Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship is required
• Obtaining and maintaining a Top-Secret clearance is required
• Submitting to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
  
  

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

Maintain a TS/SCI clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page.

Successfully complete a one-year probationary period in the SES, unless you are exempt based on previous successful completion of such probation.

File an Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 within 30 days after appointment.

Background Investigation: You must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation in order to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance as a condition of placement in this position.

Mobility Requirement: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders and generally is a key to advancement. Therefore, applicants are expected to be mobile and once appointed, SES members will be required to sign a mobility agreement and may be reassigned at the direction of the appointing authority.

Other Requirements

Drug Testing: You must submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.

Selective Service: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and selected for this position, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.

Qualifications

• As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.
  
  

Responsibilities

As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:

• Directing the work of an organizational unit;
• Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
• Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
• Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.
  
  

If your resume does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position.

• EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: The fundamental competencies within the following five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) are also a part of the selection criteria for SES positions. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope, complexity, and budget of programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. For this vacancy announcement, no separate supplemental ECQ documentation is required. Your resume must incorporate each of the following ECQs:
  
  

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves 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.

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves 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.

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves 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.

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves 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.

Applicants can obtain additional information regarding the ECQs on the internet at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp

• MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQ): Current or former SES members and CDP-certified applicants may omit the ECQs from their application package. However, all applicants must submit narrative responses for the MTQs listed below.
  
  

MTQ1. Demonstrated leadership experience that reflects the mastery of human capital management principles for a large, fast paced, complex organization which covers the full spectrum of a federal human capital management program, covering at least four (4) of the following human capital program areas: staffing, classification, labor and employee relations, benefits, payroll, work life programs, policy and accountability, executive services, talent development, human capital information systems, and human capital assessments.

MTQ2. Demonstrated leadership experience assisting supervisors and managers in leadership/management development, such as conflict management, emotional intelligence, and conducting difficult conversations, by providing training and development opportunities, as well as through daily interactions and coaching.

MTQ3. Demonstrated experience transforming organizational processes to meet mission needs. This includes assessing programs, procedures, protocol, and organizational climate to implement innovative solutions necessary to make organizational improvements, ranging from incremental improvements to major shifts in direction or approach, as appropriate.

Important: Refer to the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement for page length and other formatting specifications. Documents that do not adhere to the specified requirements may be disqualified. We recommend uploading your documents in PDF format to preserve formatting and ensure conformance with specifications. Failure to submit any of the required documents as stated will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.

The following categories of applicants may omit the mandatory ECQs but MUST address the MTQs. Categories include:

Applicants who are currently serving under a SES career appointment (must provide a copy of Standard Form 50-Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES), or applicants who are eligible for reinstatement to the SES (must provide a copy of Standard Form 50-Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES), or applicants who are graduates of Office of Personnel Management approved SES Candidate Development Programs (must provide proof of OPM Qualifications Review Board certification).

The Office of Personnel Management must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

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, 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

This position will require a credit check after initial job qualifications have been determined.

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The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code

• 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R
• 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to Equal.Opportunity@usss.dhs.gov.
  
  

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