Clarification from the agency

Current employees within the Federal civil service. SES reinstatement eligibles and SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration.

ABOUT THE POSITION

As Executive Officer and Director of Administration and Operations, the incumbent provides executive advisory service to the ASFR in the executive direction of a staff responsible for resource planning, automated management information systems, financial management, and administrative management activities. Participates with the ASFR and other ASFR management officials in the formulation of the basic policies and operational philosophy, which guide the Agency to effectively integrate and implement its responsibilities in these functional areas. Translates and/or interprets the ASFR's broad policy and operational concepts in making program decisions relative to these areas. Works to improve the quality, timeliness, and delivery of support services to the organization.

Provides management information, advice, and assistance to the ASFR on a wide variety of management and administrative projects, issues, and initiatives. Analyzes information and data and assesses progress of administrative programs, projects, tasking, and issues. Organizes, manages, and presents information to include recommendations both formally and informally via oral and written means.

Provides direction, assistance, and support for all operations and activities of the Office of the ASFR. Relieves the ASFR of detailed planning relating to administrative projects that are varied and complex. Coordinates a wide variety of administrative projects that involve broad analysis and requiring extensive coordination with the Division Deputy Assistant Secretaries. Coordinates advice to the ASFR on the effectiveness of existing management planning and information systems and on the feasibility and design of new ones to provide the ASFR with the information needed to make major policy and management decisions affecting the size, scope, and direction of ASFR programs. At the request of the ASFR, develops organizational studies and recommends ways to make ASFR's organization more efficient and effective.

Advises the ASFR, and other senior leaders on decisions with major operational implications and makes recommendations to the ASFR regarding office administrative policies, procedures, and programs. The Executive Officer/Director consults regularly with ASFR's leadership team to gain input and feedback as policies are developed, implemented, and evaluated, and acts on that feedback. The Executive Officer/Director's judgment provides significant input into ASFR's administrative and operational functions.

Conditions of employment

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period
• This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM.
• Executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with an HHS Executive Consultant, or QRB Writer to develop an ECQ narrative for submission to OPM
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration.

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 Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's), 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.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's):

This position also requires that you possess MTQ's that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following MTQ's must be evident in your resume.

1. Demonstrated ability to drive strategic change within and outside the organization to achieve organizational objectives. This includes the ability to establish a clear organizational vision and effectively implement it in a continuously changing environment.
2. Demonstrated ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your (NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES), demonstrating possession of the technical qualifications and achievement of the five executive core qualifications are the documents that will be used to determine your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE PAGE LIMITS ABOVE OR YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.