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Executive Director

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Silver Spring, Maryland
Closing date
Nov 17, 2019
Duties

Summary

The incumbent serves as the Executive Director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
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Responsibilities

As such, the position serves as a senior official in a line capacity that is responsible for overseeing the direction and operation of the agency, including the services of supporting Federal agencies (i.e., GSA, NARA, SAC, etc.). Exercises wide latitude with directing agency goals and resources to achieve desired results. Reporting to this position are senior EAC managers with expertise in their areas of responsibility.

Major Duties
  • Provides leadership in the development and implementation of strategies, programs, policies, decisions, and other actions adopted by Commissioners.
  • Evaluates the performance of subordinate managers against performance plans, budgets and EAC goals; performs other administrative functions as may be delegated under the Commission's authority and EAC policies.
  • Directs the preparation of recommendations, reports, and other materials for Commissioners, Advisory Boards, and public meeting.
  • Develops and prepares written and oral materials, for presentations to congressional, legislative and public/private policy groups, Commissioners, advisory boards, and EAC staff.
  • Encourages an environment that fosters equal employment opportunity (EEO) goals, and the responsibilities outlined in the organization's affirmative action plan. Ensures equality in selections, training, promotions, details, discipline, and awards.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Travel Required

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

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
None

Requirements

Conditions of Employment


Must be a US Citizen.

Candidates must meet all qualifications prior to the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

General Competencies Required
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness: Skill in responding appropriately to diverse groups and individuals in a variety of challenging situations. Demonstrates the ability to be tactful and to treat others with respect. Skill in developing networks, achieving cooperation, and collaborating with others when appropriate.
  • Influencing/Negotiating: Skill in influencing others to accept and implement recommendations and in building consensus. Ability to effectively resolve significant or controversial issues.
  • Written and Oral Communication: Demonstrates ability to clearly, succinctly and convincingly express facts and ideas both in writing and orally. Skill in listening and appropriately responding to the ideas, points of view, or concerns of others.
  • External Awareness: Skill in identifying and keeping abreast of legislation, policies and economic, political, and social trends that affect the EAC.
Technical Competencies Required
  • Executive level skill in long range planning and for acquisition, physical and financial resources, and policy and strategic development.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, legal decisions, and precedent cases pertinent to the EAC mission.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of HAVA and other election laws, regulations, and legal decisions pertinent to the EAC mission. Experience in the administration, management, or legal oversight of elections.
  • Experience in the operation and management of personnel in an office, department, division, or other program.
  • Knowledge of the operations of the U.S. Congress and the various oversight committees with an interaction with the EAC, Knowledge and experience interacting with governing bodies regarding elections, including the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, or city/county council, or interacting with or facilitating bipartisan election boards.
  • Ability to determine the impact of advances in technology, and to keep up-to-date with relevant social, political, economic and technological developments.
  • Ability to effectively defend policies, programs, decisions, or points of view in the face of heavy criticism in unstructured settings.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with media representatives, special interest groups, and a variety of individuals and groups, some of whom have opposing views or conflicting interests.
Leadership Competencies Required
  • Skill in leading staff to interact as a team, focused on cooperating with one another and with the entire EAC staff to accomplish team goals and initiatives. Ability to plan, assign, and appraise work products to assure high levels of performance.
  • Business acumen skills to acquire and administer human, financial, material, and information resources to accomplish the organization's mission, support program objectives, and promote the strategic vision.
  • Skill in building coalitions and in communicating to explain, advocate and negotiate with individual and groups internally and externally. Ability to develop an expansive professional network with other organizations, to represent and speak for the Agency and organization, and to gain understanding and support from higher level management.
  • Ability to establish program/policy goals and the structure and processes necessary to implement the organization's strategic vision and mission, to ensure that programs and policies are being implemented and adjusted as necessary, that the appropriate results are being achieved, and that a process for continually assessing the quality of the program activities is in place.
  • Knowledge of basic human resource management programs, rules, policies, and procedures to effectively carry out responsibilities such as interviewing and recommending selections, developing performance standards and appraising performance, identifying training needs and arranging for appropriate training for staff, resolving grievances and complaints, effectively managing disciplinary issues, and handling a variety of other human resource management responsibilities.


Education

No Positive Education Requirement. Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Additional information

You must submit all required information by the closing date. If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible. The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

Send only those materials needed to evaluate your application.

If you use public transportation, part of your transportation costs may be subsidized.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

  • Executive level skill in long range planning and for acquisition, physical and financial resources, and policy and strategic development.
  • In-depth knowledge of the workings of the United States Congress and its various committees including protocol, policies and procedures applicable when dealing with staff members. Ability to stay abreast of EAC policies and issues; historic and current proposed policies; and plans and programs sufficient to allow the employee to recognize the sensitivity of topical inquiries received.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of technical and program management requirements associated with acquisition, in-service support, and modernization programs.
  • Ability to determine the impact of advances in technology, and to keep up-to-date with relevant social, political, economic and technological developments.
  • Ability to effectively defend policies, programs, decisions, or points of view in the face of heavy criticism in unstructured settings.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with media representatives, special interest groups, and a variety of individuals and groups, some of whom have opposing views or conflicting interests.
  • Skill in leading staff to interact as a team, focused on cooperating with one another and with the entire EAC staff to accomplish team goals and initiatives. Ability to plan, assign, and appraise work products to assure high levels of performance.
  • Business acumen skills to acquire and administer human, financial, material, and information resources to accomplish the organization's mission, support program objectives, and promote the strategic vision.
  • Skill in building coalitions and in communicating to explain, advocate and negotiate with individual and groups internally and externally. Ability to develop an expansive professional network with other organizations, to represent and speak for the Agency and organization, and to gain understanding and support from higher level management.
  • Ability to establish program/policy goals and the structure and processes necessary to implement the organization's strategic vision and mission, to ensure that programs and policies are being implemented and adjusted as necessary, that the appropriate results are being achieved, and that a process for continually assessing the quality of the program activities is in place.
  • Knowledge of basic human resource management programs, rules, policies, and procedures to effectively carry out responsibilities such as interviewing and recommending selections, developing performance standards and appraising performance, identifying training needs and arranging for appropriate training for staff, resolving grievances and complaints, effectively managing disciplinary issues, and handling a variety of other human resource management responsibilities.


Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Required documents include a resume and the supporting documents as described in the "How to Apply Instructions" section of this announcement.

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.

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