Clarification from the agency

U. S. Department of State CTAP employees only.

• Serves as the Chief of ERPM, with responsibility for managing, supervising, and directing the activities of the staff relating to the Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL), and Schedule C employees.
• Provides leadership and direction in the areas of classification, SES/SL recruitment, compensation, and performance management policy development and implementation for the Civil Service and SES/SL employees.
• Coordinates the integration of the division's programs with other human resources management programs to ensure achievement of organizational objectives, assessing this impact, and planning short and long range goals toward program improvement.
• Serves as a representative of the Department to the Office of Personnel Management, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Senior Executives Association and other Federal agencies in all matters under the jurisdiction of the Division.
• Exercises managerial cognizance over and responsibility for planning, directing, and evaluating the programs of the staff.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. 

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience interpreting and applying Federal laws, regulations, principles and practices in the areas of executive resource program management (e.g., executive development, performance management, SES/SL staffing and recruitment, and position management and classification);
• Experience managing and/or administering executive resources programs to include executive development, staffing and recruitment, position management and classification, and/or performance management;
• Experience providing consultation and advisory services on federal human resources policies to various audiences to include supervisors, employees, and/or executives in two or more of the following executive resources programs (i.e., SES recruitment and placement, SES performance management, position management and classification, administration of Schedule C and political appointees, and executive development); and
• Experience reviewing, evaluating, and developing human resources policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures including two or more of the following areas: executive development, performance management or recruitment and placement.

To be considered well-qualified, in addition to meeting minimum qualifications, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all of the major aspects of the position.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position.

In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:

• Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;
• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;
• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;
• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and
• Capacity to "see the job through."

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume limited to two pages will be conducted and evaluated by an HR specialist to determine if you are qualified for this job. Resumes longer than two pages will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered further.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Knowledge of Recruitment & Placement, Classification, Performance Management, Executive Development; SES, SL, Presidential and Political personnel systems;
• Knowledge of project management techniques used to evaluate programs and policies;
• Skill in analyzing and problem-solving in order to identify significant issues and recommend solutions;
• Skill in providing HR advisory and customer service; and
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, modifying style based on audience.

Agency Career and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP and ICTAP) candidates must be rated "Well Qualified" and submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this job to receive consideration for selection priority. To be considered well-qualified, in addition to meeting minimum qualifications, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all of the major aspects of the position.