Executive Director

Duties

• Serves as DeFacto Chief of Staff.
• Operational control as the Executive Director for Management over Agency Support Divisions, including Human Resources and Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Acquisition, and Strategic Plans and Policy.
• The direct Liaison with the Office of Management and Budget, the eleven ABMC Commissioners, and Congressional authorizing and appropriations sub-committees.
• Review budgetary programs for adequacy and servicing capability and makes appropriate recommendations for further action if necessary.
• Coordinate closely with key ABMC leaders and managers in the Paris office to assure that the work of the Arlington staff divisions is coordinated with and supports the efforts of the field.
• Serve as Program Manager for development of agency policy, ensuring currency and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Suitable for Federal employment as determined by appropriate background investigation.
• Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
• Merit Promotion applicants must have completed three (3) months of service after a competitive appointment to be considered.
• May be eligible for incentive pay.
• May be eligible for superior qualifications/special needs pay setting.
• Direct Deposit of pay is required.
• E-Verify will be used to confirm employment eligibility on new employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Eligible for Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs.
• May be required to serve a one (1) year supervisory probationary period.
• Completion of the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 450) is required.
  
  

Qualifications

Time in Grade

Time-in-grade restrictions apply for all candidates considered under Merit Promotion (generally applicants who have held a Federal civilian appointment within the previous 52 weeks). These applicants must have 1 year time-in-grade at the next lower level or equivalent to qualify.

Specialized Experience: For the GS- 15 level: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14); or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: Demonstrated experience leading an organization to improve support operations using business process modernization, setting priorities for current and future initiatives, allocating resources, and providing guidance and direction for technically complex program areas such as Human Capital, Finance, Strategic Planning, Information Technology and Administration

AND

Demonstrated ability to serve as an organizational representative. Communicates effectively orally and in writing with government officials, including at the highest level of Federal, state, and local government agencies; senior industry executives; members of Congress; foreign government officials; international organizations; the media; and the public on matters which may be sensitive, controversial and/or complex.

AND

Demonstrated experience applying Federal and other budget-related laws, regulations, policies, precedents, methods, and techniques to oversee the programming, formulating and justifying an agency-wide budget to include coordination and submission of products to meet Department level or higher-level guidance. Experience in the development of alternative budget proposals and analyses of agency requests.

NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the GS-0301 series set forth in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards by the closing date of the announcement. A copy is available at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

Education

There is no educational substitution for this series/grade level.

Additional Information

ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: In accordance with VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-56),Current military members may apply by submitting a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain: (1) your rank; (2) dates of active duty service; (3) type of discharge and projected character of service (i.e. honorable); (4) projected Veteran's preference, if applicable; (5) date terminal leave begins, if applicable; (6) date of expected discharge or release that is within 120 days of your employment application submission; and (7) signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. If selected, your qualifying separation, veteran's preference, and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Active-duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found to have an incomplete application. Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if on terminal leave.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority, applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and have a rating of 85 or above.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements, you may review the information at the following links:

• Persons with Disabilities-Schedule A
• Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans
• Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses
• Other Special Appointment Authorities
• Family of Overseas Employees
• Peace Corp/VISTA
  
  

Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service .

These are not Bargaining Unit positions.