BRANCH CHIEF

Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens may apply. agency/area of consideration, and/or additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement.

The successful candidate will perform the full range of Branch Chief duties.

Such duties include but are not limited to:

• Leads agencywide IT governance activities, including demand intake, requirements collection, portfolio coordination, and facilitation of structured decision-making for IT investments.
• Oversees planning, scheduling, and execution of governance board operations, including preparation of materials, documentation of decisions, and tracking of actions and follow-ups to ensure accountability.
• Supports compliance with federal IT requirements by implementing Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) processes, maintaining governance artifacts, and ensuring alignment with federal mandates and audit needs.
• Coordinates across Enterprise Architecture, Strategic Vendor Management, and with other office divisions to ensure integration of governance processes and clear communication among stakeholders.
• Manages Branch operations, including resource allocation, priority setting, workforce supervision, performance management, and contractor oversight, including the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) responsibilities.
• Ensures approved IT initiatives transition effectively to execution by facilitating prioritization, sequencing, scheduling, and monitoring of portfolio performance and reporting.

Conditions of employment

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

All information in your resume must be true and accurate.

Conditions of Employment:

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• This is a Drug Testing position
• Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
  • your performance and conduct;
  • the needs and interests of the agency;
  • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GG-14 level or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: experience applying IT governance principles and frameworks, including Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC), enterprise IT portfolio management, and related governance processes to support organizational decision-making; interpreting and applying Federal IT laws, regulations, policies, and guidance, including the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directives; analyzing and presenting complex technical and business information to inform organizational decisions; coordinating IT governance processes and facilitating structured decision-making among multiple stakeholders; leading projects and supervising staff; and communicating effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.

Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

1. Possess a high degree of expertise, including hands-on experience managing and leading efforts to gather, consolidate, and analyze IT needs and facilitates governance processes that supports evaluation, prioritization, and oversight of IT investments to meet compliance with FITARA, OMB, CPIC and other federal requirements.

   (Example: Describe job related experience and training which demonstrates your leadership experience in gathering, consolidating, and analyzing IT needs to support the agency's mission and associated governance processes. Describe your ability to accomplish objectives as planned and within established funding levels and timelines for IT activities.)

2. Ability to effectively monitor portfolio performance and support reporting on IT investments and initiatives.

   (EXAMPLE: Describe specific experience, training, and accomplishments which demonstrate your ability to effectively monitor IT portfolios and investments that meet compliance with federal standards to include the identification of gaps, inefficiencies in governance processes, and implement improvements.

3. Knowledge of Federal and/or private sector project management and contracting practices.

   (Example: Describe specific experience and training which demonstrates your knowledge of project management and contracting techniques and your ability to accomplish project objectives and procurements as planned and within established funding levels. Describe positions you have held while gaining project management and contracting experience. Describe specific projects or programs where you have served as a project lead, senior technical member, or as the Contracting Officers Technical Representative. Provide examples of your experience that demonstrates your ability to manage full life cycle projects from developing project specifications/objectives to implementation, operation and ongoing support.

4. Skill in effectively communicating and presenting information, ideas and advice in a clear, concise and logical manner.

   (Example: Describe specific experience, training, and accomplishments which demonstrate your ability to: (1) use informal and formal networks to build support for programs; (2) to lead complex discussions and consolidate complex and diverse opinions into concise, balanced and well-founded recommendations; (3) to establish effective working relationships with subordinates, supervisors, peers, and government and industry officials; and (4) to develop and implement successful approaches to problem solving and conflict resolution. Describe your most difficult or challenging writing assignments.)

5. Ability to direct, lead, and manage a technically diverse staff in critical programs with competing deadlines and conflicting resource demands.

   (Example: Describe specific experience, training and accomplishments which demonstrate your ability or potential to manage and provide leadership for a staff as demonstrated by success in activities such as: formulating goals and objectives to successfully accomplish a complicated project; establishing processes and evaluating their effectiveness; effectively utilizing resources (people and dollars); effectively utilizing infrastructure such as IT resources; effectively performing contract budgeting and management; managing multiple projects and programs with competing deadlines and resource conflicts in the context of achieving organizational goals; planning long-term and short-term program activities including management of priority assignments; establishing and controlling procedures and schedules of work products or programs to achieve timely, high-quality products; coordinating and/or managing technical personnel that demonstrates effective utilization of human resources; and reviewing and evaluating findings and conclusions.)

Specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume. You may also provide additional information related to your qualifications in the vacancy question provided for supplemental response.

A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate must be addressed in your resume. Applicants may also use the supplemental vacancy question to provide additional information pertaining to the specialized experience and ideal candidate criteria.

PLEASE BE CLEAR AND CONCISE. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

How you will be evaluated

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

When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the job requirements. Your application will be evaluated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to any vacancy questions to determine your level of knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the job requirements. You must respond to all required application questions.

If you are among the top candidates for this position, your application will be referred to the hiring manager for possible interview and selection based upon the number of available vacancies to be filled in each office.

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 submit a resume that directly relates to this position.

The following documents are required for your application package to be complete. If you fail to provide any required documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

• Resume that includes: 1) personal information such as name, address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, title, series, grade (if applicable); and 4) other qualifications. Please limit your resume to 2 pages. See below for Additional Resume Information.

In addition to the above, you must submit the documents below if you claim the following eligibilities:

• Current Federal Employees/Reinstatement Eligibles: You must submit a copy of your most recent non-award SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) to verify competitive/excepted status or reinstatement eligibility. Applicants who only submit an award SF-50 will not receive further consideration.
• Veteran Preference Eligibles: You must submit DD-214 showing type of discharge/character of service (e.g. DD-214 Member 4 Copy); SF-15 Form; and related documentation such as a VA letter showing disability percentage. If currently on active duty, you must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active-duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted. Veteran's preference must be verified prior to appointment. You can find additional information about Veterans' Preference at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/.
• Individuals with Disabilities: If you are applying under the Schedule A Hiring Authority, you must submit supporting documentation (i.e., Schedule A Letter). You may refer to the following link for additional information. USAJOBS Help Center - Individuals with disabilities.
• Military Spouse: All military spouses must submit documentation verifying marriage to the service member (e.g., marriage certificate); AND
  • Current military orders (e.g., statement of service) to support active-duty service for more than 180 consecutive days; OR
  • If you are a spouse of a 100% disabled service member, documentation must include service member's DD-214 and 100% service disability (e.g., VA Letter); OR
  • If you are an un-remarried widow or widower of a service member killed while on active duty, documentation must include verification of service member's death while on active duty (e.g., DD-1300).
• Peace Corps: You must submit a copy of your description of service or other proof of non-competitive eligibility.

All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.

Additional Resume Information:
Your resume is crucial in our evaluation of your qualifications. Resumes should clearly demonstrate your skills, knowledge, and abilities. Please limit your résumé to 2 pages. To ensure your resume contains all required information, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, please ensure it contains all the required information, and you organize it so we can associate the following information with each experience/position:

• Job title
• Name of employer
• Beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year) format
• Hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. We will pro-rate part-time employment in crediting experience.
• Concise, results-focused language for job duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable).
• Series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position).

Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) or other inappropriate material on your resume or cover letter. If your resume contains prohibited information as listed above, your application may be determined ineligible, and you will not receive consideration for this position. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter, links to social media such as LinkedIn, to determine your qualifications. Cover letters are optional.

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