reviewing, analyzing, and summarizing various budgetary and fiscal data for the budget formulation, planning and execution phases; and developing, implementing and monitoring goals and/or measurements aimed at promoting and tracking program effectiveness.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be scored on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.  

• Mastery skill in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the wider program office organization.
• Ability to influence, motivate, and challenge others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Mastery of and skill in program development and execution.
• Mastery of and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques for assessing management.

Additional hurdle assessments, such as narrative responses or other assessments, may be administered to applicants who meet the requirements of the first hurdle, e.g., the minimum qualification requirements. If additional assessments are used, you will be provided with further instructions.

Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so that information will be taken into consideration during the selection process.  If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If you are eligible under GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.