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The Vice President for Programs, (VP-Programs), has primary responsibility for serving as the principal advisor to the President and CEO for all matters pertaining to the of Wilson Center's regional and thematic programs. Incumbent will analyze activity across the Agency's range of programs, with a key objective to support the program's ability to produce industry-leading publications and events that shape and inform foreign policy debates in Washington and internationally.
Learn more about this agency07/25/2024 to 08/21/2024
$147,649 - $221,900 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—Telework is available per annual agreement
Occasional travel - Occasional travel required, often internationally, for conferences, presentations, and other program business.
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Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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WWICS-24- SL-DE-2024-01VP
801560600
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
This position is open to all U.S. Citizens
To qualify for this position, you must meet the specialized experience and any Key Core Competencies which will demonstrate your ability to perform the major responsibilities of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Specialized Experience:
Candidates must have directly related specialized experience. This experience must be at or above the GS-15 grade level or equivalent. Your resume must reflect experience: (1) Experience providing effective leadership and supervision to subordinates; and (2) Experience leading administrative operations for an organization, that include at least two of the following:
AND
MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must address the following mandatory Specialized Experience Qualifications (SEQs), separate from their resumes. Statements must provide specific examples that address relevant experience, accomplishments and evidence that you possess demonstrated superior Specialized Experience Qualifications (SEQs).
You will not be considered for this position if you fail to submit qualification statements specifically addressing each mandatory Specialized Experience Qualification requirement.
MANDATORY Specialized Experience Qualifications (SEQs): Maximum of two pages per SEQ.
1) Demonstrated ability providing effective leadership managing/directing a team and supporting initiatives in the foreign policy arena in a multi-tiered organization.
2) Demonstrated experience providing strategic leadership and direction in planning, implementing, and evaluating short- and long-range initiatives to support the Center's mission and cross-functional programs.
3) Demonstrated experience leading and directing management support functions within a multi-tiered organization tasked with formulating U.S. foreign policy, including strategic and operational planning.
4) Demonstrated ability to develop policies, plans, and strategic initiatives in alignment with international policies of the U.S. Government, including planning, implementation, and oversight of programs.
Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess each of the MANDATORY Specialized Experience Qualifications (SEQs), listed to assist reviewing officials in determining the best qualified candidates to be referred to the selecting official.
The MANDATORY Specialized Experience Qualifications (SEQs) responses that you provide will also be used to demonstrate your ability to communicate in writing.
FAILURE TO MEET OR ADDRESS ANY ONE OF THE MANDATORY Specialized Experience Qualifications (SEQs), WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION. The
NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME/APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
For more information on the qualifications for this position OPM Qualification Standards
Volunteer Experience: 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.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".
The work is primarily sedentary; although it requires moving around to offices and/or to similar areas for meetings to conduct Agency business. May require standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite.
Work Environment
Work is performed in a typical office setting that is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the CIGIE with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your CIGIE component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated against the resume and mandatory qualification requirements. The candidate's experience will be reviewed in determining the degree to which he/she possesses each of the qualification requirements. You will not be considered for this position if you fail to submit qualification statements specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualification requirement. Failure to meet any of the Mandatory Specialized Experience Qualifications (SEQs) standards will eliminate you from further consideration. A preliminary review will be made by Human Resources. Candidates may then be evaluated by a screening panel composed of a diverse mix of senior executives and/or general officers selected for organizational and/or functional backgrounds relevant to this position. The panel discusses each application and reaches consensus on the Best Qualified candidates. Only the individuals in the Best Qualified category will be referred to the hiring official for review.
Your application will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures using category rating. Candidates that are deemed qualified will be rated and assigned to one of the three following categories: Best-Qualified, Well-Qualified, or Qualified.
The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three," but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligible applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent or higher will be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-09 level or higher).
Veterans' preference eligibles will be listed at the top of each category for which they are qualified. Preference eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be placed at the top of the highest quality category (i.e., Best Qualified). Candidates in the highest quality category will be sent to the hiring official for further review and consideration.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses to the SEQs, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated "ineligible", "not qualified", or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Leadership
Program Analysis
Program Management
Interpersonal Communication/Negotiation/Persuasiveness
Written Communication
In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
Note: Failure to submit a resume, sufficient and accurate responses to the "SEQ's", or supporting documentation may result in elimination for further consideration.
The following documents are required and must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. If you are unsure, click the link for each document type to read more. ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the SEQs.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package or may affect the overall rating.
Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content (e.g. SSN or DOB), your resume will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you will not be considered for this vacancy.
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.
You must submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
* It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date of the announcement.
*To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
* To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
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/801560600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was established by an Act of Congress in 1968 as the national, living memorial honoring President Woodrow Wilson. The Center provides an essential link between the policy and ideas by promoting initiatives that explore current and emerging challenges confronting the United States and the world. It is a nonpartisan/non-advocacy institution supported by both public and private funds. The Center is (along with the National Gallery of Art and Kennedy Center) one of the three special institutions created by congressional statute to perform a national mission within the Smithsonian Institution. It is governed by its own presidentially appointed Board of Trustees. The Center sponsors basic, original scholarship and dialogue through its programs, which cover all regions of the world and several major global issues. The Center also hosts scholars who conduct research on these issues and conducts an active program of publishing and outreach through its program staff and visiting scholars, as well as the Wilson Center Press, The Wilson Quarterly, its nationally syndicated weekly television and radio program, Dialogue, and various other print, electronic and multimedia presentations.
