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Summary

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Under Secretary of Management. The incumbent is the Deputy Executive Director of the Program Accountability and Risk Management (PARM) Office and reports to the Executive Director of the Program Accountability and Risk Management Office on a wide range of complex program activities requiring application of qualitative and-or quantitative methods of assessment of complex management processes, systems and programs.
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Responsibilities

As the Deputy Executive Director, the incumbent is responsible for leadership and oversight of the acquisition milestone and review process to include acquisition risk and independent cost analyses throughout OHS. Develops and defines the scope for independent acquisitions program
reviews program staffing. Ensures that the acquisition takes into consideration the nature, type, complexity and location of the program and program related projects and considers associated impacts regarding labor market and costs, project planning, risks, requirements, strategy, contractor availability, productivity, special skills, specialized equipment and testing requirements, safeguards and security, and material requirements and availability. The Deputy Executive Director coordinates the scope of reviews with senior OHS program and site personnel and serves as a representative for the CPO and the USM and a department interface for other agencies relative to their Involvement and participation in acquisition management reviews. Responsible for the development and implementation of broad policies, standards and procedures for the acquisition program, and leads independent reviews of alternatives of analysis, business cases, best practices, and risk studies and analysis. The Deputy Executive Director is also
responsible for the cost estimating and analysis policy and oversight of acquisition programs throughout the department, and leads departmental initiatives to establish acquisition program management standards, policy, and procedures based on industry best practices to ensure that OHS
acquisition programs are accurate, traceable and reliable.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional Travel

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed below.

Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS -14 /15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as: directing the work of an organizational unit; ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects; monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.

Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (C-C-A-R) model outlined in the guide at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf .

Conditions of Employment:

• You must be U.S. citizen to be considered for this position.
• A pre-employment drug test is required for this position.
• You are required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• You must complete a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE 278.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance.
• One year probationary period is required, unless excepted by regulation.
• No Relocation Authorized.

Qualifications

Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS -14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as: directing the work of an organizational unit; ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects; monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.

Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (C-C-A-R) model outlined in the guide at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf .

Your application package should not exceed a total of 5 pages. Any information submitted in excess of 5 pages WILL NOT be considered.
A Sample 5-page resume that incorporates ECQs and TQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29 - 37) http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf

**If you are a current or reinstatement eligible Career SES member or a graduate of an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and your ECQs have been previously certified by OPM's Qualifications Review Board, you are not required to address the ECQs.
However, you MUST address all mandatory TQs in your resume. Current and reinstatement eligible SES members, please include with your application a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) documenting your career appointment to the SES. SES CDP graduates, please include a copy of your OPM certificate

Executive Core Qualifications - Mandatory **You will be evaluated on the following Executive Core Qualifications:
ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
Leadership Competencies: Creativity and Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, and Vision
ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, and Team Building
ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high- quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, and Technical Credibility
ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, and Technology Management
ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
Leadership Competencies:
Partnering, Political Savvy, and Influencing/Negotiating
These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation. Detailed information on the Executive Core Qualifications is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/qualify.asp

Technical Qualifications - Mandatory

You will be evaluated on the following Technical Qualifications:

TQ1: Demonstrated experience in program management and oversight of multiple complex and diverse acquisition programs within large public or private sector enterprises to determine compliance with Federal acquisition regulations and policies.

TQ2: Demonstrated experience in managing the acquisition of large-scale programs and the development comprehensive acquisition strategies that evidence consideration in areas such as program management, risk management, schedule management, financial management, test management, and program staffing.

FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS IN THE RESUME WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date, 07/26/2021 of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Consideration for competitive selection for this position is open to all persons within the area of consideration who meet the basic qualifications.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE - Veterans' Preference does not apply to the SES.

SELECTIVE SERVICE - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify at the time of appointment that you have registered with the Selective Service, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION - This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the hiring agency directly. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Applicants will be evaluated by a Qualifications Review Panel of senior officials. The panel will rate and rank applicants on the basis of the quality and extent of total accomplishments, experience and education. The executive panel will determine the degree to which candidates possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the mandatory technical requirements of the position and the mandatory executive core qualifications requirements. Among the factors the evaluation panel will consider in determining the applicant's relative capacity and fitness for the position are education, training, experience and demonstrated executive level qualifications. The Executive Panel will rate and rank your resume against each mandatory technical qualifications and mandatory executive core qualifications to determine the best qualified candidates.

Candidates determined to be best qualified will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration for the position.

To preview questions please https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11164205

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Trust determination process
National security

Required Documents

1) Your Resume should not exceed five (5) pages. Exceeding the specified page limits will result in lost consideration. The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME-ONLY, Therefore, evidence of each ECQ and TQ must be CLEARLY REFLECTED in your resume.

2) Completed online occupational questionnaire. If your ECQs have been previously certified by OPM/QRB, you do not have to submit ECQ's,

3) All current and former career SES members must provide an SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, documenting their status or reinstatement eligibility and showing your completion of the SES probationary period.

4) Candidates who have successfully completed an Office of Personnel Management approved SES Candidate Development Program must submit a copy of their ECQ certification.

5) If you are a current or former Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, you must submit a copy of your last Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) showing your position, title, series, grade, and eligibility.