Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.
To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, applicants must possess the leadership and technical experiences and narrative responses the Accomplishment Statement Questions (ASQs) listed below. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive-level assignments.
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious/spiritual; community; student, social). 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.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit a resume that addresses each minimum qualification and key experience. The narrative responses of the Accomplishment Statement Questions (ASQs) 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 undertook; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised). Leadership experiences identified must have been performed in an official supervisory role.
The assessment method for this position is the narrative responses to the Accomplishment Statement Questions (ASQs).
Applicants must submit written narratives to each of the ASQs and should limit narrative statements of 500 words (approximately 3,000 characters) for each ASQ. Applicants who fail to do so will limit their ability to receive maximum consideration. Applicants who copy and paste the same narratives for each ASQ, submit "see resume" or “see attachment” as a response, or submit narratives that exceed the stated word/character limits, will limit their ability to receive maximum consideration. The ASQ narratives must be submitted through the applicant portal; Separate attachments with ASQ narratives will not be accepted.
Leadership Experience 1: Minimum seven years of executive-level experience in either the federal government or the private sector overseeing and coordinating the work of organizational units directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including assigning work; directing changes to programs and priorities; and evaluating performance against goals; AND
Leadership Experience 2: Minimum seven years of executive-level experience in either the federal government or the private sector managing employee performance and growth directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including evaluating employee readiness for successive roles; recognizing accomplishments, providing feedback and development opportunities, and addressing performance/conduct issues; AND
Leadership Experience 3: Minimum three years of executive-level experience in either the federal government or the private sector overseeing the implementation of and improvements to recruiting, hiring, training, utilization, and succession readiness of staff; AND
Technical Experience 1: Minimum three years of executive-level experience in either the federal government or the private sector leading operational strategy and business transformation initiatives; AND
Technical Experience 2: Executive-level experience in either the federal government or the private sector managing the day-to-day operations of a large organizational component consisting of multiple subordinate divisions or offices; AND
Technical Experience 3: Executive-level experience in either the federal government or the private sector providing authoritative guidance to senior executives on laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures associated with administrative programs and operations to include facilities, human resources, procurement, and emergency preparedness.
Basic Qualification: License to practice before the highest court of a state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia and in good standing.