Director of Performance and Strategy Job in Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)

Vacancy No. AC-25-12597031-CD Department AmeriCorps
Salary $165,649.00 to $191,900.00 Grade 1 to 1
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 11/1/2024 Close Date 11/12/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)


Summary

This position is located in the Department of the Chief Executive Officer, Office of Performance and Strategy. This remote opportunity can be performed from the employee's home of record.

Pay will be determined based on the duty location of the position. Remote employees will receive the locality rate associated with the location of their remote worksite, typically the employee's place of residence.

See the 'Additional Information' section for more remote work details.

Duties

Strategic Planning and Execution

  • Manages and stewards the agency's strategic plan by using strategic goals, objectives, performance plan measures, targets, and actual results to support decision-making for budget resource allocations and risk mitigation.
  • Leads agency wide strategic planning - including analysis, inter-office coordination and leadership discussion.
  • Oversees the production of leadership-level quarterly meeting to review agency priorities and progress toward the agency strategic plan.
  • Oversees and leads the execution of the strategic planning process at the start of each presidential administration.
  • Oversees production of a comprehensive report, or dashboard equivalent, to support the agency's Congressional Budget Justification.
.Performance Improvement
  • Transmits regular reports on matters related to the authority as PIO to the agency's COO.
  • Advises and assists the CEO and the COO to ensure that the mission and goals of the agency achieved through strategic goals and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve the results achieved.
  • Assists the CEO and the COO in the development and use within the agency of performance measures in personnel performance appraisals.
  • Ensures that agency progress toward the achievement of all goals is communicated to leaders, managers, and employees in the agency and Congress, and made available on a public website of the agency.
Stakeholder Engagement/Customer Relationship Management
  • Exercises expert managerial and diplomacy skills to represent the DCOS, COS, COO or CEO by coordinating and consulting with multiple hierarchical levels of senior career and political management officials of the agency, other Federal agencies, and external stakeholders, as appropriate, regarding major initiatives, actions accomplished, milestones to be achieved, and any issues or problems of significance.
Leadership Direction and Supervision
  • Provides leadership, oversight, and direction to the staff in the Office of Performance and Strategy.
  • Manages employee performance, staffing, and personnel issues and implements delegated responsibilities. Provides appropriate guidance, leadership, and directives on the full range of administrative and technical matters affecting their responsibilities, including the interpretation of program and Agency policies affecting Agency offices.
  • Evaluates performance in accordance with agency guidelines; has authority to make a broad range of human resource decisions including hiring, promotion, conduct and performance-based actions, performance evaluation/awards, and the development, training, and mentoring of staff.
  • Models innovation, creativity, and excellence and encourages the development of those competencies throughout the agency. Performs these duties following and promoting equal employment opportunity principles.
  • Inspires and motivates cross-functional teams and stakeholders with competing interests towards a shared vision, strategy, and goals, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence to achieve strategic goals. Makes informed, timely decisions that balance the needs of the team with organizational priorities, fostering trust and confidence in leadership. Cultivates innovative ideas and designs and implements cutting edge programs, processes, or business models to drive organizational growth and efficiency.
  • Plans and directs strategic, operational, and cultural initiatives and plans for the CEO and COO, in partnership with the DCOS, keeping both parties abreast of agency climate, project statuses, new proposals, policy changes, and operational challenges.
Program Management and Operations
  • Provides leadership, policy, executive direction, guidance and supervision, and coordinates long and short-range planning. Exercises overall authority for priority setting with respect to both resource allocation and issues for analysis and policy development. Provides leadership in developing, implementing, and monitoring policy, program plans and initiatives, and utilizes effective monitoring systems for critical initiatives.
  • Manages budgets and resources effectively, ensuring financial prudence and optimal allocation of resources to support strategic initiatives. Identifies and implements strategies to maximize resource utilization and achieve cost savings.
  • Improves policies, addresses challenges. Improves current processes and optimizes organizational procedures for efficiency and productivity. Creates and maintains systems and processes to streamline operations.
  • Leads efforts to streamline processes, reduce inefficiencies, and improve overall productivity and effectiveness.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a United States Citizen
  • A 2-year probationary period is required for new Federal employees and supervisors.
  • Merit Promotion and internal applicants must submit a SF-50 to verify status and grade
  • Must be telework ready.
  • See the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section for more details regarding the agency's current full-time telework status.
  • If selected for the position, you must sign a Remote and Telework Agreement prior to onboarding that details the remote working conditions/expectations.
  • Satisfactory completion of a background investigation.
  • A financial disclosure may be required for this position.
  • Dates of employment, including beginning and end dates in the following format: month/day/year, must be included on resume.

Qualifications

AmeriCorps uses an experience-based process to set pay for employees. Experience is evaluated and credited using the employee's résumé. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g., internships, volunteer work, details, part-time, self-employment, secondary jobs, etc.) is considered and accounted for.

Resume: You must submit a resume that clearly demonstrates you have experience that meets the requirements of this position.

To qualify at the NX-1/GS-15 level or equivalent, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience at the next to lower pay band/ grade level (NY-4/GS-14) or equivalent under other pay systems. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements and minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Applicants must have one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to successfully perform the duties of the position, in either federal or non-federal service performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:

1. Experience in stewarding organizational performance on critical projects, and lead the organization's strategy, planning, and performance.

2. Experience ensuring that the mission and goals of the organization are achieved through strategic and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve the results achieved and/or

3. Experience advising senior leaders on executive decision-making and leading the integration of key organizational disciplines, including data, evidence, budget, risk, and human capital.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps VISTA) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level.

Additional information

Remote Status: This position is eligible for full-time remote work based on the duties of the position. If selected, employees must sign a remote work agreement prior to onboarding that details remote working conditions and expectations for the position. As agency remote work policies are finalized and/or evolve, there may be additional guidance and requirements for the position. After hire, employees must follow the requirements in the agency's change of duty station policy when changing duty stations. Some remote positions may require the employee's worksite to be within a specified geographic area to fulfill positions needs.

Additional Selections: Additional selections may be made from this announcement or for similar positions across AmeriCorps. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) at AmeriCorps.

Military Selective Service Act: If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

Veteran's Preference: If you are claiming 5-point or 10-point veteran's preference, you must submit documentation described below in "Required Documents."

Special Employment Consideration: Persons with disabilities, disabled veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces, VISTA volunteers, some Peace Corps employees and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for noncompetitive appointment. If you are eligible and would like to be considered for one of these noncompetitive appointments, applicable documentation that supports your eligibility must be submitted with your application package.

Ethics Requirement: Our Agency is committed to the highest ethical standards and, as an employee you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes (18 U.S.C. 201-209) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 C.F.R. part 2635). Additionally, you may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) or Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) within 30 days of your appointment date and on an annual basis thereafter.

Benefits

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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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:

  • Ability to Lead or Supervise
  • Partnering
  • Performance Measurement
  • Planning and Evaluating
  • Strategic Thinking

Important Note: Your resume must support your answers to the job specific questions. High self-assessment on the Occupational Questionnaire that is not supported by the information in your resume or supporting documents can/will result in elimination from further consideration. If you do not answer all of the job specific questions you will not be considered. Incomplete applications (resume and required supporting documents) will be considered ineligible.

Qualified applicants will be placed in one of the following three categories:

1 - Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements as described in the Qualifications section of this announcement.
2 - Well Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrates proficiency based on the answers to the job specific questions.
3 - Best Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrates high level proficiency based on the answers to the job specific questions.

NOTE: Status candidates will be considered under the provisions of the agency's Human Resources system which allows for:
1) Non-competitive referral of lateral candidates; and
2) The separation of status and non-status applicants for referral purposes.

Status candidates will be referred on one selection list only, i.e., either merit promotion or non-competitive. Non-status candidates who are eligible for Noncompetitive referral, e.g. Peace Corps, VRA, etc., will be referred under Noncompetitive procedures only. For Noncompetitive categories, See "Special Employment Consideration" below under "Other Information."

Required Documents

  • Resume showing relevant experience (cover letter optional);
  • Veterans' Preference Documentation (DD-214, VA Letter, and SF-15 if claiming 10-point preference; DD-214 if claiming 5-point preference), if applicable;
  • For Merit Promotion Eligibility: SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (must indicate tenure and position occupied), if applicable;
  • Documentation supporting eligibility for Non-Competitive appointment, e.g., Schedule A (severely disabled), eligible veterans (VRA or 30-percent or more disabled), VISTA, Peace Corps, etc., if applicable

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.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire, which is available to preview here https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12597031, along with submitting the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 11/12/2024.

  • 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 is submitted prior to the closing date.
  • To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, 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.
  • 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.

Agency contact information

Candice Dow
Phone
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Email
CDow@cns.gov
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Next steps

Once the occupational questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful, however, you must also include a resume and any other documents that are applicable to you under the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your status via email. Please be aware that emails could reside in your "junk," "bulk," or "spam" mail folder, depending on your filters. You will be notified of the final outcome.


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