Clarification from the agency

United States citizens. Veterans. For federal government employees please apply to: Announcement number OHS-24-1008082338-JB

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This position is located in the Office of Health Services (OHS), Peace Corps Headquarters, Washington DC. The Associate Director of the Office of Health Services (AD/OHS) is a member of the Peace Corps Director's senior staff and serves as a leader responsible for oversight and execution of health care programs and related activities for Applicants, Invitees, Trainees, Volunteers, and Returned Volunteers. The Office of Health Services determines whether applicants are medically qualified for Volunteer service and operates a comprehensive, international health system designed to maintain and improve the health of Trainees, Volunteers and, as authorized, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. OHS achieves this goal by assessing the medical needs and qualifications of applicants, providing clinical and preventive health services to Volunteers and Trainees (collectively the Volunteers), clinical supervision and support, technical advice, training and education, and administrative support services through a multidisciplinary staff of trained professionals.

The Associate Director Office of Health Services leads 7 sub-units:

1. Office of Medical Services (OMS)
2. Quality Improvement Unit
3. Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit
4. Peace Corps Medical Officer Support Unit
5. Health Informatics Unit
6. Behavioral Health and Outreach Unit
7. Financial and Resource Management Unit

The Associate Director Office of Health Services performs the following major duties:

• Ensures that the Agency's health services programs and mission support resources are effectively and efficiently aligned and deployed.
• Ensures mandatory requirements identified in a variety of laws, regulations, Presidential Executive Orders, and Agency Head policies, are incorporated within the planning and delivery of Peace Corps' health systems intended to support Volunteers' service.
• Ensures that the OHS' activities align with Peace Corps' strategic direction and contributes to facilitating Volunteers' service consistent with the Director's key priorities and the Agency's mission and program objectives.
• Serves as a member of the Director's executive leadership team, participates and leads development of the Agency's vision regarding the strategies and approaches to ensuring that Volunteers' health care needs are met to facilitate service in host countries.
• Serves as a key advocate for the Director's management priorities, and provides leadership, direction, and management to effect strategies to support Volunteer health.

Conditions of employment

Please read this announcement in its entirety prior to submitting your application.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• You must be at least 18 years of age.
• All Federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. For additional information, see www.sss.gov.
• You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• You must go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired originalor certified copies.
• You must successfully complete a background security investigation with favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet this requirement will be grounds for employment termination.
• Prior to employment, and in compliance with statutes 5 USC 3322 and 22 USC 2507b, Peace Corps will conduct a check of Peace Corps records for both Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and former Peace Corps employees.
• All new employees are required to certify and submit a state of understanding acknowledging adherence to the Peace Corps condition of employment prior to day 1 of employment with the Peace Corps.
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance.
• This job has been identified as a testing designated position under our Drug-Free Workplace Program. Therefore, you must satisfactorily complete a drug test prior to being hired. As an employee, you will be subject to random drug testing.
• This position requires the filing of a Financial Disclosure report.
• This is not a bargaining unit position.
• A one-year probationary period is required.
• This position is eligible for additional reappointments, per 22 USC §2506 (a)(8). The initial appointment is a term of five years and subsequent reappointments are in terms of up to five years.

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by 02/17/2025 (the closing date of the announcement). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To ensure full credit for your experience, please indicate the start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and the location of employment in your resume. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

Specialized Experience:

The position requires that all qualified individuals must possess a minimum of one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-15 or higher, providing overarching leadership and strategic direction for the development and implementation of an organization's health system policies and procedures; conducting data analyses to support strategies and initiatives for maintaining and improving the health of the workforce domestic or abroad, enhancement of health and safety measures; and the continuous quality improvement of an agency's health system. including international experience in the areas of healthcare, staffing and/or aide and development. Government experience is useful, as is willingness to learn relevant applications of Appropriations Law, Federal Acquisition Regulations, and other related government operating requirements.

The position requires that all qualified individuals must demonstrate executive leadership potential and a level of competence and potential sufficient to lead, direct, and evaluate programs and activities related to accomplishing a major program's mission. This experience must demonstrate an applied knowledge of management principles, developments, trends, and generally-accepted practices and techniques utilized in effective program planning and problem solving.

The position requires that all qualified individuals must demonstrate competence and potential for executive development in the five SES ECQs, which are the leadership criteria defined by OPM to certify candidates for SES positions. OPM's Guide to the SES Qualifications provides detailed information on the ECQs. You can access OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications here https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONSECQ 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. Competencies: Creativity and Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking and Vision

ECQ 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. Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Other, and Team Building

ECQ 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. Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving and Technical Credibility.

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, and Technology Management

ECQ 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. Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, and Influencing/Negotiating

NOTE: Responses to ECQs must not exceed 10 pages typed in 12-point font.

Please note:

• Past experience that satisfies the Specialized Experience MUST be well documented within your resume. Failure to provide this information in your resume with corresponding start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and location of employment may result in disqualification from further consideration.
• Specialized Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer work done with National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) or other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
• One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
• Additional information on qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site.
• Peace Corps employees are employed using the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale. The FP pay plan does not follow the same structure as the GS pay plan. In the FP pay plan, as the grade-level numbers decrease the level/pay for the position increases. The FP-09 is the lowest entry-level grade and the FP-01 is the highest senior-level grade.

How you will be evaluated

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

Applications will be reviewed once the vacancy announcement closes. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying as errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. We use a multi-step process to review and evaluate applicants:

1. Eligibility

We will review your resume and supporting documents to determine if you meet the eligibility requirements of this job announcement, including any required education, experience, and/or Selective Placement Factors.

You will be rated as ineligible if you are outside of the area of consideration (i.e., who may apply), your application is missing any required documents, or your resume does not demonstrate that you meet any applicable Selective Placement Factors.

2. Minimum Qualifications, Rating and Ranking

If you are found to meet the eligibility requirements, we will assess your experience by comparing your resume against your responses to the occupational questionnaire and the specialized experience at the grade level(s) for which you are applying. The occupational questionnaire is the list of questions in the automated system that you will have an opportunity to answer once you apply for the position.

Category rating will be used in the ranking and selection process for this position. The quality categories are Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (i.e. resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire. Your responses must be substantiated by your resume.

You will be disqualified if your resume does not demonstrate that you possess the minimum qualification requirements. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated or falsified your qualifications, education, eligibility claims, and/or experience, this is cause for disqualification.

3. Referral and Selection

If you are found to be amongst the most highly qualified applicants, you will be referred to the selecting official. As part of the assessment and selection process, the selecting official may invite you to participate in a structured interview, check your references, and/or request that you submit a writing sample or complete a written assessment or exercise to further evaluate your qualifications for this position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

• Technical Credibility