Summary
This position is designed as a SES, Career-Reserved or General. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level 2 with a salary range of $198,538 - $210,220 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit http://www.opm.gov/ses/ for additional information and benefits for SES employees.
Clarification from the agency
Applications will be accepted from all qualified candidates.
Duties
- Works across the agency to provide advice and to advance the accounting and financial management of FNS program operations.
- Maintains liaison and working relationships with OMB, the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the Department of Treasury, other Federal Agencies, Congressional Appropriations Committee staffs, and entities in the private sector.
- Developing and maintaining agency budgeting, accounting and financial management systems that are integrated with other systems as necessary to provide high quality, timely, and useful data and management information to improve mission performance.
- Providing strategic advice, technical assistance, and interpretation to agency senior managers on the FNS’ financial reporting, accounting, financial policy, systems and operations activities and on the financial impacts of agency programs.
- Determining resource needs and allocating personnel, funding, and material to achieve overall work objectives.
- Monitoring the financial execution of FNS’ more than $150 billion annual budget in relation to actual expenditures and controlling the use of agency funds to ensure that they are expended in accordance with applicable laws and standards.
- Serves as the Deputy Administrator for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) within the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and performs many and varying assignments under the direction of the FNS Assistant Administrator.
Conditions of Employment
- Veterans Preference is not applicable in the Senior Executive Service.
- Initial appointments are required to serve a 1-year probationary period
- Narrative Statements for the ECQs must not exceed 10 pages
- Background Investigation required.
Qualifications
YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR RESPONSES TO THE EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs).
The application process used to recruit for this position is the TRADITIONAL method.
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 and Technical Qualifications 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; and
- Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or
other executive functions.
- Overseeing the development and implementation of a portfolio of organizational development
initiatives to support the organizational effectiveness and maximizing organizational performance.
Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Mandatory Technical and Executive Core Qualification factors will result in your application being disqualified.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):
The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. All applicants must submit a written narrative to address the ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately. The narrative should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy Initiatives undertaken and the results of your actions. Applicants should not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer.
Applicants must submit written statements (narrative or bullet format acceptable) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must address each ECQ separately and are required to respond to all ECQs. Note: Current career SES members, former career SES members eligible for reinstatement, and SES Candidate Development graduates (with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Review Board (QRB) certification) are encouraged, but not required, to address the ECQs to be considered.
The ECQ narrative must not exceed 10 pages. NOTE: Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs.
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)
2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations 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)
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)
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)
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).
Fundamental Competencies: These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Public Service Motivation. The Fundamental Competencies are crosscutting; and should be generally addressed over the course of each ECQ narratives.
Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (C-C-A-R) model outlined below. Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) Model
Use one to two examples of relevant experience for each ECQ.
Challenge - Describe a specific problem or goal.
Context - Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge.
Action - Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
Result - Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization.
Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive core qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment.
Additional information on the ECQs is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp.
Example ECQ statements are available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following MTQs. You must address each MTQ separately. Each MTQ narrative must not exceed two (2) pages. Please give examples and explain the complexity of the knowledge possessed and the sensitivity of the issue you handled.
MTQ 1. Demonstrated experience leading large, complex Federalfinancial management, budget, grant-making, and accounting programs, including developing financial management policies, managing the intersection of fiscal and program policy, and implementing major financial management systems. This includes setting expectations and enabling employees to complete core missions well and on time, driving solid products, and ensuring leadership's expectations are consistently met.
MTQ 2. Broad knowledge of the Chief Financial Officers Act (CFOA), the DATA Act, the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA), other Federal financial management accountability requirements, and the Federal budget process.
MTQ 3. Demonstrated ability to provide authoritative advice and counsel to senior officials on complex financial, budget, and accounting matters, and to develop and communicate solutions to highly technical and complex problems in the areas of resources and financial management.
Education
No education requirement.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education (if applicable). Your application will be rated and ranked by an Executive Merit Staffing Board (EMSB) Panel, using only the information submitted within the application package. Applicants who do not demonstrate in their application sufficient possession of the ECQs & MTQs will be determined ineligible for further consideration. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB after selection and before appointment can occur.
As part of the Traditional recruitment method, the EMSB Panel conducts a structured interview for all applicants, both competitive and non-competitive, who are determined to be in the top category from the EMSB Rating Panel. Based on the Panel's evaluation, applicants who are determined Best or Well Qualified will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.
Information on developing ECQ narratives can be viewed at this link
http://www/opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf
Veteran's Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive service (SES).
Once a candidate has been identified for selection, reference checks may be completed. The Department's appointing official(s) will make a final approval of the selection, and in competitive cases, OPM's Qualifications Review Board (QRB) must certify the ECQs before final appointment can occur. If OPM approval is required for the ECQs, the candidate is required to assist in the development of the QRB template for submission to the QRB. Verification of the performance, suitability and security information from reference checks will be taken into consideration when making offers of employment.
To view the application form, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12380190
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. If you fail to submit required documentation before the announcement closes, you will be rated "ineligible." We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
You must submit:
1. ALL APPLICANTS - Resume including the following:
-Full name, mailing and email addresses, day & evening telephone numbers
-Education information including:
--Name, city, state of colleges/universities attended, major & type of degree received.
--Report only schools accredited by the accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
-All work experience (paid and unpaid) including:
-Job title, duties/accomplishments, employer's name/address, start/end dates (include month, day, and year), average hours per week worked, salary
-Honors, awards, special accomplishments
2. Current or former career SES members must provide a SES appointment SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES status or career SES reinstatement eligibility.
3. Applicants who have successfully completed an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program must submit a copy of their certification.
4. Current or former Federal Civilian employees, must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (non-award) documenting show the following: 1) Full position title; 2) appointment type; 3) occupational series; 4) pay plan, grade, and step; 5) tenure code; 6) service computation date (SCD).
5. If this position has a positive education requirement, you must submit a copy of your transcript or a separate course listing showing the college name, course title, department, hours earned (quarter or semester), and grade. If you have completed any part of your education outside the U.S., you must submit the evaluation of your foreign education that has been prepared by an accredited organization. The National Association for Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) can provide a list of who can evaluate your foreign education. For additional information, visit DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
6. MTQ Statement: A narrative statement specifically addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications for this vacancy. Applicants who do not provide a narrative statement addressing each MTQ individually will be rated as ineligible. Pages submitted in excess of two pages for each MTQ will not be considered.
7. ECQ Statement: A narrative statement specifically addressing each individual Executive Core Qualification. Applicants who do not provide a narrative statement individually addressing each ECQ will be rated as ineligible. Pages submitted in excess of ten pages will not be considered.
Do not use borders, provide photos or list a Social Security Number or date of birth on any attachment.
Please review: Tips for preparing SES applications. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions.
It is important that you are complete and thorough in your resume.
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.
ONLY SUBMIT THE MATERIALS REQUESTED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Complete Resume
- Other supporting documentation as required. Please see the "REQUIRED DOCUMENTS" section and review the applicant checklist link to determine if there other documents you are required to submit.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin. Failure to submit the required documentation by 11:59 pm EST of the closing date will result in loss of consideration. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday).
Applying online is highly encouraged. If applying online poses a hardship, please contact our office during business hours well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages with supporting documents must be submitted no later than noon on the closing date of the announcement in order to be entered into the system prior to its closing. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact us if you are requesting this.
It is important that you are complete and thorough in your resume.
NOTE: Verify that uploaded documents from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system. Once in the Agency's staffing system you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 3MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX).
Candidates who do not submit complete application packages as indicated in this announcement will not be considered. Please be sure to remove all PII (e.g. SSN, DOB, etc.) from all documentation. Spell out Acronyms the first time used.
Next steps
Applicants who meet the mandatory requirements Executive Core Qualifications, and Mandatory Technical Qualifications will be considered qualified for this position. Rating and ranking to determine the best qualified will be conducted by a panel of senior executives and will be based upon consideration of the degree to which applicants meet the mandatory requirements as described in the announcement.
The Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) of the selectee are subject to prior approval by the Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board (OPM QRB). Unless you have already been certified by an OPM QRB in the past, your ECQs must be certified by an OPM QRB before your appointment can occur. When reviewing the ECQ Statements, the QRB is looking for experience as well as specific challenges, actions, and results.
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