This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). The mission of ACF focuses on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of programs designed to make measurable improvements in the economic and social well-being of children and families.

Duties

ABOUT THE POSITION Provides leadership, policy focus, executive management, and program coordination to prevent human trafficking and ensure that victims of all forms of human trafficking have access to the services they need. Develops and leads national strategies and executive orders on human trafficking and related domains on priority public safety, health, and national critical infrastructure topics. Creates policies and oversees program and fiscal operations of efforts under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and its reauthorizations, Preventing Sex Trafficking Act, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, National Defense Authorization Act, Abolish Human Trafficking Act, Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act, and other relevant legislation. Builds partnerships with private organizations and professional associations. Oversees the development and execution of interagency and intradepartmental agreements and monitors performance and outcomes. Works with state and federal intergovernmental systems and understands how to maximize such systems to promote administrative priorities.

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

Open to all U.S. Citizens, Federal Competitive Status Candidates, Current SES and SES Reinstatement Eligibles, and SESCDP Graduates. SESCDP graduate candidates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration if applicable. 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 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 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 Job Specific Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) 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 (MTQs) This position also requires that you possess MTQs that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. 1. Demonstrated knowledge and interpretation of laws and experience developing policies related to the implementation of programs under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and its reauthorizations, as well as other relevant federal legislation to certify and/or determine the eligibility for services and ongoing assistance for victims of trafficking. 2. Ability to lead high profile national outreach strategies, launch interagency initiatives, and create partnerships with representatives from the public, private, and non-profit sectors to prevent human trafficking and create awareness and coordination of services in support of victims of trafficking. Expert knowledge of international and domestic trafficking trends and route causes. 3.Expert experience developing and implementing policy, researching and building initiatives, and using data to drive informed decisions making and support effective program management to provide assistance to victims of trafficking. Significant experience evaluating anti-trafficking initiatives. 4. Demonstrated in-depth program grant and contract oversight experience that provide supporting services and assistance to victims of trafficking, including budgetary and fiscal management, monitoring and compliance, and performance evaluation. It is 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

Basic Requirements

Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

or

Combination of education and experience that provided knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

or

Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

Contacts

• Address Administration for Children and Families 330 C St SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: Gregory Stewart
• Phone: 202-401-5714
• Email: [email protected]