Director, Office of Administration and Policy - Washington, United States - US Government Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

US Government Other Agencies and Independent Organizations Washington, United States

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Summary

This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Administration and Policy.

About the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

This is an office-centered positionyou must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.

Partial work-from-home flexibilities may be authorized.

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Overview

Accepting applications
Open & closing dates

04/09/2024 to 05/15/2024

Salary

$191,901 - $221,900 per year

Pay scale & grade

ES 00

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Washington, DC
Remote job

Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required

25% or less - You may be required to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

Appointment type

Permanent -* Work schedule

Full-time -* Service

Senior Executive

Promotion potential

Job family (Series)

0340 Program Management

Supervisory status

Yes

Security clearance

Not Required

Drug test

Announcement number

EPA-SES

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This job is open to

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Senior executives

Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).

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U.S. Citizens

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Duties

This position is located in the Office of Administration and Policy (OAP) in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA).

The Director serves as a senior advisor to the Assistant Administrator, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, and Deputy Assistant Administrator on matters pertaining to the administrative, policy, regulatory, and legislative coordination of OECA.

The Director is responsible for the directing and planning of all budget, financial, human resources, personnel, information technology, policy, and legislative coordination functions of OECA.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

Serving as the senior advisor to OECA's Assistant Administrator (AA) and Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator (PDAA) on policy and administrative issues in order to ensure that OECA can properly perform its enforcement functions and programs.
Developing policies and procedures in conjunction with the AA and PDAA to meet and achieve OECA and Agency goals and operations.
Represent OECA, the AA, and PDAA to other EPA leaders, federal agencies, Congress, and the White House by serving on workgroups and committees as well as participating in seminars, conferences, and meetings.
Orchestrating and leading the development, implementation, oversight, and evaluation of OECA programs and systems and their compliance within the scope of Agency operations.
Coordinating OECA's responses to new and existing legislation, Agency, Office of Management and Budget, Inspector General, and Government Accountability Office review systems.
Providing overall executive policy and administrative guidance and coordination of the OECA functions that are within the scope of OAP.
Performing supervisory human resources related functions over subordinate managers and employees, including employee performance evaluations and trainings.
Supporting and implementing OECA's diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility program and the Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action Plan.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. citizen.
You must submit a resume and required documentssee How to Apply section.

If you are selected, you must complete a 1-year SES probationary period, if not previously completed.

The Ethics in Government Act, P.L , requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment.

This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation.

Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation.

All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date.

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Qualifications

The work of this position is classified in the Program Management, 0340 series where the qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position.

Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position.

All applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform in this role.

Typically this experience can be found in work within this field or a field that is closely related.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must also provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory for competitive applicants - Failure to address these factors individually within a limit of ten (10) pages total will result in your application being disqualified, unless you are a noncompetitive eligible applicant.

ECQ - LEADING CHANGE. 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 - LEADING PEOPLE. 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 - RESULTS DRIVEN. 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 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. Involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ - BUILDING COALITIONS.

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.

Your responses should be clear and concise and show a level of accomplishment and a degree of responsibility. Leadership competencies for each ECQ can be found in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications.

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Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory for all applicants - Failure to address these factors individually within a limit of two (2) pages per factor will result in your application being disqualified.

TQ - Demonstrated experience in simultaneous implementation of multiple complex and controversial agency-wide policies or processes, including communicating concisely and effectively, and negotiating differences to arrive at mutually acceptable outcomes.

TQ - Demonstrated experience in program management and strategic and business planning that includes at least two of the following areas: budget and financial management, human resources and personnel management, information technology, and general policy and legislative coordination.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position is designated as SES General. The PLUM Act of 2022 requires the U.S.

Office of Personnel Management to host a public-facing website with information on "policy and supporting positions" for the sitting Administration and each subsequent Administration.

Consistent with historical reporting in the Plum Book, information on this position will be reported on the PLUM reporting website, including agency, component, location of the position, employee name, title, appointment type, pay plan, grade or level of pay (if applicable), and tenure and expiration date (if applicable).

It is not possible to decline being listed on the website if appointed to this position.

Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at EPA. Our excellence can only be fully realized by staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in the Agency's workplace and mission.

We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and circumstance.

At EPA, diversity is a vital element in bringing a balance of perspectives to bear on every challenge we face.

We are committed to creating a diverse workforce because we know that the individual strengths and abilities of our employees make us a stronger organization.

The more inclusive our employee base is, the greater the variety of ideas that are generated, and the more representative we are of the nation we serve.

To learn more about how EPA values and supports our diverse workforce, visit Equal Opportunity Employment at EPA.

EPA participates in E-Verify.

E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.

For additional information:
EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.

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Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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Join EPA in protecting human health and the environment and enjoy many work life quality options Working for the EPA offers you a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, 26 days of paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

To learn more about us, visit Life and Careers at EPA.

PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF): As a federal employee, you may be eligible for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

The PSLF program forgives the remaining balance on federal Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying payments while working full-time for a qualifying employer, including EPA.

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This position has portable work.

If selected for this position, you may be authorized to telework after meeting eligibility requirements if approved by the supervisor/manager.

Telework is available based on agency policy.

A relocation or recruitment incentive may be offered to the selected candidate if applicable criteria are met.

If you are selected and accept a relocation or recruitment incentive, you must sign/date a written service agreement in which you commit to complete a specified period of employment with the agency (for a relocation incentive, specified period of employment must be at the new duty station).

NOTE:
A relocation incentive is not full reimbursement of all relocation expenses.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and required documents to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements.

If you meet basic qualification requirements, your application will be evaluated based on your narrative statements addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs).

It will then be forwarded to a three-member Rating Panel consisting of SES members for further review.

The Rating Panel will decide which Best Qualified applicants will be issued to the Selecting Official by the Human Resources Office.

You may preview questions for this vacancy.

Benefits

Help

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

To learn more about us, visit Life and Careers at EPA.

PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF): As a federal employee, you may be eligible for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

The PSLF program forgives the remaining balance on federal Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying payments while working full-time for a qualifying employer, including EPA.

Learn more:
This position has portable work.

If selected for this position, you may be authorized to telework after meeting eligibility requirements if approved by the supervisor/manager.

Telework is available based on agency policy.

A relocation or recruitment incentive may be offered to the selected candidate if applicable criteria are met.

NOTE:
A relocation incentive is not full reimbursement of all relocation expenses.

Review our benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Required Documents

As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits.

Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

Documents to be submitted online:

NOTE:
You should ensure your social security number, date of birth, and any other personal information are redacted.

* - Resume - Required for all applicants - State your experience related to this position as described in the Duties section and Qualifications section. In describing your experience, be clear and specific. We may not make assumptions regarding your experience.
* - Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Required for competitive applicants - Address in a narrative statement each of the five factors individually within a limit of ten (10) pages total. Exceeding this limit will result in disqualification of your application.

Competitive applicants are those who do not meet the requirements listed below for noncompetitive eligibility.
Noncompetitive applicants are not required to submit a narrative statement addressing the ECQs, but are encouraged to do so.
Address in your narrative the ECQs listed in the Qualifications section of this announcement. Your examples should use the Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) model to emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts.
See information on the proper preparation of narrative statements and the CCAR model in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications.

* - Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Required for all applicants - Address in a narrative statement each listed factor individually within a limit of two (2) pages per factor. Exceeding this limit will result in disqualification of your application.

Address in your narrative the TQs listed in the Qualifications section of this announcement. Your examples should use the Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) model to emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts.
See information on the proper preparation of narrative statements and the CCAR model in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications.

* - Proof of SES noncompetitive eligibility - Required for noncompetitive applicants - If you are currently serving under a Career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, submit one of the following:

Certificate of completion from an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP). This applies only if your ECQs have been approved by an OPM Qualifications Review Board through the SES CDP.
SF-50 showing your status as a: current Career SES appointee,

* former Career SES appointee with career SES reinstatement eligibility, or
* current or reinstatement eligible Career SES-equivalent executive who is/was employed in a Federal government agency that has an interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) allowing for movement between the agency's SES-equivalent personnel system and the SES.

To learn more about submitting documentation, visit Uploading Documents to USAJOBS.

How to Apply

You are strongly encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application for this position.

You must provide specific examples of your education, experience, training and awards in the manner and order instructed below which are applicable to each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Technical Qualification (TQ).

Response to the five ECQs and TQs is mandatory. Failure to address the ECQs and TQs will result in your application being disqualified.

To begin the application process, click the Apply button to the top right on this screen, follow the prompts to log-in/register, submit all required documents, and complete the assessment questionnaire.

To be considered, you must submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the day the announcement closes.

As referenced in the Required Documents section, all required supporting documents will be collected electronically via the USAJOBS document portfolio feature.

It is recommended that you review your application materials after they have been uploaded to your application to ensure they conform to the requirements stated in the announcement.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your application, please contact the HR Specialist listed on the announcement.

If you cannot apply online, you must contact the HR Specialist listed below for assistance no later than two business days prior to the closing date of this announcement.

You must provide complete application materials by the day the announcement closes.

For detailed instructions to assist you in ensuring your application package is received, go to EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
EPA welcomes applications from persons with disabilities.

Through the reasonable accommodation process, we provide persons with disabilities an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment that persons without disabilities enjoy.

A reasonable accommodation is any change in the work environment or in the way things are customarily done.

An accommodation removes workplace barriers and enables an applicant with a disability to have an equal opportunity to participate in the application process, be considered for a position, and, if hired, perform the essential functions of their job.

The EPA National Reasonable Accommodation Coordinators will provide assistance to you, the Human Resources Office, and/or the hiring official as needed.

For more information, refer to EPA's Reasonable Accommodation website.

Below is more detailed information about how to request a reasonable accommodation during the application, selection, and hiring process:

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process (submitting the application or completing the application process), contact the Human Resources Office listed below no later than two business days prior to the closing date of this announcement, and the Human Resources Office will work directly with you.
If you are referred to the hiring official for consideration and need an accommodation during the selection process, including the interview, notify the person who contacted you from the hiring official's office. If you do not hear back within three days about your reasonable accommodation request for the selection process, please notify EPA's National Reasonable Accommodation Coordinators via email at
If you are selected and need an accommodation during the hiring process up to orientation, notify the HR Specialist who made the job offer to you.

Please note:
Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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Environmental Protection Agency

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109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055

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Next steps

It is your responsibility to check your USAJOBS account for application status information. You can track the progress of your application via your USAJOBS account by clicking the Track This Application link.

Your USAJOBS application status will appear in your profile if your application was received successfully; if your submission was not received, the application status will show as unavailable.

After the announcement closes, the Human Resources Office will conduct a review of your application package.

If your application is complete and you meet basic qualification requirements, it will be forwarded to a three-member Rating Panel consisting of SES members for further review of your narrative statements addressing the required ECQs and TQs.

The Rating Panel will decide which Best Qualified applicants will be referred to the Selecting Official by the Human Resources Office.

Interviews are arranged through the Selecting Official. If you are selected, you will be contacted personally by the Human Resources Office posting this announcement. Your application status will change in USAJOBS when updates are available for each step of the process.

NOTE:

We may verify all information you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses through reference and/or background check, and/or verification of your education.

Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempt to conceal information may disqualify you for employment consideration.

Fair and Transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Reasonable accommodation policy
Financial suitability
Selective Service
New employee probationary period
Signature and false statements
Privacy Act
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Required Documents

Documents to be submitted online:

NOTE:
You should ensure your social security number, date of birth, and any other personal information are redacted.

* - Resume - Required for all applicants - State your experience related to this position as described in the Duties section and Qualifications section. In describing your experience, be clear and specific. We may not make assumptions regarding your experience.
* - Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Required for competitive applicants - Address in a narrative statement each of the five factors individually within a limit of ten (10) pages total. Exceeding this limit will result in disqualification of your application.

Competitive applicants are those who do not meet the requirements listed below for noncompetitive eligibility.
Noncompetitive applicants are not required to submit a narrative statement addressing the ECQs, but are encouraged to do so.
Address in your narrative the ECQs listed in the Qualifications section of this announcement. Your examples should use the Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) model to emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts.
See information on the proper preparation of narrative statements and the CCAR model in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications.

Address in your narrative the TQs listed in the Qualifications section of this announcement. Your examples should use the Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) model to emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts.
See information on the proper preparation of narrative statements and the CCAR model in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications.

Certificate of completion from an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP). This applies only if your ECQs have been approved by an OPM Qualifications Review Board through the SES CDP.
SF-50 showing your status as a: current Career SES appointee,