This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Service Bureau, located in Washington, District of Columbia. **This announcement will be open for 14 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.**

Duties

The purpose of this position is to assist the FYSB Associate Commissioner in managing and providing leadership, direction, policy focus and coordination to the multiple formula and discretionary grant programs, activities and staff across the Bureau. Duties include: Ensures FYSB supports the organizations that work to promote youth well-being, prevent and end youth homelessness, and support a holistic adolescent approach by fostering collaborative partnerships across communities. Lead in partnership with youth & young adults; promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility; and support data-driven practices. Directs the development of procedures for the management and distribution of grants administered by FYSB, including the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program and the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs. Provides overall leadership, policy directions, and program development to other operational units to accomplish work involving major interrelated policy issues. Responsible for providing advice to the FYSB Associate Commissioner and the Commissioner of the Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) on the formulation, development and implementation of legislation and policies for children youth and families. Builds and maintains relationships and collaborative partnerships with diverse agencies and partners, including government agencies, community partners, advocacy groups, and elected officials to advance priorities. Supervises and is responsible for the development of budget projections and budget and policy related requests to FYSB. Supervisory duties include ensuring the quantity and quality of work of subordinates with authority to accept or reject work, planning and scheduling work, evaluating employee performance, advising employees on program, administrative matters and supporting staff development.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Registered or exempt from Selective Service (www.sss.gov)
• If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Must meet time in grade requirements.
• One year probationary period may be required
• If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Bargaining Unit Position: No
• Drug Screening Required: No
• Research Position: No

Qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. Specialized Experience:GS-15: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (4) of the (6) duties listed below: Leading organizations that work to promote youth well-being, prevent, and end youth homelessness, and/or support a positive youth development approach by fostering collaborative partnerships across communities; Providing authoritative advice, consultation, policy direction, and/or program development to other operational units to accomplish work involving policy issues which impact youth and young adult serving programs; Engagement and Collaboration: Building and maintaining relationships and partnerships with diverse agencies and partners, including government agencies, community partners, advocacy groups, and/or elected officials to advance priorities; Establishing and/or maintaining collaborative partnerships with youth and young adults to co-design programs, that promote youth well-being, prevent, and end youth homelessness, and/or support a positive youth development approach; Establishing and implementing data-driven evaluative practices to drive continuous improvement in youth and young adult serving programs and services; Providing supervision to subordinate managers, including directing workforce development activities, approving performance standards and ratings, planning work to be accomplished, adjusting priorities, preparing schedules for completion of work, and ensuring that diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are integrated into all organizational initiatives and workplace activities. Documenting Experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Time-in-Grade Requirement: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). You must include an SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one) that supports meeting this requirement with your application package. OPM Qualification General Policies Website www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=app All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Contacts

• Address Administration for Children and Families 330 C St SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: Mid-Atlantic Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]