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Overview: The Department of the Interior invites qualified individuals to apply to its prestigious Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), expected to begin in December 2018. Qualified individuals are those who have demonstrated through their performance and experience the potential to assume executive-level positions within the Federal Government.
Learn more about this agency08/06/2018 to 09/07/2018
$103,106 - $164,200 per year
GS 14 - 15
No
Occasional travel - Candidates may be required to travel for developmental assignments, as appropriate.
No
Permanent - Multiple Appointment Types
Full-time - Full Time
Competitive
15
No
No
OS-6000-18-GPH-126-MP CDP
506738700
DEFINITIONS:
Status applicants: are employees serving under career or career-type appointments in the civil service. Status candidates are not entitled to veteran's preference. Participants selected for the Department of the Interior’s SESCDP who are serving in career or career-type positions will remain employees of their current agencies/organizations, and will retain the grade, series, pay, and status of their current positions, including eligibility for step increases and career ladder promotions.
Non-status applicants: are employees who occupy other than career or career-type appointments within the civil service, e.g., temporary appointments. Participants selected for the Department of the Interior’s SESCDP who are serving in other than career or career-type appointments will receive an excepted appointment under the Schedule B authority for the duration of the program, which may be extended not to exceed a total of three (3) years.
* Applicants will be asked to indicate status through the questionnaire. Only one category can be identified; candidates may not apply under both categories.
The Department of the Interior's SESCDP is designed to provide a series of developmental experiences which include formal courses and seminars, developmental work assignments, and individual mentoring from current SES members. Participation in this year-long SESCDP will require approximately 5 months away from the candidate’s position of record for formal SESCDP activities.
Key Program Features:
The SESCDP is designed to provide a series of developmental experiences for high potential individuals to prepare them to occupy positions in the SES. These developmental experiences include formal training and seminars, a four-month assignment outside of the participant's home organization/bureau, core learning sessions that focus on the competencies for successful SES-level performance, and working with an executive mentor. All program selectees will participate in OPM’s Senior Executive Assessment Program, resulting in a tailored Executive Development Plan that will guide program development experiences. The SESCDP is a rigorous program, and the curriculum must be completed while balancing current day-to-day job assignments.
Applicants may be required to accept developmental assignments away from their current duty station. Geographic mobility is required as a condition of the Department of Interior SESCDP. The applicant is expected to accept developmental activities that may require functional, organizational and geographical mobility.
Qualifications Required:
Candidates must demonstrate competence and potential for executive development in the five SES ECQs, which are the leadership criteria defined by OPM to certify candidates for SES positions. An OPM-administered QRB will certify candidates on their demonstrated mastery of the ECQ's. OPM's Guide to the SES Qualifications provides detailed information on the ECQs. You can access OPM’s Guide to SES Qualifications here https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS
ECQ 1 – LEADING CHANGE: 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: 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: 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: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5 – BUILDING COALITIONS: 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.
Other Information:
Selection for this program will be based solely on merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical disability, political affiliation, marital status, sexual orientation, or membership in an employee organization.
The Department of the Interior provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, evaluations, and/or hiring process, please notify the announcement point of contact at the bottom of this announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Cost:
Current DOI employee’s salary and benefits will be paid by their current employing office. Travel and training costs are to be paid by the candidate’s current employing office.
Non-DOI federal participants’ salary and benefits will be paid by the participant's employing agency. Travel and training costs are to be paid by the candidate’s current employing office.
There is no educational requirement for this opportunity.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
Minimum Qualifications Review
Your application will be reviewed for completeness and to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications requirements. Applicants who meet all requirements will move on for further consideration.
Executive Rating Panel
Your application will be reviewed by a panel of current SES members to determine the quality and extent to which you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). Applicants who are determined to be Best Qualified by the rating panel will move on to the next step in the assessment process, the structured interview.
Structured Interview/Oral Presentation
You will be interviewed by a panel of current SES members. The structured interview will focus on a number of specific competencies. In addition, you will be required to give a 5 minute ad-hoc oral presentation on a topic provided to you during the structured interview. The structured interview panel will make recommendations to the Executive Resources Board, who will make the final selections.
2. A narrative statement addressing each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ). Each ECQ must be addressed separately. Your narrative statement must not exceed a total of 10 pages.
3. SF-50: Both Status and Non-Status applicants are required to submit a copy of their Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50),which shows your series, grade, tenure (Box 24), and position occupied (Box 34).
Please note that all required documents must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on the closing date of this announcement. Application materials received after the closing date will not be considered for the program.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Your complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the closing date of this announcement.
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We will conduct a minimum qualifications evaluation of applicants who supply all requested material. Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated by a panel. Applicants who are determined to be Best Qualified by the rating panel will move on to the structured interview. The structured interview panel will make recommendations to the Executive Resources Board, who will make the final selections.
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