The incumbent serves as Director, Contracts and Acquisitions Management for the Office of Finance and Operations, Contracts and Acquisitions Management (CAM). CAM is responsible for solicitation award, administration, and closeout of all contracts and acquisition instruments for the Department. Note:  The agency is looking for effective, motivational executives to join the leadership team!  Dynamic leaders with the requisite experience in acquisition, grants, and risk management please apply.

Duties

The incumbent serves as the Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) for all program components of the Department and all boards, commissions, and councils under the management control of the Department with authority to oversee, execute, and sign all contracts and agreements. In carrying out its responsibilities, the Director:

Requirements

• One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278.
• Relocation expenses will NOT be paid.
• A drug test is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): Unless you are currently under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as 'ineligible'. You should provide 2 written examples for each ECQ and your ECQs should not exceed ten (10) pages total. When uploading your ECQs, choose the Supporting Document Type called ECQ. 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.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.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.ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.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.To view additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualification statements available on the Office of Personnel Management's website please click here.MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualification. You must address each technical qualification separately. You must limit your narratives to two (2) pages per technical qualification. When uploading your MTQs, choose the supporting Document Type called MTQ. MTQ 1: Demonstrated knowledge and experience applying Federal procurement laws, regulations, practices, and procedures in order to lead a wide variety of acquisition strategies for a complex procurement portfolio. This includes leading and managing complex multi-million dollar acquisitions; and establishing, evaluating, and measuring contract performance, program control, and compliance of the agency’s acquisitions. MTQ 2: Ability to lead, direct, and influence customers, stakeholders, and agency executives by managing a complex, multi-organizational procurement program. This includes formulating organizational objectives and priorities, improving and enhancing effectiveness and efficiency, and defining/refining department-wide acquisition policies and programs to achieve agency mission success. When responding to the MTQs and ECQs, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the ECQs and MTQs.Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of the programs managed and program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts.Applicants who use "see resume" as a response WILL NOT receive consideration for the position. Current or Former Political Appointees:  The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.  Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action or removal from Federal Service.

Education

Basic Requirements for GS-13 and Above

A. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4 years' experience in contracting or related positions.  At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.

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B. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

C. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.

D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Human Resources Services Executive Resources Team Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Terrie McKercher
• Phone: 202-453-5945
• Email: [email protected]