The incumbent serves as the Senior Executive Service (SES) Executive Officer in the Office of the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice. The incumbent is the executive responsible for the overall management support and administrative programs of the Division.

Duties

The incumbent is responsible for managing and directing the work of the Office of Management Programs. OMP provides administrative and support services to the Civil Division, including budget, finance and accounting; information technology; strategic management of human capital; human resources management, employee performance, and training; FOIA, Privacy Act, eDiscovery, and litigation support; case management systems; records management; security; space management, planning, and facilities; and Congressional and citizen correspondence. Duties include: Provides advice and recommendations to the Assistant Attorney General and other Division senior officials regarding all aspects of organization, management, administration, and personnel issues. Manages the Division's budget, including appropriated, reimbursable, supplemental, multi-year, and other funding. Initiates and develops strategy and recommendations to improve current and future Division effectiveness and efficiency. Advises and consults with staff on new program orientations or directives and ensures that adequate resources will be available for implementation. Serves as an advocate for the Division's programs and resource needs with various external groups, e.g., Congress, OMB, the General Accountability Office, and senior officials of the Department's Justice Management Division. Ensures that personnel management activities (including the selection, development, assessment, and promotion of employees) are performed in accordance with the provisions of Merit Promotion and Equal Opportunity.

Requirements

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31, 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
• You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check for the security level designated for this position.
• You may be required to undergo a drug screening and obtain favorable results prior to being appointed.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a final Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in withdrawal of the job offer or removal.
• You may be subject to a one-year probationary period effective from the date in which you are appointed.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) upon entry, and annually thereafter in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.
• You must meet all minimum qualifications to be deemed eligible. Only experience obtained by closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in the development, design, implementation and oversight of high quality administrative, technological, and management services in a fast-paced, customer-service-oriented environment. Working knowledge of federal personnel policies, practices and authorities, to include competitive and excepted service hiring as well as Schedule A authorities. Experience leading a team responsible for providing administrative services to an organization similar in size and mission. 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 Executive Officer. Please be sure to give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge you possess. YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): Your responses to the MTQs should be submitted in one document that includes separate narrative statements addressing each of the 2 Mandatory Technical Qualifications (NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES PER MTQ). MTQ 1. Demonstrated experience and expertise in directing the administrative and management support functions of a legal organization. MTQ 2. Demonstrated experience and expertise in providing advice to senior leaders and determining best practices in one or more of the following areas: budget, finance and accounting; information technology; strategic management of human capital; human resources management, employee performance, and training; FOIA, Privacy Act, eDiscovery, and litigation support; case management systems; records management; security; space management, planning, and facilities. IN ADDITION, YOU MUST CLEARLY DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQ) EVIDENCE BY ADDRESSING EACH OF THE (5) ECQs IN A SEPARATE RESPONSE FOR EACH (not to exceed 2 pages per ECQ, total of 10 pages): 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. Fundamental Competencies: These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, and Public Service Motivation. The Fundamental Competencies are crosscutting and should be addressed over the course of each ECQ narratives. It is not necessary for you to address the Fundamental Competencies directly as long as the narrative, in its totality, shows mastery of these competencies on the whole. Qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position. Applicants must have a substantive general experience that provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management, and administration; and substantive specialized (operating, administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position. Applications without separate narrative statements will not be considered. 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. 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

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Civil Division 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Meghan Killiany
• Phone: 202-616-7926
• Email: [email protected]