Deputy Associate Director, Education, Income Maintenance, and Labor at Washington

JOB SUMMARY:

This position has been designated as a Senior Executive Service (SES) position.

If you are not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by a Qualifications Review Board of the Office of Personnel Management before appointment to this position, and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period in this position.  The actual salary will be set by determining the appropriate SES level for the person selected.  For more information regarding the SES, go to www.opm.gov/ses.

Under the general direction of the Associate Director for Education, Income Maintenance, and Labor, the Deputy Associate Director for Education, Income Maintenance, and Labor ("Division Director") manages a division of professional and support staff engaged in continuous review and analysis of federal education, income maintenance, and labor programs to allocate budget resources, ascertain program effectiveness, stimulate program and management improvements, and review and assist in the development of budgetary, legislative, and regulatory proposals.  The incumbent represents OMB in major interagency efforts and must demonstrate initiative and creativity in developing, managing, and delivering high-quality staff work to OMB policy officials and to other senior White House officials.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national
• Selective Service registration if a male born after December 31, 1959
• Be at least 18 years old and obtain a favorable security determination
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests
• Direct Deposit is required
• RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID

DUTIES:Back to top

The Division Director oversees the work of three professional staff branches, each headed by a Senior Executive.  These branches are responsible for budget, legislative, regulatory, management and other policy oversight of the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Social Security Administration, the Food and Nutrition Service at the Department of Agriculture, the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services, and other related agencies. 
The Division Director is responsible for maintaining and improving the analytic capability of the staff, the delivery of timely work products that meet the highest standards of excellence, and maintaining the capacity of the Division at all times to respond to the needs of senior OMB officials.  
The Division Director regularly engages directly with senior OMB officials, with appointees and senior career managers in the agencies, and with multiple White House offices.  The Division Director is also called upon to recommend solutions to problems and to negotiate or participate in negotiations within the executive branch and occasionally with other branches of government or non-governmental entities.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

Qualification Requirements: You must submit a separate narrative statement that addresses each of the Mandatory Professional/Technical qualifications related to this position as well as the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) related to all positions in the Senior Executive Service.

Your narrative statements should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification. Structure your statements in terms of the action taken, the context or environment in which the action was taken, and the outcome or results from such actions.   You should write each statement with the vacancy in mind as all qualifications are directly related to the position being filled.   Be sure to include appropriate training and awards when addressing your qualifications.  Please limit your narrative statements to one and a half pages per factor.

For further information and tips on writing effective narrative statements, see OPMs publication ‘A Guide to SES Qualifications available on the OPM website at:   http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2010.pdf .

If you do not submit a separate statement addressing these qualifications, you will not receive consideration for the position.

MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MPTQs) :   All applicants must submit written statements (narrative or bullet format acceptable) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.   You must address each technical qualification separately.   You are required to respond to all technical qualifications.   Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application and you will be rated as ‘ineligible.

Experience in, or demonstrated potential for, leading teams and/or managing a professional staff to achieve timely, effective, and high quality results.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior officials and staff at all levels, and the ability to represent agency policies and positions effectively and negotiate differences.

Experience in working on education, income maintenance, or labor issues.

Senior level experience in project, program and policy analysis, with an emphasis on use of quantitative techniques to develop cost estimates and rigorous evaluation methods to determine program impact. 

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFCATIONS (ECQs):   In addition to the Mandatory Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the SES under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory executive core qualifications.

If you do not submit a separate statement addressing the ECQs and MPTQs, you will not receive consideration for the position.

Note:   If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs.   Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certificate of Completion of SESCDP) of your eligibility for appointment to the SES.

The following Fundamental Competencies are cross-cutting and should be addressed over the course of your ECQ narrative.   It is not necessary to address them directly as long as the narrative, in its totality, shows mastery of the competencies on the whole.   The competencies are: Interpersonal Skills; Oral Communications; Continual Learning; Written Communication; Integrity/Honesty; and Public Service Motivation. 

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.

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.

Results Driven – This core qualification involves the ability to meet organization 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.

Business Acumen – This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

Building Coalitions/Communications – 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.

 

Please see "Qualifications Required" for requirements of the position.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

How You Will Be Evaluated: The Office of Administrations Human Resources Management Division will review all applications to determine if applicants meet the mandatory professional/technical qualifications of this position and the SES ECQs.   Those who meet the qualifications will be referred to a panel of SES members for rating and ranking to determine the "best qualified" candidates.   The panel may conduct interviews with the top candidates and then make a recommendation to the selecting official about the top candidates that he/she should interview.

 

Once a selection is made, the selectees application will be forwarded to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for approval by an OPM independent Qualifications Review Board, unless the selectee is a current SES executive or has successfully participated in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program.

Country: USA, State: Dist of Columbia, City: Washington, Company: Office of Management and Budget.