The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), Office of Finance (OF) is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Executive Director of the Office of Program Audit Coordination (OPAC). This is a career Federal position in the Senior Executive Service (SES).

Duties

As OPAC's Executive Director, you will coordinate and provide executive-level leadership for many program audit support, regulatory compliance, and payment accuracy activities across HHS. Specifically, you will coordinate Department-wide implementation of the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, and other related activities. This position is in the Senior Executive Service (SES), an elite group of government leaders who possess a diverse portfolio of experience and expertise required to lead across organizations. This cadre of dedicated executives is charged with providing strategic leadership and upholding a commitment to public service that transcends specific agency missions or individual professions. As an SES member, you will influence the direction of innovation and transformation of the Federal Government and lead the next generation of public servants. ABOUT THE POSITION The Executive Director provides executive leadership and guides HHS implementation of the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, and the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA). The individual also oversees the daily operations of OPAC, which includes three Divisions that provide Department level policies, guidance, procedures, and support services to HHS Divisions in the areas of the Single Audit (SA) and Program Integrity. The duties related to the SA include but are not limited to: (1) Overseeing the development, implementation, change management, and overall operations of current and future enterprise-wide audit tracking and analytics systems used to manage SAs, (2) Providing leadership, guidance, training, and support to both HHS and non-HHS SA stakeholders to ensure compliance with the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200), (3) Leading the development, implementation, and institutionalization of business processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) regarding the SA resolution, (4) Assigning SA findings to HHS Divisions for resolution and reviewing, resolving, and coordinating, where necessary, the SA findings affecting the programs of more than one HHS Division or another Federal agency, and (5) Developing and interpreting metrics on the SA process and on the SA as a management internal control. The duties related to Program Integrity include, but are not limited to: (1) Serving as HHS' liaison with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Treasury, other Federal agencies, and Congress, regarding improper payment prevention and recovery efforts, (2) Leading fraud risk management and awareness activities across the Department, (3) Coordinating improper payment measurement, reporting, target setting and reduction efforts for high-risk programs, (4) Expanding technological tools that could help increase program integrity across HHS, and (5) Serving as ASFR's audit liaison for GAO and Office of Inspector General (OIG) engagements, and OIG audit liaison for the Department. Other duties include but are not limited to: (1) Advising ASFR and Office of Finance leadership on matters of payment integrity, fraud risk management, and grant recipient oversight, and (2) Representing ASFR and HHS on payment integrity, fraud risk management, and grant recipient oversight task forces, and communicating information to organizations like Congress, OMB, and GAO.

Requirements

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period
• 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.

Qualifications

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. Extensive experience with formulation, management, and administration of a diverse portfolio, such as overseeing audits of major programs to assess payment integrity compliance; Single Audit monitoring; and program audits of financial resources, like grants and contracts, with demonstrated ability to develop and execute corrective action plans while driving innovation and process improvements to enhance compliance, reduce improper payments, and mitigate fraud. Demonstrated experience conveying, justifying, and/or defending, both orally and in writing, high profile or technical information to senior policy officials or to the Office of Management and Budget, with a proven ability to deliver strategic recommendations to senior leadership. 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 Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: Breanna Stewart
• Phone: (202) 969-3583
• Email: [email protected]