This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Immediate Office of the Secretary, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. NOTE: This announcement is open for five calendar days or until the first 50 applications have been received. This announcement will be removed from USAJOBS at midnight, the day the set number of applications has been received or on the specified closing date, whichever comes first.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As Chief of Staff of the Office of National Security, you will oversee and lead strategic initiatives and the daily activities of the Office of the Director (Support Services, Secretariat, Strategic Communications, and Organizational Health) and work in partnership with ONS leadership to ensure alignment and support with mission, goals, and objectives of the Assistant Deputy Secretary for National Security and the Department of Health and Human Services. The incumbent will lead a professional staff, assess performance, collaborate and oversee goal setting, and provide feedback on personal and professional development. The Chief of Staff will serve as an exemplar for ONS managers for workforce development and performance management and lead ONS efforts in the planning, coordination, and organization of all essential information and materials to assist Senior Executives in the execution of daily mission objectives. The incumbent will lead key services and process that augment ONS functional capabilities and mission success and implement best practices to maximize communication among management, staff, and HHS partners. Oversee Support Services: Provides logistics, emergency management, and infrastructure support that enable core ONS intelligence and security functions to achieve sustained mission success. Drives repeatable processes to maximize productivity, morale, and effectiveness. Provides leadership with timely, customer-oriented human resource services employing HR tools and creative solutions to meet mission requirements; ensures ONS attracts, develops, and retains a highly qualified and diverse national security workforce. Oversees ONS contracting activities to include managing the allocation and tracking of ONS contract FTEs to ensure contract support meets ONS mission needs and strategic goals. Supports and augments ONS planning, development, and execution of current year ONS expenditures and future ONS budgets to support and sustain ONS strategic objectives. Oversee Secretariat: Serves as the central point of entry and dissemination point for correspondence and other official reporting for ONS and manages tasking/tracking, coordination, dissemination, and archiving for the office in response to internal/external taskings. Manages and administers internal and external Governance processes and forums to facilitate integrated, informed, and timely decision-making to support ONS objectives and information sharing. Oversee Strategic Communications: Develops, promotes, and ensures coordinated delivery of effective and strategic ONS communications and key messaging to support and advance the ONS and HHS mission. Engages with elements across ONS, HHS, and the Intelligence and National Security Communities to raise the profile of ONS and advance its mission. Develops corporate communications ensuring workforce awareness of intelligence and national security programs, initiatives, requirements, training, and other opportunities; facilitates persistent two-way communication between the ONS workforce and leadership. Oversee Organizational Health: Facilitates development and implementation of processes to shape organizational strategic direction, priorities and goals, and address overall organizational health. This function is responsible for organizational planning, prioritization, and tracking of performance goals that gauge various aspects of organizational health and climate.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• 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.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.
• Appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative applicant drug test result and be subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug testing upon hiring.
• Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI level clearance.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Minimum Qualifications: Must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL the following: 1.) Advising senior officials of organizational goals and objectives relating to intelligence operations to advance mission capabilities and impact. 2.) Providing guidance and recommending changes to management policy, operations, and/or procedures to meet national security requirements. 3.) Serving as a key advisor in the effective use of classified and unclassified resources when performing staff and contract functions involving intelligence and national security personnel. 4.) Planning, formulating, and/or justifying budget of an intelligence organization. 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 application 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. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Immediate Office of the Secretary 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]