This position is in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment (ASD(S)). The ASD(S) is directly responsible to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and provides advice and assistance to DoD senior leaders on logistics, material readiness, and product support.

Duties

The major duties and responsibilities of the Regional Sustainment Director will include, but are not limited to: Serve as principal advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Product Support and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment on matters of aiding Military Departments in conjunction with industry and international allies and partners in the areas of product support planning and management of regional sustainment strategies. Lead Regional Sustainment Strategies development, policy, and implementation by exploiting opportunities that are inherent to the U.S. and international partner commercial and organic industrial base when working together. This involves implementing three key objectives: Prevail in contested logistics environments; enhance military readiness; and strengthen regional partnerships. Lead and manage the requirements for Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 842, Demonstration and Prototyping Program to advance International Product Support Capabilities in a Contested Logistics Environment and submit to Congress a report summarizing Program activities in two years of Program Establishment prior to the expiration on the Congressional language in three years. Serve as the Regional Sustainment Framework focal point to include communicating with partner nations, workforce, industry, and other Federal agencies focused on integrated deterrence and strengthening ally support arrangements in a contested logistics environment. Engage with partner nations to determine their capabilities, Combat Commanders to determine their priorities for critical operational capabilities, Military Services to establish regional sustainment strategies, and US/International industry to execute regional sustainment strategies.

Requirements

Qualifications

***THIS IS A SES LIMITED TERM POSITION NOT TO EXCEED 3 YEARS.*** Please read this announcement in its entirety before applying. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and other qualifications, if applicable, listed below. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must address each ECQ separately, not to exceed 10 pages. You are required to respond to all ECQs. If you fail to do so will result in a rating of 'ineligible.' When responding to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the ECQs. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. You should limit your narrative to two pages per ECQ, and address each ECQ separately. OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications can assist you in writing an effective SES application. In particular, please note the Challenge-Context-Action-Result Model that is recommended and very helpful when drafting ECQ narrative responses. The Guide is available on OPM's Website at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/guidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf Applicants must utilize the Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) Model when writing Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ). Use two examples of relevant experience for each ECQ being sure your experience matches the ECQ criteria. Challenge - Describe a specific problem or goal. Context - Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, co-workers, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale). Action - Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge. Result - Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments (e.g., Led the development and implementation of....) and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised; size of budget managed; amount of money saved, etc.). 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 and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You are required to respond to all of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Please limit your written statement to no more than 2 pages. 1. Demonstrated expertise and oversight for regional sustainment strategy (RSS) analysis, development, and execution, product support planning, and proposals for life cycle logistics policies, procedures, and training. 2. Demonstrated experience in the analysis of regional partnership logistical support and operations and life cycle costs using data and experience in determining and evaluating requirements with the ability to devise practical solutions in contested logistics environments. 3. Demonstrated experience to support and develop forward sustainment initiatives inclusive of maintenance, repair, overhaul, and upgrade programs within an operational capabilities' context, as well as proper consideration of international, technical, and economic aspects.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of the USD for Acquisition and Sustainment Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Senior Executive Services
• Email: [email protected]