This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/810010800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This remote position reports to the Office of Modernization, Department of the Chief Operations Officer in Washington, DC.
Pay will be determined based on the duty location of the position. Remote employees receive the locality rate associated with the location of their remote worksite, typically the employee's place of residence. Statutory cap with locality is equivalent to Executive Level III ($204,000) per 5 U.S.C. 5304 (h)(2)(A).
See the 'Additional Information' section for more details.
09/17/2024 to 10/01/2024
$155,301 - $190,240 per year
Denotes base pay. Total salary will be determined according to the duty location, OPM applicable locality rates and statuatory salary caps.
NX 2
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes
Not applicable, this is a remote position.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
Yes
No
AC-12543022-24
810010800
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
US Citizens and Status Candidates
This position is in the Department of the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Office of Modernization. AmeriCorps requires business processes that are efficient and scalable to engage more Americans and communities in national service. The Modernization Office (MO) supports AmeriCorps in attaining its agency-wide priority goals and objectives to modernize technology and business process improvements and to implement continuous improvements into the infrastructure of the agency.
As a part of the COO department leadership team, the Director, Modernization Office provides leadership and direction for the planning, execution, monitoring, and reinforcement of the agency's modernization initiatives. The incumbent leads the management and operations of the MO, and the implementation of short-range and long-range goals and business plans.
Duties include:
As a basic requirement, your resume must clearly demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that validates executive level managerial capabilities in a job or combination of functions directly related to this position. Qualifying experience to be at least one year equivalent to, or above, the GS-14 level in the Federal service or NY-04/NX-1 AmeriCorps pay band. In addition, you should have a broad range of progressively responsible experience in providing leadership, direction and coordination of programs, as directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) identified below:
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)
ECQ 1: Leading Change
This core qualification involves 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
This core qualification involves 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
This core qualification involves 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
This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5: Building Coalitions
This core qualification involves 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.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs):
TQ 1: Application of agile methodologies: Mastery of, and expert skill in, applying advanced agile project management principles and concepts to optimize systems, applications, and business processes.
TQ 2: Strategic leadership in large-scale organizational transformation: Demonstrated ability to architect and lead an organization to deliver high-quality, timely, and effective customer service while managing significant business process transformation to meet mission-critical objectives.
TQ 3: Strategic use of technology to drive service innovation and efficiency: Demonstrated ability to leverage technology to enhance service delivery, accessibility, and cost efficiency while driving long-term business process improvements.
TQ 4: Developing a customer-focused culture through stakeholder engagement: Expertise in identifying stakeholder needs, designing reliable programs to meet customer's business needs, tracking service performance through established benchmarks; and translating customer needs to enhance service delivery or build/enhance strong, effective systems.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION (PLEASE READ):
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)
All AmeriCorps positions are in the excepted service and our compensation system is based outside of the General Schedule system. The Director, Modernization position is classified within our executive pay-band and is equivalent to an SES level position. As a result, we look to the executive core qualifications, similar to what is used in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Executive Core Qualifications, to help us make this selection.
Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level.
Remote Status: This position is eligible for full-time remote work based on the duties of the position. If selected, employees must sign a remote work agreement prior to onboarding that details remote working conditions and expectations for the position. As agency remote work policies are finalized and/or evolve, there may be additional guidance and requirements for the position. After hire, employees must follow the requirements in the agency's change of duty station policy when changing duty stations. Some remote positions may require the employee's worksite to be within a specified geographic area to fulfill positions need.
Additional Selections: Additional selections may be made from this announcement or for similar positions across AmeriCorps. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) at AmeriCorps.
Military Selective Service Act: If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
Veteran's Consideration: If you are claiming 5-point or 10-point veteran's preference, you must submit documentation described below in "Required Documents."
Special Employment Consideration: Persons with disabilities, disabled veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces, VISTA volunteers, some Peace Corps employees and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for noncompetitive appointment. If you are eligible and would like to be considered for one of these noncompetitive appointments, applicable documentation that supports your eligibility must be submitted with your application package.
Ethics Requirement: Our Agency is committed to the highest ethical standards and, as an employee you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes (18 U.S.C. 201-209) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 C.F.R. part 2635). Additionally, you may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) or Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) within 30 days of your appointment date and on an annual basis thereafter.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:
Important Note: Your resume must support your answers to the job specific questions. High self-assessment on the Occupational Questionnaire that is not supported by the information in your resume or supporting documents can/will result in elimination from further consideration. If you do not answer all of the job specific questions you will not be considered. Incomplete applications (resume and required supporting documents) will be considered ineligible.
Qualified applicants will be placed in one of the following three categories:
1 - Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements as described in the Qualifications section of this announcement.
2 - Well Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrates proficiency based on the answers to the job specific questions.
3 - Best Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrates high level proficiency based on the answers to the job specific questions.
NOTE: Status candidates will be considered under the provisions of the agency's Human Resources system which allows for:
1) Non-competitive referral of lateral candidates; and
2) The separation of status and non-status applicants for referral purposes.
Status candidates will be referred on one selection list only, i.e., either merit promotion or non-competitive. Non-status candidates who are eligible for Noncompetitive referral, e.g. Peace Corps, VRA, etc., will be referred under Noncompetitive procedures only. For Noncompetitive categories, See "Special Employment Consideration" below under "Other Information."
Resume showing relevant experience
Cover letter
Narrative statement addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (10 pages maximum. Current or former SES or SES equivalent (for example, NX-02 pay band) Career members or applicants who have completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM are not required to address the Executive Core Qualifications)
For Merit Promotion and Noncompetitive Eligibility: SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (must indicate grade, tenure and position
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire, which is available to preview here https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12543022, along with submitting the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 10/01/2024.
Once the occupational questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful, however, you must also include a resume and any other documents that are applicable to you under the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your status via email. Please be aware that emails could reside in your "junk," "bulk," or "spam" mail folder, depending on your filters. You will be notified of the final outcome.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/810010800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.