Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to all qualified candidates.

As a Director, Contracts Management Office, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Assist and advise the Director on acquisition and assistance issues, including those issues pertaining to grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of non-procurement, such as other transactions, and innovative acquisition strategies and methods.
• Serve as the Senior Procurement Executive and approves justifications for other than full and open competition for proposed contracts over $100 million; and certify, assign, and appoint members of the Department of Defense Acquisition Corps and workforce.
• Exercise, by delegation, authorities as Head of the Contracting Activity.
• Prescribe and publish Agency acquisition regulations, policies, and procedures; appoint all contracting officers.
• Oversee the maintenance of Agency acquisition systems and make modifications/revisions as appropriate.
• Manage and enhance career development of the Agency acquisition workforce and Agency members of the Department of Defense Acquisition Corps.

Conditions of employment

• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• Veteran preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service
• Must be able to obtain/maintain Special Sensitive/Top Secret SCI clearance
• Designated and/or random drug testing is required
• Mobility Agreement: All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES.
• Probationary Period: You will serve a one-year Senior Executive Service (SES) probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• Financial Disclosure: Senior Executives are required to comply with the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521, which requires the submission of a financial disclosure statement (OGE-278), upon assuming an SES position.
• Senior Executives are required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment," (OF 306), prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background check.
• Overtime: None
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Tour of Duty: Maxiflex
• Telework: Situational telework eligible
• This position is designated a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) with further designation as a Key Leadership Position (KLP).

Qualifications

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) and TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs):

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs). However, to meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the ECQS and TQS within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will be disqualified.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

ECQ 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.

ECQ 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.

ECQ 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.

ECQ 4 - Leading People: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward 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.

ECQ 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.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs):

1. Demonstrated ability to manage a contracting function for research and development
efforts to include in-depth knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) related statutes, and DoW implementing directives across all phases of traditional government contract procedures, other transactions, grants and cooperative agreements, and the ability to establish agency policy concerning acquisition and contracting functions.

2. Demonstrated experience in leading significant organizational change initiatives, where change management practices were successfully applied, specifically articulating the steps to implement the changes, any challenges encountered, how coalitions were built, how various communication strategies were leveraged, and measurable outcomes were achieved.

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 the 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 within the resume.

CRITICAL ACQUISITION POSITION (CAP). Selectee for this position will be required to sign a written agreement to remain, for a minimum of three years, in the federal service in this critical acquisition position. This position is designated a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) with further designation as a Key Leadership Position (KLP). As a KLP, the incumbent will be required to sign a Tenure Agreement which requires the incumbent to remain in this position for a minimum of 3 years.

This position requires the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Contracting Professional certification at time of assignment and requires selectee to sign a CAP service agreement to remain assigned to the position for three years. The selectee must have 10 years of acquisition experience in an Acquisition Workforce position, at least 4 years of which was performed while assigned to a CAP.

Incumbent must be a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps upon entry into the position.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documents, for the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as it relates to the fundamental competencies, identified below. Your application will be evaluated by an Executive Evaluation Panel rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may be contacted for an interview and to provide reference checks. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority.