The Office of Research Services (ORS), in the National Institutes of Health is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Deputy Director for Security, Safety, and Campus Services. This is a career Federal position in the Senior Executive Service - a talented team of men and women charged with leading the continuing transformation of our government. See "Duties" section for a list of the major responsibilities.

Duties

The Deputy Director for Security, Safety, and Campus Services (SSCS) supports the NIH biomedical research mission by providing executive leadership and direction for a wide range of diverse research and staff services ensuring that these services and daily operations are performed efficiently in a continuously changing environment and meet customer/stakeholder expectations. Ensures the development, administration and delivery of occupational health safety, biosafety/biosecurity, radiation safety, and research activities and the direction of a comprehensive protection, security, and emergency response programs across the NIH. Serves as a principal advisor to the ORS Director on all aspects of the services provided by ORS to its customers and stakeholders. Leads staff who perform distinct responsibilities and implements processes, systems and tools that will contribute to a collaborative, high performing organization that is data driven and achieves continuous improvement. Oversees the implementation and use of innovative, state of the art methods and techniques to carry out and improve programs and services and ensures they meet stakeholder needs and regulatory requirements. Leads programs and staff by developing a vision to further create a customer-focused culture that cultivates collaboration to identify service needs and to ensure responsiveness and continuous improvement. Represents the ORS to a variety of stakeholders including Federal, state, local and professional organizations and other senior leaders and builds relationships, fostering an open exchange of information, collaboration, and negotiation to achieve joint strategic priorities and resolution of issues. The ORS has an approximate staff of 2000 including contractors with an annual budget of approximately of $328 million.

Requirements

• Position is subject to a background investigation.
• This position requires completion of a public financial disclosure report.
• This position requires the selectee to be a U.S. citizen and obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

The Office of Resource Services seeks candidates who have a commitment to excellence and the energy, enthusiasm, and innovative thinking necessary to lead a dynamic and diverse organization. All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive-level management capability. Applicants must meet the requirements for the GS-340 series as defined by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Standards Manual for General Schedule Positions, which is available at: OPM Qualifications Standards GS-340 Website and demonstrate in your five (5) page resume that you possess 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. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) (Mandatory for Selectee): If selected, you MUST submit a narrative statement in response to each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed below. It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and how to write your ECQs. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview Candidates must possess experience at the senior level (GS-14/15 level or equivalent) in the following job-specific Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs). The PTQs measure the technical expertise required by this position and must be addressed within your five-page resume. PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (PTQs) (Mandatory): 1. Demonstrated experience in providing direction and leadership for a wide range of diverse safety, security, and staff support services for a major medical organization. 2. Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing an organization's strategic plan, goals, objectives, and initiatives and planning for the resources to achieve the strategic and mission-focused direction. 3. Ability to oversee the implementation and use of innovative, state-of-the-art methods and techniques to carry out and improve programs and services and ensure they meet stakeholder needs and regulatory requirements. 4. Senior level experience in representing an organization to a variety of stakeholders including Federal, state, local and professional organizations and other senior leaders and building relationships, fostering and open exchange of information, collaboration, and negotiating with them to achieve joint strategic priorities and resolution of issues. 5. Senior level experience which demonstrates a commitment to building strong working relationships that advance diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. Political, Schedule C, Non-career SES Appointee*: In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5, where the legal authorities are listed. (Please confirm whether or not you have this experience within your 5-page resume) - A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213. 3102(z)). - A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR213.3302). - A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Mariela Light
• Phone: 301-496-9788
• Email: [email protected]