This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Health Security (OHS), Immediate Office of the Chief Medical Officer (IO). OHS is the principal medical, workforce health and safety, and public health authority for DHS. The primary purpose of this position is to lead and coordinate the business activities of OHS and manage the personnel, programs and activities of OHS Mission Support Operations (MSO). Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a Chief of Mission Support Operations, GS-0301-15, your typical work assignments may include: Oversees the leadership, planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of business operations programs and activities for the OHS. Serves as an advisor to executive leadership on management issues and on all matters involving allocation of the office operating resources, including resource planning and control of positions, funds, and assets in the support of OHS goals and objectives. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, including setting and adjusting short-term and long-term priorities and goals. Develops policies and protocols to ensure that all managers engage in superior staff development and create fair and effective accountability tools that encourage high performance. Represents the Office of Health Security at intra-departmental meetings related to the effective administration of the organization. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Security Clearance.
• This is a Drug Testing Designated Position (TDP).

Qualifications

Specialized Experience To qualify for the GS-15, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in federal service (GS-14) or public/private sector equivalent experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Experience managing a variety of administrative management programs (e.g., financial management, logistics management, procurement, human capital management, information technology management facilities management) for a federal government agency. Experience leading the development and implementation of mission support operations policies, programs and procedures, including budget execution, budget formulation, and procurement. Experience managing a multi-functional and multi-talented workforce including assigning work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Experience leading the development and delivery of briefings, gap analyses and solution identification, and evaluation of alternate courses of action related to mission support programs to senior and executive-level leadership. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

Not Applicable

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Tracy Castillo
• Email: [email protected]