The purpose of the position is for the incumbent to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS)/Director for H-CORE which is a critical executive position that leads the Center responsible for providing strategies that will enhance and accelerate the internal collaboration and coordination of sub-Stafford Act response requirements during infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies by leveraging technical expertise in strategic operational and logistical execution.

Duties

ABOUT THE POSITION The incumbent of this position will manage an operational budget of approximately $15M+ for the organization and is responsible for providing strategies that will enhance and accelerate the internal collaboration and coordination of sub-Stafford Act response requirements during infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies by leveraging technical expertise, industry agreements, contracts and planning. Directs the design, development, and implementation of resource policies, programs, and systems to monitor monetary expenditures for H-CORE. Responsible for senior-level oversight of and participation in various working groups, including Federal entities and industry partners to support the full spectrum of the operation. Expert executive, managerial and diplomacy skills to represent the H-CORE in discussions and negotiations of matters involving the government's sub-Stafford Act response programs to infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies and future supply and distribution missions. Approves management concepts necessary to the assignment of resource responsibilities and achievement of optimal management of assigned dollars and human resources. The incumbent also develops and approves the specific direction on the utilization of assigned program resources in consonance with ASPR priorities. Develops and approves goals and objectives to be achieved, analyzes program accomplishments, and re-directs programming, as required. Represents supply, production, and distribution (SPD) in coordinating and negotiating resource issues with higher authorities and other ASPR Centers. Coordinates the resource management functions to integrate financial and program management, statistical reporting, program review and analysis, program delivery and improvement, and economic analysis of SPD of assets to support sub-Stafford Act response activities to infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. Continuously assesses organizational strengths and weaknesses and supports open relationships, teambuilding, feedback, and related productivity factors. Participates in the development and promotion of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action plan. Ensures that support for EEO policy is understood and followed by subordinate managers. Supports a recruitment plan that ensures equitable representation of minority and women employees in the work force that are consistent with EEO goals. Ensures that equal opportunity underlies all special developmental or recruitment objectives relating to minority and women employees. Expert oral and written communication skills to perform work designed to facilitate coordination of program planning and implementation across the Department. The incumbent is responsible for presenting conclusions, recommendations, and alternatives. Ensures effective relationships are established and maintained for effective communication and exchange of information. The incumbent develops position and option papers. Leads in a proactive, customer-responsive manner consistent with Agency vision and values, effectively communicating program issues to external audiences. Ensures financial and managerial accountability by acting with prudence when executing fiduciary responsibilities. Demonstrates high integrity and adheres to the highest ethical standards of public service. Uses effective business practices including balanced measures of results, values, and invests in each employee; emphasizes empowerment and two-way communication. Fosters collaboration within the Agency and the Department and demonstrates a commitment to Departmental initiatives. Takes a leadership role in advocating for and advancing the priorities of the Department. Serves as a role model for leadership by encouraging teamwork and a collaborative approach. Provides timely notifications to Agency officials of all significant actions and developments, including but not limited to those related to regulatory matters, legislative matters, budget matters, reports, initiatives, and events and ensures subordinate managers do the same. Demonstrates a commitment to actions in support of the ASPR's vision and goals. Exercises leadership to ensure that all programs under the incumbent's direction reflect the principles of workforce diversity in their management and operation in such areas as recruitment and staffing, employee development, staff assignments, and communications. In addition to demonstrating personal commitment to the objectives of workforce diversity, the executive ensures that subordinate supervisors and managers recognize the importance of their diversity enhancement responsibilities and applies principles that will result in an inclusive and diverse workforce. Provides reasonable accommodations needed to best utilize qualified people with disabilities.

Requirements

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• In order to qualify for this position, you must be able to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
• You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test; random testing after appointment
• This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM.
• Executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with an HHS Executive Consultant, or QRB Writer to develop an ECQ narrative for submission to OPM
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.
• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration).

Qualifications

Open to all groups of qualified individuals from the public. Current employees within the Federal civil service. Career SES and SES reinstatement eligibles. SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration. As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration. All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results. Fundamental Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): 1. Leading Change: 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. 2. Leading People: 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. 3. Results Driven: 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. 4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5. Building Coalitions: 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 (MTQ's): This position also requires that you possess MTQ's that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following MTQ's must be evident in your resume. 1. Manages an operational budget of approximately $15M+ for the organization and is responsible for providing strategies that will enhance the internal collaboration and coordination sub-Stafford Act response requirements during infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies by leveraging technical expertise and planning. 2. Leading mission analysis and monitoring to outline the essential tasks of response for both present and in the future, clarifying their support for the overarching organizational mission and overall operational objectives. It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you WILL NOT need to draft the ECQs.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: ADRIENNE ANDERSON
• Phone: 202-478-0523
• Email: [email protected]