The Office of Intergovernmental and Public Affairs serves as the central point for providing leadership and coordination in establishing a collaborative effort between the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, other government agencies, and service providers to improve behavioral health outcomes.

Duties

ABOUT THE POSITION Provide essential support for the planning, development, management, and evaluation of the intergovernmental and public operational activities. Manage and administer the office resources with delegated authority for authorizing commitments required to implement and support ongoing programs. Responsible for the continued assessment of personnel and financial resources and hold broad delegated authority to make decisions leading to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Exercise leadership and coordination with SAMHSA Offices and Centers on matters of program, policy, budget, and legislative planning to assure that SAMHSA interests are appropriately reflected. Provide input into policy management decisions and strategies regarding the concerns and interests of SAMHSA externally focused efforts. Provide advice on program operational activity that are cross-cutting in nature with other Federal agencies, States, and local governments.

Requirements

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• Must complete a one (1) year probationary period, if not previously completed
• Position requires the completion of a public financial disclosure report
• 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
• If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, civil service employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must register with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions.
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

Qualifications

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 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 Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs), 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. Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs): This position also requires that you possess PTQs that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following PTQs must be evident in your resume. 1. In-depth knowledge of behavioral health issues and of research, developments and trends relating to the provision of behavioral health services and the relevant health, social, and economic factors pertinent to those services. 2. Ability to provide leadership in planning, developing, and implementing program plans and initiatives, using effective monitoring systems, for critical public health initiatives related to the behavioral health continuum. 3. Experience in public health communications and coordinating major activities with internal and external partners, including key outside organizations at the federal and state level to amplify both programmatic opportunities and messaging. 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

This job does not have a minimum education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: Gregory Stewart
• Phone: 202-401-5714
• Email: [email protected]