This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), Office of Budget, Division of Discretionary Programs.

Duties

ABOUT THE POSITION The Director, Division of Discretionary Programs oversees DHHS preparation of the discretionary budget for discretionary social services, health, and science programs. The incumbent directs staff's intensive analysis of budget, program, and policy proposals from OPDIVs. The Director also directs the Division and coordinates with other ASFR offices and divisions within the Office of Budget throughout the preparation, submission and defense of the Department's submission to OMB and the Administration's budget to Congress. Using budget and strategic planning expertise, the incumbent works collaboratively with Office of the Secretary STAFFDIVs and OPDIVs to construct the Department's reconciliation proposals for discretionary programs. The Director represents ASFR in certain areas in internal debate of budgetary and legislative provisions. The Director also tracks and coordinates with the Division of Budget Policy, Execution and Review, congressional action on discretionary programs and keeps ASFR senior staff informed. The Director continually updates estimated effects of congressional action on programs assigned to the Division. The incumbent directs the analysis of proposals to modify authorizing statutes for discretionary accounts, including especially cost and financing implications. The Director highlights policy issues that require attention of top Departmental management. The incumbent prepares original and objective analyses, critiques analyses prepared by DHHS STAFFDIVs and OPDIVs, and as appropriate, builds a consensus recommendation for presentation to the Secretary. Lacking a consensus, the incumbent prepares recommendations for approval of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, the ASFR, and the Secretary. The Director presents and defends recommendations to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary and is a key participant in budget, regulatory, policy, and legislative meetings with the Secretary. The incumbent provides strong inspirational leadership and cultivating high-performing teams by advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility through recruitment, training, and retention strategies; timely performance evaluation; adequate management development; and succession planning for subordinate staff.

Requirements

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test; random testing after appointment
• This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM.
• Executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with an HHS Executive Consultant, or QRB Writer to develop an ECQ narrative for submission to OPM
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

Qualifications

Current employees within the Federal civil service. Career SES and SES reinstatement eligibles. SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration. As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration. All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results. Fundamental Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): 1. Leading Change: 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. 2. Leading People: 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. 3. Results Driven: 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. 4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5. Building Coalitions: 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. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's): This position also requires that you possess MTQ's that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following MTQ's must be evident in your resume. Demonstrated senior level experience in budget formulation and execution and/or policy analysis as it relates to the Federal budgetary process. Demonstrates knowledge of coordinating and integrating the work of the program divisions in the formulation, presentation, and execution of Federal budgets. STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you WILL NOT need to draft the ECQs.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: Breanna Stewart
• Phone: (202) 969-3583
• Email: [email protected]