Clarification from the agency

This job is opened to Current Federal Employees in the Excepted Service and Competitive Service and all qualified U.S. Citizens.

The Associate Director, Defense-Wide Programs (Program/Budget) incumbent leads a select staff of professional budget analysts and performs the following major functions:

• Responsible for all budgetary aspects of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) appropriations activities related to the Defense Agencies and other Defense-Wide activities; reviews and analyzes extremely complex and variable Defense programs and applies comprehensive knowledge of budget policy and procedures so that the individual programs may be evaluated in relation to the overall Defense funding constraints for the optimal use of Defense resources.
• Participates with the senior staff of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering), the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), the Director for Administration, and other DoD Principal Staff Assistants (PSA) as required, in the technical and financial evaluation of operating programs including budget formulation, budget execution and reprogramming of appropriated funds.
• Develops and applies analytical tools (including statistical analyses, data analytics, etc.) to attempt to master a large volume of facts relating to each program and to interpret trends and conditions in the operating programs for numerous interrelated sources with no possibility of guidance from objective sources.
• Maintains direct contact with senior officials of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) staff responsible for major programs (such as Environmental Restoration and Cooperative Threat Reduction) and in the Defense Agencies to ensure constant familiarity with the wide-ranging operating programs and budgets as they develop.
• Provides additional information to the Comptroller, which may be significant, in presenting the budget before the OMB and Congress. The incumbent ensures close coordination with the OMB during the joint budget review.
• Analyzes and evaluates budget estimates (including supplemental and budget amendments) and the financial execution of budgets and programs, including conducting such investigations and hearings as necessary to determine the relevance, importance, and necessity of various program funding proposals.
• Maintains a continuing review of the financial execution of budget and programs to ensure their execution is in accordance with the direction of the Secretary of Defense and the intent of Congress.
• Reviews and analyzes requests for the reprogramming of funds, which require the approval of the Comptroller and transmittal to Congress, taking into account the flexibility, character, and changing requirements of the individual programs.
• Provides advice and guidance to a budget analyst staff responsible for developing analyses and recommendations concerning the various budget estimates and execution programs.
• Develops and refers to the Director for Operations financial policy relating to the operating programs of the Department of Defense.
• Prepares the Comptroller to participate in various program and policy reviews of extremely complex and critical Defense programs, including developing a recommended Comptroller position and justification of the recommendation in preparation for major decision-making meetings.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
• All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES.
• You must submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test before you can be appointed into this position. Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• In order to qualify for this position, you must be able to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Level 3 Financial Management Certification.
• Please read the vacancy announcement in its entirety before applying.

Qualifications

The recruitment application process for this position is RESUME-BASED method.

There is no requirement to submit a separate narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) with your application.

Evidence of the five ECQs and the three MTQs MUST be clearly demonstrated in the five (5) page resume.

http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/guidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf

Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments (e.g., Led the development and implementation of....) and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised; size of budget managed; amount of money saved, etc.).

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.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the technical and financial evaluation of programs, including budget formulation and budget execution, as well as realigning and reprogramming appropriated funds for optimal use of defense resources. Two or more years of experience must have been in an organization equivalent to a major Federal Department or Agency or a Military Department, Defense Agency, or an equivalent organization elsewhere, and where the candidate had primary responsibility for budget review, formulation, or execution in one or more major programs.

2. Demonstrated skill in applying comprehensive knowledge of budget policy and procedures while reviewing and analyzing complex and variable military and defense-wide programs. Demonstrated experience in representing and defending an organization's programmatic and budgetary interests with programs having nationwide scope or impact to the Office of Management and Budget, relevant congressional/legislative committees, and appropriate stakeholders.

3. Demonstrated ability to analyze and understand complex financial management issues, recommend practical solutions, and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, on matters concerning technical and financial performance of major programs.

DoD Joint Enterprise-Wide Experience Statement: In addition, DoD requires an Enterprise Perspective. This individual must have the ability to apply a broad point of view and an awareness and understanding of individual or organizational responsibilities in relation to DoD or government-wide strategic priorities is required. Executives must demonstrate ability to work with internal and external partners to support national security objectives. This perspective is typically gained through a variety of diverse work experiences. A separate narrative statement is not required. This information should be embedded within the resume.

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. Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), your ECQs must be certified by the OPM QRB before your appointment can occur.