Duties

Summary

This position is located in Office of Programs and Partnerships. First time hires to the Federal government salaries are normally set at the beginning of the salary range listed above.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USA Jobs resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting and ending months and years, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade).
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Responsibilities

This position is located in the Multidisciplinary Arts Division, Office of Programs & Partnerships, National Endowment for the Arts. You will serve as the agency's nationally recognized leader and authority for the nonprofit arts fields of Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works and Artist Communities. Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works includes artistic works and events that present multiple disciplines, combine and/or integrate art forms, explore boundaries between art disciplines, fuse or transcend disciplines, and look to new forms of expression. Artist Communities provides assistance to artist communities for projects that encourage and nurture the development of individual artists and foster and inspire their creative processes. As Director, you will:

-Serve as the Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works and Artist Communities fields' expert to advise senior staff about trends that may influence programming and funding opportunities.

-Provide leadership and direction concerning agency programming and funding opportunities for the Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works and Artist Communities fields.

-Oversee the grant process from application, to grant, to final report.

-Manage a team of staff members who assist with all tasks including reviewing applications, assembling panels, monitoring grantee performance, and processing grants, cooperative agreements, and leadership initiatives.

-Represent the organization by attending and speaking at national and/or regional meetings and events of significance to the Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works and Artist Communities fields.

Travel Required

25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
15

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

-Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
-Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
-May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
-Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
-All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Qualifications

You must have at least one year of full-time specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service, with experience in performing ALL of the following duties: serving as a leader and authority in either the nonprofit arts field of Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works or Artist Communities; providing expert advice to senior staff about trends that may influence arts programming and funding opportunities; overseeing the arts grant process from application, to grant, to final report; managing the panel review process for arts applications and proposes funding amounts; and leading staff who assist with managing arts programs, including reviewing applications, assembling panels, monitoring grantee performance, and processing grants, cooperative agreements, and leadership initiatives.

You must clearly show in your resume and claim on the questionnaire how you meet ALL of the experience described above, including experience with the nonprofit arts field of Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works or Artist Communities, or you will be rated ineligible.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the advertised grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. You must provide the dates and hours per week worked for each job, or we may not be able to credit you with meeting the one full year of the specialized experience requirement.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Additional information

Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation of management to promote the employee selected at some future date.

If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must submit proof by 10/28/2019 that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. The proof includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty station. To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority of this vacancy, you must earn a minimum score of 85 (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference) on the rating criteria for this position.

VETERANS PREFERENCE: If claiming 5-point veteran preference you MUST submit copy number 4 of the DD-214. If you are claiming 10-point veteran preference you MUST submit an SF-15, Application for 10-point Veteran's Preference AND all other required documents in order to be granted the preference. All documents must be received by 10/28/2019. Additional information on veteran's preference is available at: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx

If you are selected for this Federal position, you will be 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 investigation. Failure to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on the application may be grounds for not hiring you or dismissing you after you begin work, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001).

The application contains information subject the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a). The information issued will be used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. Section 3302 and 3361.

Recruitment methods and selection procedures will based solely on merit after fair and open competition, and will be made without regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, national origin, non-disqualifying disability, sexual-orientation or age.

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Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/raps
Veterans Information: http://www.usajobs.gov/vi
Legal and Regulatory Guidance: http://www.usajobs.gov/lr

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link regarding an Alternate Application .

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application .You are encouraged to apply online. If you are unable to apply online, please use the Alternate Application link listed in the Other Information section of this vacancy announcement. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online if at all possible. Applying online, through your USAJOBS account, will expedite the application process and allow you to check your application status as well as verify the documentation submitted with your application. If you utilize the Alternate Application method, your USAJOBS account will not display this application and you will not receive status updates.

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 and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of 3 quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, and Qualified.

The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

• Knowledge of grant-making processes to achieve Arts Endowment plans and goals.
• Knowledge of supervisory techniques and Human Resources management procedures to effectively supervise and manage employees.
• Knowledge of the Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works or Artist Communities fields.
• Skill in interpersonal communications

The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three," but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligible within each category. Preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-09 level or higher)

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be received by the closing date of this announcement:

1. A complete Resume (which includes hours worked, starting/ending dates (month and year), and if Federal employment - series, pay plan and grade).
2. A complete Online Questionnaire
3. An SF-50. Showing title, series, grade, FPL, duty station and Competitive status (if a current or former Federal employee)
4. Most recent Performance Appraisal (if a current Federal employee or recently separated within previous year)
5. Other Supporting Documents:

• Document(s) for special appointment (if applicable)
• Veteran Documents, ( if applicable, a DD-214, SF-15, VA Letter, etc.)
• ICTAP/CTAP documents (if applicable)
• Miscellaneous (as required by position)
• Cover letter (optional)

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.