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Duties

The position of Deputy Assistant Director, in conjunction with the Assistant Director, serves as the principal assistant to the Director in planning and executing the management operations of the Bureau. The Management functions include the Bureau management policy and control activities, the integrated accounting and financial management systems and the revenue accounting systems, the contracting and procurement programs and the facilities and supply management programs.

Requirements

Qualifications

This is a non-bargaining unit position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume. - Demonstrate broad management experience in planning, developing, administering and directing an organization; AND - Effectively communicates management and policy issues to top-level officials; AND - Demonstrates applied knowledge of financial management principles and cost-benefit analysis; AND - Demonstrates applied knowledge of contracting and procurement requirements and procedures. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory (Current members of the career SES, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and OPM/QRB certified candidates need not address the ECQs). You are required to submit information describing your experience in each of the five ECQs. The narratives should be clear, concise, and illustrate your overall record (professional and volunteer experience, education and training, accomplishments, awards and potential) in these ECQs. Be sure to furnish examples and describe the context in which you applied your knowledge, discuss how you used skills relevant to the position, indicate the complexity and scope of your work, discuss the impact of your work, note the level of people with whom you interacted, and explain the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed. Structure your statements in terms of the challenges you faced, the context or environment in which the actions were taken, the actions taken, and the outcome or results from such action (i.e., Challenge-Context-Action-Result {C-C-A-R} Model). Additional information on the ECQs is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Executive Core Qualifications - Please attach written responses, limited to two pages per ECQ (i.e., for a total of ten typewritten pages for all five ECQs). 1. Leading Change - Involves the ability to bring about strategic change, within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2. Leading People - Involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this 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 - Involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4. Business Acumen - Involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information services strategically. 5. Building Coalitions - 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. Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory - Please attach written responses, limited to one typewritten page per TQ. Demonstrated broad management experience in planning, developing, administering, and directing an organization, including overall responsibility for short- and long-range program planning, allocation of human and material resources, development of operational guidelines and policies, implementation of technology solutions, and creation of new methods and procedures to solve complex management problems. Effectively communicates management and policy issues to audiences such as the organization head, top-level officials inside and outside of the organization, and displays extensive knowledge of OMB, GSA, GAO, and OPM Laws, regulations, and operations in high-level communications. Demonstrates applied knowledge of financial management principles and cost-benefit analysis. Monitors expenditures in support of programs and policies. Supports the implementation, maintenance, modification, tracking, and reporting activities related to automated financial and accounting systems. Understands the audit process and the policies associated with it. Demonstrates applied knowledge of contracting and procurement requirements and procedures. This includes experience and/or familiarity with contract negotiations, contract administration, competitive sourcing, strategic sourcing, and performance-based contracting.

Education

4 Year college degree is recommended but not required.

Contacts

• Address Office of Management 99 New York Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20226 US
• Name: Edward Maguire
• Phone: 202-648-8361
• Email: [email protected]