The Director of Continuity and Integration oversees OIT representation and coordination in the VA Information Operations Center (IOC) and formulates and implements continuity policy across OIT. These responsibilities include: planning and participating in multi-agency, national-level exercises; participating in agency disaster/emergency planning, readiness, training, and response; employee accountability and communications for 8,000 IT personnel; and emergency site preparation and readiness.

Duties

The Office of Chief of Staff is responsible for business operations, strategic communications, strategy formulation and coordination, continuity policy formulation and implementation, and direct support of the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology. Defines and executes activities to achieve organizational goals and supports the technical and leadership development of staff. Performs a full range of supervisory duties. Plans and assigns work to be accomplished by subordinates using subordinate supervisors. Set and adjust short-term priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work. Oversee all facets of OIT continuity operations to include planning and participating in national-level exercises; participation in agency disaster/emergency planning, readiness, training, and response; employee accountability and communications for 8,000 IT personnel; and emergency site preparation as well as intra organizational administrative, fiscal, acquisition, staffing, and communications requirements. Ensure overall effective management of IT continuity, incidents, and problems. Plans, creates, and coordinates policies relating to the VA IT Emergency Management Program. Conducts inter/intra-agency coordination and planning for national-level events that involve local, regional, and national assets and both public and private entities. Develops and conducts review of emergency planning initiatives, policy, guidance, and directives with agency COOP committees. Coordinates with the VA Emergency Alerting and Accountability System (EAAS) to provide support for emergency alerting, telephonic and videoconferencing in support of the VA IOC and COOP relocation sites. Leads the coordination of OIT continuity communication policies and procedures to provide a framework for the integration of COOP communication capabilities into the VA IT Emergency Management Program. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Position Description/PD#: IT Director of Continuity and Integration/PD20483O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Travel Required: Occasional travel may be required as needed for this position. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; Tour of duty will be determined based on organizational needs. Compressed/Flexible: As determined by the Agency Policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Remote: This is not a remote position. Physical Demands: The work is sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and to attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. Working Conditions: The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

You must meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements, Specialized Experience and Selective Placement Factors to qualify for this series as described below. Minimum Qualifications Requirements EXPERIENCE: To qualify for this position, you must have information technology-related experience demonstrating all of the four competencies listed below. Ensure that this experience is clearly described in your resume: Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. -AND- Specialized Experience for GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. Specialized experience is defined as experience assessing, managing, and planning information technology emergency planning and disaster recovery operations for a large organization. -AND- Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for- satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume. Selective Placement Factor: Experience with emergency management and continuity of operations procedures and planning for an Information Technology (IT) organization. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no educational substitution for the GS-15 level.

Contacts

• Address DAS for Information Technology - 103 810 Vermont Ave. NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Recruitment Team One A
• Email: VAOITOPSHRRPTeam1A@va.gov