The position is located in the Office of Research, Evaluation, Investigations, & Audit (OREIA) is responsible for ensuring that CSOSA conducts the highest level of research; program evaluation; and its employees adhere to the highest ethical principles; conducts its business in compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as all laws, rules, and regulations, including those governing the prevention of employee misconduct, waste, fraud, and abuse.

Duties

Serves as the senior official for planning, policy, and program activities related to Research, Program Evaluation, Investigations, and Audits and services. Decides on the scope of work for subordinate staff responsible for a variety of Research, Program Evaluation, Investigations, and Audits functions and programs. Delegates the work of staff while ensuring effective operations and communications of program initiatives throughout the Research, Evaluation, Investigations, and Audits (OREIA). Serves as CSOSA's primary representative in meetings with high-level officials to present and negotiate strategies for Research, Program Evaluation, Investigations, and Audits programs. Works with CSOSA's top leaders and management to direct a program to assess business plans and program requirements. Oversees the development of Research, Program Evaluation, Investigations, and Audits programs and initiatives to support organizational objectives. Plays a key leadership role in the design of CSOSA's strategic and implementation plans. Monitors new and proposed legislation and regulations for impact on CSOSA program activities. Applies current awareness of emerging trends and developments in Research, Program Evaluation, Investigations, and Audits and activities. Participates in task forces and committees to respond to Congressional and regulatory inquiries. Performs the full range of executive and managerial duties, assuming and exercising leadership responsibility for the Research, Program Evaluation, Investigations, and Audits mission and functions. Supervises subordinate Senior executives and technical program staff (responsible for a wide range of program areas including program analysis and quality assurance) and staff involved in administrative functions. Serves as a member of the Executive team, responsible for providing expert advice and recommendations to the Agency Director.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• Background security investigation, drug test, and favorable adjudication
• Individuals entering the Senior Executive Service for the first time are subject to a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as: - Directing the work of an organizational unit; - Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects; - Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and - Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions. Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualification factors will result in your application being disqualified. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR NARRATIVE STATEMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) You must clearly document and demonstrate the following Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), not to exceed ten pages total: ECQ 1: 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. ECQ 2: 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. ECQ 3: RESULTS DRIVEN - This core qualification involves 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. ECQ 4: BUSINESS ACUMEN - This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5: BUILDING COALITIONS - This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications can be found at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp (http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp) MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR NARRATIVE STATEMENTS TO THE MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs). You must provide a separate narrative statement for each of the following Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) which describes fully, but concisely, how your experience supports each of the following qualifications. Your responses to the MTQs should be addressed separately, not to exceed two pages per MTQs. Failure to address these specific qualifications in a separate narrative statement will eliminate your application from consideration: MTQ 1: Expert Knowledge in planning, leading, conducting, and reviewing investigations (e.g., employee misconduct, workplace harassment, waste, fraud, and abuse); and program evaluations and financial audits. Specific experience and familiarity with the A-123, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), the Federal Financial Statement Audit (FSA), and Data Act, and financial and performance audits, are desired. MTQ 2: Expert knowledge of internal and external auditing concepts, techniques, methods, and procedures. Experience in accounting, forensic accounting, or statistical analysis, is preferred. MTQ 3: Demonstrated ability to identify, monitor, and help mitigate risk across an Agency or organization, including familiarity with implementing internal controls. MTQ 4:Broad knowledge of the Federal budget process, thorough and detailed understanding of Executive Orders, OMB policies, directives, and regulations; GPRA requirements; and OPM policy requirements for personnel is required. If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you only need to submit a narrative statement covering each of the MTQs listed above. You do not need to submit a narrative on the ECQs which have been already certified by OPM. (SES CDP graduates should submit a copy of their CDP program certification with their package.)

Education

There is no education substitution for the required qualifications.

Contacts

• Address CSOSA 800 North Capitol Street NW Suite 700 Washington DC, DC 20002 US
• Name: Vanessa Willis
• Phone: 202-220-5443
• Email: [email protected]