Supervisory Program Manager

Summary

This Supervisory Program Manager is assigned to the Digital Transformation Directorate and provides day-to-day management over its personnel and tasks. The Directorate is responsible for achieving the acquisition transformation strategy objectives for Line of Effort 7, and data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within the acquisition and sustainment domain.

Duties

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:

• Supervise government staff assigned to the Directorate.
• Monitor and adjust staff assignments to ensure efficient workload distribution and optimal utilization of employee skills consistent with organizational objectives.
• Establish Standard Operating Procedures for the organization and ensures processes remain current and are continually evaluated for improvement.
• Direct strategic planning efforts, including setting objectives, resource allocation, fiscal management, and professional development for subordinate leaders and staff.
• Provide corrective action to resolve issues and recommends process enhancements.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Total salary varies depending on location of position
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• This position requires a TS/SCI (Special Sensitive) clearance.
• This position requires a Practitioner Program Management acquisition certification. The incumbent has sixty (60) months to achieve this certification. A written agreement is required.
• Travel may be required < 10%.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the NH-04 pay band level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH III (GS-13 grade level) in the Federal Service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) which has given me the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties related to the position being filled. Specialized experience is defined as: Supervising or leading personnel and coordinating organizational operations to accomplish Directorate mission requirements. This includes managing workloads, staff assignments, leadership taskers, and suspense-driven actions; establishing internal controls; and analyzing personnel, funding, equipment, space, contractor, and other resource requirements; AND evaluating program performance, implementing corrective actions and process improvements, developing and maintaining policies and standard operating procedures, supporting strategic and workforce planning, monitoring contractor performance, and coordinating the execution of programs, projects, and initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and senior-leader priorities.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Additional information

Probationary Periods: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing an online application, you may request an alternative application. Please send an email to the following address for information on how to obtain an alternative application: [redacted]

Reemployed Annuitants: Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. /www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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