Clarification from the agency

Open to the Public. US citizenship is required. You must apply online to be considered for this vacancy. Please review this announcement in its entirety for specific information on how to apply.

The Office of Evidence and Evaluation is located within the Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP). This office focuses on improving efficiency, effectiveness, cost savings and customer experience by providing data governance and services, conducting internal and external evaluations, leading customer research activities and managing the agency’s data assets.

The Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Evidence and Evaluation provides comprehensive leadership and program oversight of the office and reports to the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, OGP. This role entails full authority for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and evaluating all office functions. The incumbent collaborates with senior executive leadership within GSA, OMB, customer agencies, interagency councils, and other relevant stakeholder groups and oversight entities as necessary. The incumbent for this position is also responsible for the following:

• Providing comprehensive leadership for an office that includes divisions focused on government-wide evaluations, customer research practices, and the management strategies for all OGP data, including the development of AI solutions.
• Fulfilling the Administrator's responsibilities under Titles 1 and 3 of HR 4174, the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act).
• Developing data governance policy and advising on data analytics implementation within organizations.
• Overseeing an organization that provides expert technical solutions, advice, guidance, and recommendations on data analytics to top management officials and technical specialists, including those critical to client organizations' or agencies' missions.
• Providing subject matter expertise in data management, data governance, and data quality.
• Directing and managing the development, standardization, metrics and benchmarking, coordination, and issuance of effective government-wide solutions, data, data analytics, principles, guidelines, regulations, criteria, standards, and policies to promote efficiency and economy.
• Providing visionary leadership and high-level policy direction for GSA and other Federal agencies regarding evidence-building activities and evaluation.
• Overseeing complex evaluations, collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and managing programmatic, administrative, and financial aspects of the office.
• Leading enterprise-wide customer research strategies and efforts and generating customer insights to enhance GSA's customer experience measures and results.
• Providing guidance and oversight for projects related to customer experience, service delivery, policy analysis, strategic planning, and performance measurement.

Conditions of employment

• Resume-only hiring method; resume must not exceed 2 pages.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Apply online (See 'How to Apply' section.)

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• This position is a Critical Sensitive High Risk national security position. Appointment to this position requires the selectee to undergo a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication for the GSA security office to grant you a Top Secret national security clearance. Applicants do not need this level of clearance in order to apply for the position. If you are not a GSA employee, the security office must grant the clearance before you are appointed to this position unless a pre-appointment waiver of this requirement is approved.
• This position has been designated under Executive Order 12564 as being subject to random drug screening. If tentatively selected for this position, you may be required to submit to a urinalysis screen for illegal drugs prior to appointment. Appointment will be contingent upon your receiving a negative test result.
• If tentatively selected, you will be required to submit a Declaration for Federal Employment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 will be required to complete a  certification statement confirming their selective service status.
• Persons selected for their initial appointment to an SES position must have their executive qualifications approved by the Office of Personnel Management before being appointed to the position.
• If selected, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously successfully completed a one-year probationary period in the Senior Executive Service.
• If selected, you must file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) upon appointment in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Veteran's preference does not apply to positions in the Senior Executive Service.  

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical Competency and Executive Core Qualification requirements listed below to be eligible for consideration. Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicant's training and experience are of the scope, quality and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position.

Note: Your 2-page resume must show possession of the Mandatory Technical Competencies (MTCs) and the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed below; please do not address the MTCs nor ECQs through submission of separate narrative responses- written narratives will not be reviewed for consideration.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrated managerial experience as a data analytics professional who has experience providing data lifecycle data management and providing data interoperability solutions
• Expert knowledge delivering customer solutions through data analytics, evaluations and survey solutions.
  

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

1. Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding- This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

2. Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

3. Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

4. Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group towards meeting the organization’s vision, mission and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.  This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable

5. Achieving Results- This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

How you will be evaluated

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

An SES review panel will evaluate your resume based on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Applicants determined to be highly qualified may undergo a structured interview and/or other assessments, such as providing a writing sample, work plan or other written product; reference checks may also be conducted. If selected, you must be certified by an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Structured Interview Qualifications Review Board (SIQRB), unless you are a current career SES member, former career SES member with SES career reinstatement eligibility, or have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (SES CDP). You must receive SIQRB certification before you can be appointed to this position.