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To fulfill President Lincoln's promise -"To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan"- by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
The Senior Executive Service (SES) is comprised of the men and women charged with leading the continuing transformation of government. VA structures its SES positions into pay bands. This is a Pay Band 1 position. The salary for this position is capped at $189,600.
09/12/2018 to 09/26/2018
$126,148 - $189,600 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—The Department of Veterans Affairs offers Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation services. Permanent Change of Station is the relocation of a household due to government convenience in connection with a transfer between duty stations or facilities. For more information go to http://vaww.fscdirect.fsc.va.gov/pcs.asp.
Permanent
Full-Time
Senior Executive
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Yes
Yes
VA-SES-18-57227-DM
510685400
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
Open to the public and groups of qualified individuals.
Executive Director, Office of Communications is a principal advisor to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Under Secretary for Health (USH) and acts on his/her behalf with equivalent authority for all issues related to VHA Communication programs. This position has a Deputy Director, and 4 Program Directors for various communications platforms with an overall staff of 37 full time employees.
The Executive Director, Office of Communications has overall responsibility for planning, managing, and evaluating a broad array of services that provide direct support to the Office of the Under Secretary for Health and direction and support to VHA Headquarters programs and field operation. The responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Directs the development of VHA strategic communications and marketing plan; disseminates key messages and official positions on public issues; promotes VHA mission, vision and activities.Directs development of information operations campaign for VHA initiatives.
Provides counsel to the Under Secretary of Health (USH) and senior leaders on strategic communications issues; coordinates communications between the USH, senior leaders, and key stakeholder groups.
Leads/assists in VHA/VA culture change initiatives through relevant, ongoing internal/external communications initiatives/activities.
Establishes a VHA corporate communications plan that addresses both a "Relations Program"; including the relationship of VHA to patients, employees, stakeholders, (Congress / government, VSOs, community, etc.) and VHA's Corporate identity, including image and visibility.
Manages assigned staff, develops priorities, and assigns projects; assures that appropriate services are provided, and goals are defined and achieved; develops staff skills and conducts performance evaluations; meets regularly with staff to discuss and resolve priorities, workload and technical issues; develops additional hiring/staffing recommendations; manages internal/external stakeholder relationships.
Reviews and guides the work of VHA Communications staff to assure the work quality and timely accomplishment of assigned duties and responsibilities; manages budget and allocates resources to meet established VHA strategic goals.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Veteran Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.: http://www.usajobs.gov.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Step 1: ECQ qualifications
Step 2: Technical Qualification(s)
Step 3: VA Executive Resources Board
Step 4: Nominating Organization may conduct interviews
Step 5: Approval by the Selecting Official (may include additional screening)
Step 6: OPM Qualifications Review Board certification
A complete application for this position includes the following items:
1. Resume not to exceed 5 pages;
2. Written narrative response to address each Technical Qualification(s) not to exceed 2 pages each; and
3. Written narrative responses to address each Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) not to exceed 2 pages each for a total of 10 pages; or
4. Proof of non-competitive eligibility (if applicable). Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES and/or proof of certification of your Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) from the OPM administered Qualifications Review Board (QRB).
Non-Competitive Consideration: You are considered a non-competitive applicant if you are a current career Senior Executive, Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certified graduate of a Senior Executive (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) or an individual with SES reinstatement eligibility. You may be considered non-competitively for appointment to this position if you meet the mandatory technical qualifications requirements.
Non-competitive applicants do not need to submit ECQ narratives but you must clearly state your status in your resume and submit a written narrative response to the Technical Qualification (s); not more than 2 pages per each TQ with a font size no smaller than 12 points. Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. The agency has the option of considering you non-competitively or including you in the competitive process.
Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm EST on the closing date, 09/26/2018 in order for you to be considered. Please read all instructions before you begin.
To begin click the Apply Online button and follow the prompts to register, and submit all required documents. To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ and click on "Application Status". Click on the position title and select Apply Online to continue.
We strongly encourage you to apply online. If you cannot apply online:
1. You must obtain and print a copy of the OPM Form 1203-FX, which you will use to provide your answers to the questionnaire (refer to link for instructions for completing the OPM Form 1203-FX. The form URL is http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf .
2. Click the following link to view and print the questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10289573
3. Print your resume and required documents.
4. Fax to (478) 757-3144. Feed all documents into your fax machine top first so that we receive them right-side up.
The Corporate Senior Executive Management Office (CSEMO) will review all applications to determine if applicants meet the technical qualifications of this position and the SES ECQs. Those who meet the qualifications will be referred to a panel of SES members to determine the "best qualified" candidates. Once a selection is made, the selectee's application will be forwarded to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for approval by an OPM independent Qualifications Review Board (QRB), unless the selectee is a current/ former SES executive or has successfully participated in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/510685400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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