Summary
This position is a Senior Executive Service (SES) position in the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). It is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the organization. The COO's primary mission is to plan, manage, operate, execute, and maintain the day-to-day functions of the Agency.
Duties
- Overseeing all operating units responsible for delivering MBDA products, services, and information.
- Coordinating and integrating all mission execution aspects to ensure consistency and coordination of MBDA products and services and implementation of service improvements.
- Leading the planning of the Agency's expansion and operational implementation, including matters of project management, risk mitigation and reporting. Ensuring partner and customer needs are accounted for in 3-year budget cycle planning activities.
- Leading the Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) to ensure organizational and management continuity.
- Managing all Agency operations to keep the Department and MBDA leadership apprised of any concerns.
- Ensuring that the necessary management and technical support are provided to the COO activities, including program planning, program evaluation; budgetary preparation and support for mission execution.
- Managing resources to maintain and sustain effective mission execution.
Conditions of Employment
- Background and/or Security Investigation required.
- All members of the SES are subject to geographic relocation.
- A one-year probationary period is required for new SES members.
- Subject to pre-employment and employment random drug testing.
- Public Financial Disclosure (SF-278 filing within 30 days is required).
Applicants are required to submit a narrative statement for each mandatory Professional/Technical Qualification (PTQ) and each mandatory Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) listed. If you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and had your ECQs certified by OPM, then you only need to address each mandatory PTQ, and you do not need to submit an ECQ narrative. All other applicants are required to respond to all ECQs and PTQs, addressing each ECQ and PTQ separately. Please give a complete and detailed answer for each mandatory qualification. Please keep in mind each ECQ and PTQ are unique qualifications. Therefore, duplicate responses are not sufficient in determining if you meet that specific qualification. Do not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer. Applications directing the reader to search within the application or to "See Resume" are considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Failure to submit a narrative statement or address any of the mandatory ECQs and/or PTQs is also considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED . As a result, you will be rated as "INCOMPLETE". Applicants currently serving on a career SES appointment, eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM are not required to be evaluated on the ECQs. OPM approval is required before appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position in the civil service. This includes anyone who has been a political appointee in the last five years.
Qualifications
To qualify, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive level leadership experience and office management experience directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and their competencies and Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs). The ECQs were developed to assess executive experience and potential, not to evaluate technical experience. ECQs measure whether an individual has the broad experience needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions.
Executive Core Qualifications: The following are the five ECQs and their competencies. The ECQs were developed to assess executive experience and potential, not to evaluate technical experience. ECQs measure whether an individual has the broad experience needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions.
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)
NOTE: Responses to ECQs must not exceed 10 pages typed in 12-point font.
Professional/Technical Qualifications:
- Demostrated experience in government or business policy and program analysis that contributes to effective policy development and administration of complex multi- year strategic plan related to regional, state, and local economic development.
- Demonstrated experience in managing day-to-day operations in a geographically distributed organization. This also includes experience in improving effectiveness or efficiencies of operations.
- Demonstrated experience of current economic development practices, such as enhancing regional competitiveness, innovative finance, public private partnerships, university-based economic development, entrepreneurship, industry cluster development, and other theories and practices that relate to economic growth in order to analyze executive level policy and program issues and provide comprehensive recommendations.
For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Executive Qualifications at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.aspExample of ECQ statements are available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf
Education
This position does not have a positive education requirement.
Benefits
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
- Resume.
- Basic qualification determination.
- All applicants will be evaluated by an Executive Resources Board (ERB) rating panel of senior managers to determine the degree to which they possess the executive core and professional/technical qualifications, and best qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The ERB rating panel will make recommendations on best qualified candidates to the appointing authority. Applicants will be evaluated on the quality and extent of their total accomplishments, experience, the ECQs, and the PTQs.
- Tentative selection by the hiring organization
- OPM Qualification Review Board certification (as needed).
This is a traditional method vacancy announcement; ECQ and PTQ narratives are mandatory.
- Resume
- Your responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (should not to exceed 10 pages total). NOTE: If you are graduate from an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program or are a current or former Career Senior Executive Service member, you do not need to respond to the ECQs.
- Your responses to the Professional/Technical Qualifications (should not to exceed 6 pages total).
Applicants who fail to submit requested documents and answer the mandatory questions WILL NOT receive consideration for this position. Application will result in an "Incomplete" rating.
Additional documents you may submit:
- For current Senior Executive or individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility - You are encouraged to submit your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that documents your career appointment status in the SES.
- For OPM QRB certified SES Candidate Development Program graduates - You are encouraged to submit your OPM certificate of QRB ECQ approval.
- For current Federal employees - You are encouraged to submit your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that documents your current tenure, position title, series, and pay.
- Current or former Political Appointees (if applicable) - please note on your resume and attach an SF-50 (i.e. your appointment SF-50). 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.
Failure to provide all the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Applications (resume and application questions, including narrative responses) for this vacancy must be received on-line via USAJOBS by 11:59pm Eastern Time (ET) (Washington, D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be granted. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing Human Resources Office listed on this announcement PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE for assistance. Instructions for Applying Online for this Vacancy Announcement:
- Click the blue "Apply Online" button.
- If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please create a new account and follow the instructions to complete your application process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile.
- As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to attach to your application.
- Check the "Certification" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button located at the bottom of the screen.
- Address the eligibility questions as well as the questionnaire containing questions and/or task statements that address the knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies for this vacancy.
- Submit the required documents.
- If you experience technical difficulties during the online application process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk.
To view the application form, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12357861
Next steps
The Executive Resources Operations Staff will provide notification of applicant status through periodic emails at the four points of the hiring process, as applicable. The four points of notification are: Application Received, Minimum Qualification Requirement Met or Not Met; Application Referred or Not Referred to Selecting Official; and Selected or Not Selected.Applicants may also check the status of their application at any time after the announcement closes by accessing the USAJobs website. If you have any questions you may also contact the Human Resources Specialist listed in this announcement.
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