This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, located in Washington, District of Columbia.

Duties

This purpose of the position is for the incumbent to serve as Senior Advisor for Oversight. The incumbent serves as a confidential advisor and performs substantive assignments that involve and cut across major Agency-wide programs and activities, initiatives policy and program development covering the full range of HHS' interest and activities. Duties include: The senior advisor for oversight is the Agency's liaison with congressional oversight bodies, including the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, including its Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The incumbent develops and maintains relationships with staff of these oversight Committees, and knowledge of the interests and motivations of the Committee Chair and Ranking Members. The incumbent develops and recommends strategy and defense tactics for open congressional investigations to senior Agency offices. The incumbent serves as an expert on Congressional oversight matters impacting, or having the potential to impact, the Agency. Incumbent serves as the Agency's primary liaison with Congressional oversight committee staffs; provides broad policy guidance to employees on interactions with Congressional oversight committee staff. The senior advisor identifies and defines issues, proposes alternative courses of action, and prepares findings and recommendations that are presented to the Assistant Secretary for activities in support of oversight efforts related to GAO, OIG or Congressional inquiries, findings, or recommendations. Identifies and proposes improved business practices, as requested. Reviews alternatives and provides recommendations, information, and guidance to senior leadership in support of meetings and briefings related to potential and approved oversight engagements and recommendations.

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: Yes
• Research Position: No.

Qualifications

Selective Placement Factor (SPF): This position requires a SPF be met in order to meet minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. Must have experience conducting or managing congressional oversight investigations, including briefings, interviews, document productions, and hearings. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. Specialized Experience:GS-14: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service that includes the following: 1) Conducting or responding to congressional investigations, to include drafting correspondence, assisting with preparations for briefings, interviews, and congressional oversight hearings. 2) Significant involvement in large-scale document requests, including identifying sensitive materials privileges, and considering issues surrounding commercial confidential information, privacy, deliberative process and executive privileges. 3) Negotiating orally and/or in writing congressional oversight inquiries with government entities, internal and external stakeholders/representatives, or the private sector. 4) Collaborating with other Health and Human Service programs to develop and/or recommend strategies for congressional oversight investigations. 5) Working with cross-functional teams, including senior leaders, communications specialists, and technical experts to provide counsel on congressional investigations. 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 Assistant Secretary for Legislation 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: Mid-Atlantic Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]