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Summary This Senior Executive Service position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Response and Recovery (ORR), Field Leadership (FL), located in Washington, D.C. The incumbent serves as the Assistant Administrator for Field Leadership and is responsible for managing, directing, and ensuring the operational readiness of FEMA's Field Leadership Programs. Responsibilities The incumbent is responsible for managing and directing FEMA's Field Leadership Directorate and serves as the focal point for FEMA's field leadership programs. Serves as the principal advisor to the Associate and Deputy Associate Administrators for Response and Recovery on disaster field operations, including the deployment of field leaders, Federal Coordinating Officers, and National and Regional IMATs. In addition, serves as the focal point through which field program and project actions receive effective central coordination and decision. The Assistant Administrator coordinates closely with Regional Administrators, the National Response Coordination Center, and other relevant operational components to support the coordination of personnel/teams for disaster operations in the field. Coordinates closely with other top level FEMA officials for planning to assure FEMA responds rapidly and effectively to legislative requirements and directives of the President, Congress, and DHS and successfully accomplishes its mission in accordance with the FEMA Administrator's goals and priorities. Ensures that plans and practices effectively carry out the mission while assuring the effective and efficient use of allocated resources. Major Duties: Provides executive direction and coordination to ensure the operational readiness and rapid deployment of FEMA's disaster field leadership (inclusive of Federal Coordinating Officers and Incident Management Assistance Teams) in support of Federal response actions to incidents/events declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) or non-Stafford Act incidents within the scope of other Federal authorities. Monitors the recruitment, hiring, training, professional development, and performance of FEMA's field leaders to the highest professional standards and prepares these leaders to effectively lead emergency management operations during any all-hazards event, and/or to support other Federal departments and agencies, as directed, for non-declared events and incidents. Partners with Regional Administrators and other FEMA leadership to continually strengthen the professionalism, effectiveness, and efficiency of FEMA's field leaders. Oversees equipment lifecycle maintenance; readiness, training, and evaluation cycles; and hiring, business management, and administrative support. Serves as the Field Leadership Cadre Certifying Authority, overseeing qualification and certification requirements for all cadre members. Evaluates and certifies National and Regional IMATs to serve as the Federal government's early, on-site command and control element for any all-hazards event, and/or support other Federal departments and agencies, as directed, for non-declared events and incidents. Provides executive direction and strategic vision for the development and implementation of emergency operational policies, procedures, and guidance that support the IMATs and the Field Leadership Cadre. Carries out EEO policies and communicates support of these policies to subordinates. Assures equality in determining qualification, selections, assignments, training, promotions, discipline, and awards to employees. Contributes personal and significantly to EEO efforts within the Agency's programmatic activities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as: Directing the work of an organizational unit; Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects; Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; Supervising the work of employees; and Exercising important policymaking, policy determining, or other executive functions. The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME-BASED Method. The applicant must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) within their resume. Resumes must not exceed five (5) pages. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required of the position and on the extent your application demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position. Please be sure to give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge you possess. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): YOUR RESUME MUST CLEARLY DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) EVIDENCE WITHIN YOUR RESUME NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES: 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. Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision. 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. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building. 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. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management. 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. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating. Detailed information on each ECQ, the underlying and fundamental competencies, sample narratives and a tips sheet for writing effective ECQs are available in the "Guide To Senior Executive Service Qualifications" Senior Executive Service Executive Core Qualifications and Senior Executive Service Qualifications & Fundamental-Competencies.The following categories of applicants may omit the mandatory Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), but the Technical Qualifications must be addressed within your Resume: Applicants who are currently serving under a SES career appointment (must provide a copy of Standard Form 50--Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES). Applicants who are eligible for reinstatement to the SES (must provide a copy of Standard Form 50--Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES). Applicants who are graduates of OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Programs (must provide proof of OPM Qualifications Review Board certification). TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ)s: IN ADDITON, YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your responses to the TQs should be embedded/addressed within your resume not to exceed five pages. TQ 1. Expert knowledge to plan, organize, direct, coordinate, execute, staff, and evaluate extensive program activities of such breadth that requires comprehensive knowledge of organizational management principles and concepts. . TQ 2. Expert knowledge of and ability to plan, coordinate and participate in developing and implementing policies and procedures for a variety of complex programs to include budget, budget formulation (out year program development), financial, human capital, contracts, procurement, and acquisition programs. TQ 3. Experience in leading enterprise-wide efforts related to the delivery of Federal response and recovery programs, functions, and assistance. TQ 4. Extensive executive skills in dealing with high level officials and working cooperatively with diverse partners, interests, and viewpoints to achieve consensus on response and recovery goals and objectives. NOTE: Your demonstrated leadership ability and the evidence of the ECQs and TQs must be clearly shown in your resume. A separate narrative statement will not be accepted. A sample 5-page resume that incorporates ECQs and TQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29 - 37) http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf. YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION IF YOU FAIL TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS AND IF YOUR RESUME EXCEEDS FIVE (5) PAGES. Veteran's Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employees in the Executive Branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee, please indicate this in your resume. Serving in a Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES appointment WILL NOT eliminate you from consideration. Education There is no recognized education to qualifying for this position; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation will be acceptable. Additional Information Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expenses MAY be authorized at Management's discretion. This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position. Veteran's Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service. All candidates must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time. If selected, you will be subject to 24-hour on-call in the event of an emergency. In this event, this service may include duties other than those specified in the official position description. Selectee must be able to relocate to emergency sites with little advance notice and function under intense physical and mental stress. Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires each and every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation for Top Secret/w Sensitive Compartment Information clearance as a condition of placement in this Special Sensitive position. This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U. S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U. S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. Pursuant to Executive Order 12654 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. An employee, job applicant, or an individual acting on behalf of the employee, may request a Reasonable Accommodation by emailing fema-ocr-ra@fema.dhs.gov with "time sensitive" in the subject line.