This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Office of Innovation and Collaboration (OIC). The mission of S&T Directorate is to deliver effective and innovative insight, methods, and solutions for the critical needs of the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE). The Directorate is responsible for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts in support of the Department of Homeland Security's mission.

Duties

The Principal Director, OIC is responsible for supporting the Executive Director in creating and promoting a strategic vision for the OIC designed to enhance teaming and cooperative activities in support of the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) using external relationships with other government agencies, industry, and academia to provide S&T programs, DHS components and the HSE with better, faster, and/or cheaper access to innovative security solutions. Specific responsibilities include: Assists the Executive Director in creating and promoting a strategic vision for the OIC designed to enhance teaming and cooperative activities in support of the HSE. Partners with the Principal Directors and other leaders across the Directorate to ensure that S&T's programs, capabilities, and efforts are fully integrated and aligned to the mission and vision of the S&T Directorate. Provides expert advice and guidance to the Office, which includes building and sustaining an environment for the successful execution of the Office's disparate mission areas, encouraging teamwork in developing solutions and working issues, and ensuring the directorate maintains a positive, forward-looking approach such that its mission, programs, products, and services are consistently presented in a strong, professional, and positive manner. Assists the Executive Director in developing and executing outreach strategies, focused on building stronger relationships and increasing strategic communication in support of homeland security efforts with partners across government, industry, and internationally, as well as internally within S&T and DHS. Assists the Executive Director in establishing and executing technology scouting programs to leverage R&D technologies with private sector, international, and interagency partners. Supports the Executive Director in overseeing the administration of the Office's planning, programming, and budgeting activities as well as execution of the Group's budget. Includes evaluation to ensure resources are within budget guidelines according to all current laws and regulations. The Principal Director supports the Executive Director in managing the award of funding in the form of competitive, merit-reviewed grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to public or private entities, including businesses, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and universities.

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 submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• You must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• You may be required to undergo periodic drug testing.
• You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• Selectee will be required to complete form OGE-278, Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Form.

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. The application process to recruit for this position is the TRADITIONAL-BASED method. The applicant must address each Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) separately. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): Unless you are currently serving under a Career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) graduate, you must address the ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately and demonstrate the underlying competencies in the narrative. Examples 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 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.). Applicants should use the Challenge, Context, Action and Results (CCAR) model below when responding to each ECQ: CHALLENGE: Describe a specific problem or goal. CONTEXT: Describe individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale). ACTION: Describe the specific actions you took to address a challenge. RESULT: Describe specific examples of measures/outcomes that had impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills. Your narrative response should not exceed 10 pages, be typed in 12 point font with one-inch margins. It is recommended that you include 2 recent (not older than 10 years) examples per ECQ and draft your ECQs in a PDF document before uploading into the system to ensure these guidelines are met. Information that exceeds these guidelines will not be reviewed. Detailed information on each ECQ, the underlying and fundamental competencies, sample narratives and a tips sheet for writing effective ECQs are available in the "Guide To Senior Executive Service Qualifications" Senior Executive Service Executive Core Qualifications and Senior Executive Service Qualifications & Fundamental-Competencies. 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. Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision. 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. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building. 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. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management. 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. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating. NOTE: Those applicants currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service appointment, who are eligible for reinstatement into the Senior Executive Service, or who have successfully completed a Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, need not submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications. However, those applicants must address the following Mandatory Technical Competencies. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ)s: In addition to the Executive Core Qualifications, all candidates must show evidence of the following TQs below in order to meet basic qualifications for this position. Please label and include your name on each page. Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. It is recommended that you draft your TQ(s) in a PDF document and then upload into the system. You must address each TQ separately and you should not exceed 2 pages per TQ. You are required to respond to all TQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as 'ineligible.' TQ1. Demonstrated ability in developing a unified and balanced portfolio of scientific and engineering capabilities that respond to the current and emerging needs of an agency, component, or organization. This includes applying science or engineering proficiency to define and manage a strategic research and development portfolio with demonstrated impact on a complex operational environment. TQ2. Demonstrated expert knowledge in building external relationships across government agencies, industry, academia, and international partners to develop, promote and communicate a strategic vision for the organization that enhances teaming and cooperative activities with technical and non-technical audiences and includes successfully facilitated collaborations. TQ3. Demonstrated extensive senior-level knowledge and breadth of expansive responsibilities, including overseeing and directing large-scale Research and Development (R&D) initiatives across multiple state and global locations, and managing multidisciplinary teams and complex projects ensuring the efficient and effective management of resources while fostering an environment that encourages innovation, teamwork, and the commercialization and transition of developed technologies. DO NOT COMBINE THE TQ AND ECQ STATEMENTS. Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Mandatory Technical and Executive Core Qualification factors will result in your application being disqualified. Veteran's Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.

Education

There is no educational requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Muriel Williams
• Phone: 202-919-0286
• Email: [email protected]