Duties

Summary

The Administrative Systems Office (ASO) is a matrix organization with two divisions. The Strategic Planning Division is responsible for strategic planning, communication, budget formulation and defining the services for three portfolios: Human Resources, Financial Management, and Support Systems. The Systems Execution Division is responsible for developing, operating, and maintaining the products and services that meet customer requirements.
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Responsibilities

The incumbent will report to the Chief of the ASO.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

Supporting strategic business decisions using the established IT portfolio management process within ASO; leveraging analysis of alternatives, the total cost of ownership, and return on investment analysis to make sound business decisions;

Maintaining 5-year strategic roadmaps for all major ASO IT products and portfolios;

Refining and promoting the project initiation process within ASO;

Maintaining the ASO product and service catalogs; creating more robust and defined processes for creating, updating, and publishing services;

Developing and maintaining effective relationships with business owners, customers, and stakeholders. Building coalitions within ASO, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), the Administrative Office (AO), and the Courts to achieve common goals. Developing networks and building alliances with business partners, collaborating across boundaries, and building strategic relationships to deliver results for our customers;

Promoting a standardized and consolidated approach to procuring goods and services for ASO. Leveraging the ASO budget staff, Contracting Office Representative team, and the new procurement support positions to work with the ASO portfolio managers, the Systems Execution Division, and the Procurement Management Division to create standard operating procedures for creating, reviewing, and approving statements of work, independent government cost estimates, invoices, and other contractual documents;

Managing the Quality and Assurance team and process; expanding the quality control and assessment program to encompass more development projects, establishing product governance across ASO, and strengthening configuration management; and

Managing and expanding the ASO's Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) initiative and promoting Lean Six Sigma within the ASO.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the Administrative Office of the US Courts. In instances where non-citizens are considered for hire into temporary or any other position with non competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO's Human Resources Office that there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the United States and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at http://ww.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens . For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification .

All new AO employees will be required to complete a FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.

All new AO employees must identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.

You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.

If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Relocation expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience : Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as demonstrated experience in ALL areas below:

Prioritizing and planning for IT projects.

Supporting contracting activities.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

For this job announcement the following documents and/or information are required:

• Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.
• Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume.
• Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status.
• Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.

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.