The Justice Management Division (JMD), is a component of the Department of Justice (DOJ) that provides a wide variety of support and oversight functions for the Attorney General and the Department's components. The JMD Budget Staff serves as the central budget office for DOJ. The section oversees all aspects of planning and preparation of the budget for the entire Department of Justice, which totals over $30 billion.

Duties

The incumbent provides staff leadership for the (1) development, direction and execution of Department-wide budget operations; (2) promotion, planning and conduct of budgetary review efforts throughout the Department to assist top-level officials in the assessment of objectives, performance, and efficiency; and (3) Department-wide funds controls. Plans, directs, organizes and coordinates the Department's budgetary functions, including the development of policies and guidelines governing the formulation, preparation and presentation of the individual and collective budgets of the Department. Develops instructions and calls for budget estimates and operating plans and directs the formulation, preparation, review, analysis, and consolidation of budget estimates and operating plans. Develops uniform systems for the development of budget proposals, financial operating plans, obligation and outlay controls, and the development and analysis of financial performance indicators; recommends alternatives for approval to the Assistant Attorney General for Administration, as appropriate. Prepares the Department's budget for presentation to the Department's Senior Leadership; the Office of Management and Budget; and Congressional Appropriations and Authorizing Committees. Advises Department officials on programs or policy adjustments necessary or desirable as a result of budget execution reports. In conjunction with the Office of Legislative Affairs and the immediate Office of the Controller, maintains effective liaison with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of the Treasury, the Congressional Buget Office and Congressional appropriations, authorizing and budget committees on budgetary and program matters. Initiates and/or recommends reprogramming adjustments and other corrective action if operating plans differ from related allocation tables; and prepares citations for over obligation of funds when required. Maintains budgetary history and status of current Congressional appropriations, amendments, and supplemental appropriation actions; and keeping abreast of appropriation committee actions. Participates in the design and implementation of the Department's financial management strategy to monitor planned and actual program performance and resource utilization throughout each stage of the budget formulation and execution cycle. Participate in the design and implementation of a manpower control system to facilitate the review and control utilization throughout the Department. Serves as a source of expert advice on funds control and financial management to key officials of the Department. Reviews monthly financial reports to identify potential areas of reprogramming which must be reported to Congress. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. The applicant must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) within their resume. Your responses to the MTQs should be addressed/embedded within your resume not to exceed seven (7) pages. 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. You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required of the position and on the extent your application demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the Director Budget Staff. Please be sure to give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge you possess. MTQ 1: Expert knowledge and mastery of Federal budget formulation and execution, financial analyses, and the Congressional budget process in order to successfully structure and defend budgets before the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Appropriations Committees. MTQ 2: Demonstrated ability to successfully lead a large, diverse staff of budget, financial, and program analysts in a full array of Federal budget, planning, and financial management processes. MTQ 3: Extensive experience in analyzing complex problems; providing oversight of budgetary policies, practices, and systems; and communicating analysis, results, and recommendations both orally and in writing to component counterparts, top policy officials, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Congress in comprehensive and objective manner. Additionally, your demonstrated leadership ability and the evidence of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) must be clearly shown in your resume. A separate narrative statement will not be accepted. Note: Applicants who have completed the SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have had their ECQs certified by OPM must provide a copy of their certificate as part of their application. Candidates must still satisfy the MTQs of the position. ECQ1 - 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. ECQ2 - 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. ECQ3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ5 - 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. Please refer to OPM's Guide to the Senior Executive Service Qualifications for more detailed information. http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Copies of the Office of Personnel Management's "Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications" may be obtained via the Internet at http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf. **Please be advised for individuals entering the Senior Executive Service for the first time, you will not have to submit a separate ECQ narrative at this phase in the application process. If you are selected for the position once the Executive Review Board (ERB) and Interviews have concluded, then you will need to provide the separate ECQs not-to-exceed 10 pages per the OPM requirements for Case Documentation under Criterion A-Resume Based Qualifications Review Board (QRB) submission. **

Education

There is no educational requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Justice Management Division, Controller 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Virginia Thompson
• Phone: 202-353-8296
• Email: [email protected]