As the Office Director (DT/BMP/SPB), the incumbent manages a significant Federal and contractor workforce and has an important impact on the Department's $2.65 billion Information Technology (IT) budget and the Bureau's $1.3 billion budget in providing a structured methodology for maintaining an integrated framework of principles, guidelines and standards that are used to guide DOS' IT acquisition and strategic planning activities. The incumbent reports directly to the Deputy CIO, DT/BMP, which is an SES or equivalent-level position.

Additional duties and functions include the following:

• Manages the DT budget process, including budget preparation, justification, and fund allocation, ensuring expenditures align with program priorities and cost-beneficial strategies.
• Establishes effectiveness, efficiency and productivity standards required to evaluate capital planning, enterprise architecture, strategic planning, program analysis, budget, workforce planning and special IT programs and processes in Office and Bureau.
• Leads formulation, implementation and advocacy of long-range DOS IT Strategic and Tactical Plan programs and policies, TBM processes, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) processes, and Bureau resource requests. Coordinates and assesses these plans and processes in accordance with Government Performance Results Act, Clinger-Cohen Paperwork Reduction Act and related statutes, regulations and directives. Integrates program and policy issues into long-range plans that ensure Federal and Departmental goals, priorities and values are considered in DOS' key decision-making processes.
• Oversees SPB interaction with other bureaus in negotiating their support for Office program initiatives, leads CPIC process in establishing its requirements and assesses business value, project status and guideline compliance of Department's IT investments. Collaborates with IT management throughout DOS to establish and implement processes and methods for formulating prioritization and allocation of resources among Department-wide IT programs, services, activities and investments. Determines priorities, critical path relationships, risks, interdependencies, voids and duplications in the IT programs. Assesses IT activities of other foreign affairs agencies, other USG agencies and commercial entities for their potential impact on DOS-wide IT program.
• Directs the development and implementation of office program activities to drive delivery of speed to mission, while promoting continuous process improvement and expanding the use of modern practices within development and platform teams.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278.
• Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.

This position is a drug-testing designated position subject to random testing for illegal drug use.

Appointment will be subject to the applicant's completion and favorable adjudication of a background security investigation.

The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521 requires the applicant selected for this position submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment.

Qualifications

Unless you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit separate narrative statements covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications (last five vacancy assessment questions). Applicants must also submit separate narrative statements covering each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (listed below) in order to receive consideration for the position. To view additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualification statements available on the Office of Personnel Management's website please click here.

When responding to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position. Your narrative responses to each of the MTQs and the ECQs should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. Include in your responses all efforts/accomplishments related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives . Your narratives are limited to two (2) pages per each MTQ and ECQ.

Applicants' failure to respond to MTQs and ECQs, and exceeding required page limits will be marked "ineligible."

Applicants who use "see resume" as a response will not receive consideration for the position.

For this position applicants must submit a narrative statement that address the following mandatory technical qualification:

Your experience should explicitly demonstrate the following:

• MTQ 1: Comprehensive knowledge of, and proven ability to provide senior-level direction and management for developing the Department's spend plans for enterprise-wide, highly complex technology organizations. This includes mastery in providing a structured methodology for maintaining an integrated framework of principles, guidelines and standards; mapping each component of the spend plans to the strategic objectives and technical roadmaps of the organization; understanding the Federal Government's budget cycle, milestones, and associated deliverables required; and expert knowledge of how numerous USG-wide oversight entities such as OMB, GAO, Congressional committees, and other required entities play significant and required roles in the budget process to control and manage those components for the Department's IT budget formulation and submission.

If you do not possess the mandatory technical qualification described above, you may be considered ineligible for these positions.

Additional information

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER - Your Social Security Number is requested under the authority of Executive Order 9397 to uniquely identify your records from those other applicants who may have the same name. As allowed by law or Presidential directive, your Social Security Number is used to seek information about you from employers, schools, banks, and others who may know you. Failure to provide your Social Security Number on your application materials will result in your application no being processed.

SELECTIVE SERVICE - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify at the time of appointment that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION - This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Office of Employee Relations, Disability/Reasonable Accommodations Division, at (202) 261-8180. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

TELEWORK - If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. This position is not eligible for remote work.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify) - U.S. law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization. This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment eligibility. If the employee's information does not match DHS and/or SSA records, the employee is given an opportunity to resolve the problem. If eligibility cannot be verified, employment will be terminated.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants will be evaluated by a Qualifications Review Panel of senior officials. The Panel will rate applicants on the basis of the quality and extent of total accomplishments, experience and education. The Panel will determine the degree to which candidates possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the mandatory technical requirements of the position and the Mandatory Executive Core Qualification requirements. Among the factors the evaluation panel will consider in determining the applicant's relative capacity and fitness for the position are education, training, experience and demonstrated executive level qualifications. The Panel will rate your application against each of the Mandatory Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications to determine the best qualified candidates. Candidates determined to be best qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration for the position.

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