Summary
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) is looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to serve as the Director of External Affairs.
This Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) may be used to fill other Director of External Affairs, ES-1035-00 positions within the FRTIB in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.
Clarification from the agency
Applications will be accepted from all qualified candidates.
Duties
The major duties of the position are:
- Manage all aspects of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board's relationship with Congress.
- Brief and advise the Executive Director, Board Members, and senior staff on all Congressional activity regarding a wide variety of issues relating to the Thrift Savings Plan and the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
- Manage media relations.
- Lead all aspects of the agency's interactions with the Employee Thrift Advisory Council.
- Manage all aspects of Board member confirmation.
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- All qualification requirements must be met by 05/03/2024.
- Probationary Period. One-year probationary for initial SES appointment.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service
- Selectee must complete and submit a confidential financial disclosure as a condition of employment.
- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
- A writing sample may be required, as part of the final interview process.
Qualifications
As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications. Experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent.
To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Mandatory Technical Qualificaitons (MTQs) listed below.
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ): The following are the five ECQs and their fundamental competencies.
- 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. (Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, 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. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, 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. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility)
- ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. (Competencies: financial management, human capital management, 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. (Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating)
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ):
- Substantial experience with U.S. Federal legislative processes, procedures, and advocating legislation garnered by working for Congress or with organizations that advocate for legislation.
- Experience in distilling complex ideas and expressing them clearly and forcefully, both verbally and in writing, to a wide variety of high-level audiences.
- Experience in working with various interest groups and experience balancing priorities in order to accomplish an established mission.
*Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Benefits
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
To preview the occupational questionnaire, click on the following link https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12355899.
- You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments and experience. Your application will be rated and ranked by an Executive Resources Board (ERB) Panel, comprised of at least three SES members, using only the information submitted within your 5-page resume.
- As part of the "Resume Based" recruitment method, the "Top" group of candidates will undergo the Structured Interview process. Based on the ERB Panel's evaluation, applicants who are determined "Best Qualified" will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.
- Veteran's Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive service (SES).
- Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB before appointment can occur.
- SES Noncompetitive applicants: Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility and OPM certified graduates of a SES CDP, who meet the mandatory technical qualifications and have been previously certified by OPM's Qualifications Review Board will be considered on a non-competitive basis as long as all required documents are submitted.
Please be advised, the following documents are required even if you are already a current federal employee or employee of the FRTIB. Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the announcement will result in your removal from consideration from this position.
1. Resume (please include on your resume the experience you wish to be considered for the review of your qualifications, the dates of employment with month and year, and job title with series and grade if it's a federal job)
- Your resume must total no more than FIVE (5) pages. Any information submitted in excess of five (5) pages WILL NOT be considered. You must submit a resume which provides evidence of how you possess the ECQs and their fundamental competencies and the MTQs. Please ensure that your resume emphasizes your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed and your program accomplishments. An example of a resume showing possession of the ECQs is available here.
- Competitive applicants who do not demonstrate in their resume sufficient possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) will be determined ineligible for further consideration.
- Note: Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and OPM certified graduates of a SES CDP are NOT REQUIRED to show possession of ECQs in their resume. However, their resume must address the MTQs. Noncompetitive applicants who do not demonstrate in their resume sufficient possession of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications will be determined ineligible for further consideration.
2. Responses to the Occupational Questionnaire.
3. SF-50. Current & former federal employees must submit an SF-50 which shows current or most recent grade.
4. SES Noncompetitive Applicant Required Documents-
- Current career SES members and former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility must include a copy of the specific SF-50 documenting your SES career appointment without time limitation.
- Former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility must also submit a federal agency document which confirms your successful completion of a SES probationary period. (Note: a second SF-50 dated more than a year after SES career conversion or appointment, which documents continued unlimited assignment to the same SES position, will suffice to document completion of the SES probationary period).
- SES CDP graduates must include a copy of your OPM CDP graduation certificateor other proof that your ECQs have been QRB certified.
- SES noncompetitive applicants who fail to submit the required documents noted in the above bullets will not be eligible for consideration on a noncompetitive basis. Instead, they will be evaluated as a competitive applicant as noted in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. Competitive applicants who do not demonstrate in their resume sufficient possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) will be determined ineligible for further consideration.
- You must apply through the USAJOBS online job application system. Complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the "Required Documents" section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/03/2024 to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
- It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to 05/03/2024.
- To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
- To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
- You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Paper applications and information sent by mail will not be accepted. If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding submission of an alternate application.
Next steps
Once your application package is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. Qualified noncompetitive candidates will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration on a noncompetitive basis. All other qualified candidates will be referred to a panel of SES members for rating and ranking and to determine the "Top" group of candidates.
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