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The Deputy Chief Policy and Planning Officer would serve as the principal Deputy to the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health (ADUSH) for Policy and Planning with day to day operational responsibility in leading the office and fulfilling the requirements of the Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996, as well as the Office of Rural Health, legislatively mandated by Public Law 109-461 of 2006.

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Open & closing dates

02/05/2019 to 03/06/2019
Salary

$126,148 - $189,600 per year
Pay scale & grade

ES 00
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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:
- Washington, DC
Telework eligible

Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed

No
Appointment type

Permanent
Work schedule

Full-Time
Service

Senior Executive
Promotion potential

00
Job family (Series)
- 0340 Program Management
Supervisory status

Yes
Security clearance

Other
Drug test

Yes
Announcement number

VA-SES-10413176-19-HD
Control number

523366400

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All groups of qualified individuals.

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The Deputy Chief Officer is responsible for supporting the forecasting of enrollment and demand for services, resource requirements critical to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Department in the budget process; national health care policy development and analysis; and national rural health care budget oversight.

The Deputy Chief Policy and Planning Officer, is responsible to the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Planning. The responsibilities includes, but are not limited to:

Serves as the principal Deputy to the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health (ADUSH) for Policy and Planning with day to day operational responsibility in leading the office and fulfilling the requirements of the Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996, as well as the Office of Rural Health, legislatively mandated by Public Law 109-461 in 2006. The Deputy Chief would be responsible for: forecasting enrollment and demand for services; resource requirements critical to VHA and the Department in the budget process; national health care policy development and analysis; and, national rural health care policy development, analysis, and additional budget oversights.
Manages one Senior Executive Service (SES) member who serves as the Director of the Office of Rural Health; two GS-15 Directors for the Office of Enrollment and Forecasting and the Office of Policy Analysis respectively; as well as two GS-14 Directors for the Planning Systems Support Group and the Medicare and Medicaid Analysis Center respectively.
Oversees the development of policy analyses and data-related systems for VHA's overall planning, policy and forecasting functions, as well as the Congressionally-mandated function for the Office of Rural Health. The systems and resulting analyses developed or overseen by the incumbent produce initiatives and plans to guide major components of the organization, and its legislative and policy agendas. This work heavily influences the operations and functions of key VHA programs, initiatives, practices and partnerships.
Oversees geospatial analyses and tools that are used across VA to optimize health care access.
Oversees coordination of the acquisition and distribution of Medicare and Medicaid data throughout VHA, as well as the analyses of dual eligible beneficiaries using VHA and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data.

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Conditions of Employment

US citizenship is required.
One year probationary period required for initial SES appointment.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
Successful completion of security risk level investigation required.
Successful completion of drug screening required.
Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) is required.
May be subject to reassignment geographically or organizationally.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicant must possess the following technical and executive core qualifications. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive level assignments such as director of a regional office, medical facility or program manager. An individual's total experience, education and volunteer work experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

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.

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately. Additional information on ECQs is available at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/qualify.asp. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Results model outlined in the guide. It is recommended that you draft your ECQs in a Word document and then upload into the system.

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.

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.

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.

4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.

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.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ)s: In addition, all applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TQ(s). Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. It is recommended that you draft your TQ(s) in a word document and then upload into the system.

TQ1: Demonstrated leadership experience in administering health care policy for a large health care organization.

TQ2: Professional and managerial expertise in health care administration, which includes management of legislatively mandated healthcare delivery programs, including rural health, and resource management and evaluation for a large health care organization.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Veteran Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.: https://www.opm.gov/faqs/QA.aspx?fid=fcd37029-d607-4fec-a8d6-faecbdb08eef&pid=6d668276-0086-49e3-aa1e-bccfb2bcb379

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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

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Review our benefits

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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.

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, 03/06/2019 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.

Agency contact information

Holly Dorman

Phone

(202) 461-6765

Email

HOLLY.DORMAN@VA.GOV

Address

Veterans Health Administration - 1007
810 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20420
US

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Next steps

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.

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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.

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Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm EST on the closing date, 03/06/2019 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.

Agency contact information

Holly Dorman

Phone: (202) 461-6765
Email: HOLLY.DORMAN@VA.GOV
Address: Veterans Health Administration - 1007
810 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20420
US

Learn more about this agency

Next steps

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.

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Hiring complete

Open & closing dates

02/05/2019 to 03/06/2019
Salary

$126,148 - $189,600 per year
Pay scale & grade

ES 00
Location

1 vacancy in the following location:
- Washington, DC
Telework eligible

Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed

No
Appointment type

Permanent
Work schedule

Full-Time
Service

Senior Executive
Promotion potential

00
Job family (Series)
- 0340 Program Management
Supervisory status

Yes
Security clearance

Other
Drug test

Yes
Announcement number

VA-SES-10413176-19-HD
Control number

523366400

This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/523366400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.

Deputy Chief Policy and Planning Officer

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Open & closing dates

Salary

Pay scale & grade

Location

Telework eligible

Travel Required

Relocation expenses reimbursed

Appointment type

Work schedule

Service

Promotion potential

Job family (Series)

Supervisory status

Security clearance

Drug test

Announcement number

Control number

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Clarification from the agency

Duties

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Qualifications

Education

Additional information

How You Will Be Evaluated

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