CHIEF OF STAFF

About the role

About the Position: Serves as Chief of Staff and Programs Manager for the District's Strategic Planning, Knowledge Management, Onboarding and Acculturation, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Development, Leader Development, Internal Review, and Small Business programs.

As key civilian member of the Executive Office staff, performs advisory duties and a full range of management functions in planning, organizing, and advising District programs across all business lines.

What you will do

• Direct the overall operation of an organization to effectively accomplish mission goals.
• Utilize subordinate supervisors to direct and oversee the work of subordinate organizations.
• Work closely with high level officials to provide corporate leadership, develop goals, and/or establish mission requirements.
• Cultivate opportunities for employee progression to more senior level positions within the organization.
• Set priorities based on changing conditions affecting existing programs.
• Manage positions by conducting position reviews, reviewing vacant positions, determining propriety of duty assignments and possible re-engineering or abolishment of positions.
• Establish district support office program goals and measure effectiveness to ensure results in compliance with objectives and higher-level policies.
• Allocate resources and make work assignments and adjustments as necessary to accomplish mission, assuring that staffing does not exceed cost constraints.
• Determine fiscal, manpower, organizational, and equipment resource requirements for each support office.
• Recommend changes in plans, policies and objectives based upon continuous observation and analysis of assigned functions.
• Study, analyze, interpret, and direct the implementation of regulations, directives and procedures affecting assigned functions.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to assigned personnel on unusual, controversial, or complex problems.
• Review and evaluate the results of assigned functions by reviewing correspondence, conference monitoring, studies and surveys, and consulting with subordinates regarding administrative and technical problems.
• Exercise independent judgment and resourcefulness in the development and direction of command policy, programs, and operations.
• Serve as a consultant and technical advisor for all matters relating to support office functions such as Internal Review (IR), Small Business (SADBU) and Training.
• Advise leadership on the implementation of significant internal and external policy and program issues.
• Provide advice and managerial support for external governmental and stakeholder affairs.
• Make major recommendations in establishing overall policies, program objectives and resolving problematic situations.
• Support the US Army Corp of Engineers' (USACE) marketing efforts to expand district visibility and viability as a competitive employer.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position.

To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above.

Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

Documents you must provide

• The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc).
• Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements.
• As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
• If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
• Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
• The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.
• Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy.
• The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority.
• You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
• Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
• NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
• You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
• You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

What to expect next

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.

Additional information

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.

If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a General Administration and Management Career Field 51 position. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit *** for more information.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances MAY be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Relocation Incentive MAY be considered upon applicant's request and based on agency policy. A service agreement will be required.