Executive Director, Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP)

About the role

Serves as Executive Director of the FSIP within the FLRA, providing executive leadership to the program that resolves labor-management impasses between federal agencies and unions. Oversees operations, including case intake processes.

Manages staff, advises the Chairman and Panel Members, and represents the FSIP with stakeholders on planning, resources, and administrative matters.

What you will do

• Serves as the Executive Director of the FSIP, providing executive leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the federal government's program responsible for resolving collective bargaining impasses between federal agencies and labor organizations under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.
• Ensures the effective administration of processes that resolve bargaining disputes that could, if unresolved, impact the delivery of essential public services.
• Manages all aspects of the FSIP and the Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel (FSIDP) operations under the direction of the FSIP Chairman, exercising authority in overseeing program execution, policy implementation, and organizational performance.
• Ensures that members of panels of part-time, Presidentially-appointed officials receive the legal, technical, and operational support necessary to perform their statutory duties.
• Oversees a professional staff responsible for investigating and analyzing labor disputes, and for making recommendations for the resolution of those disputes.
• Manages the processes for: the evaluation and disposition of requests for FSIP assistance; determining FSIP's jurisdiction; and establishing appropriate dispute resolution methodologies, including mediation, factfinding, arbitration, and other statutorily authorized procedures.
• Reviews decisions and recommendations to ensure they are supported by thorough analysis and sound legal reasoning, and aligned with federal labor relations statutes and precedent.
• Serves as the principal advisor to the FSIP Chairman on program operations and case management.
• Provides expert recommendations concerning highly complex, sensitive, and precedent-setting cases with government-wide implications.
• Represents FSIP as the senior public-facing career official in interactions with federal agencies, labor organizations, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), and other stakeholders under the direction of the FSIP Chairman.
• Builds and maintains effective partnerships to promote collaborative labor relations and effective dispute resolution across the federal sector.
• Implements the FSIP Chairman's direction for organizational planning, resource management, and administrative operations, including workforce planning, budget execution, and compliance with federal human capital regulations and policies.
• Ensures efficient allocation of personnel, technology, and financial resources to meet mission requirements.
• Establishes performance expectations and provides executive-level supervision, leadership, and development opportunities for career staff, fostering a high-performing, accountable, and engaged workforce.
• Promotes a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and adherence to merit-system principles.
• Oversees the preparation of official FSIP decisions, reports, and recommendations, ensuring clarity, consistency, and legal sufficiency.
• Assists the FSIP Chairman in the development of communications, including speeches, public statements, and outreach materials, to effectively convey FSIP actions and policies.
• Analyzes trends, metrics, and case data to inform strategic decision-making, improve program effectiveness, and anticipate emerging labor-relations challenges.
• Advises leadership on policy and operational adjustments needed to enhance the efficiency and impact of the FSIP's work.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

How you will be evaluated

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualification (MTQ) listed above.

ECQs and TQ must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.

Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position.

The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

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Documents you must provide

• A complete application includes items described below.
• Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
• Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit.
• Some documents may not apply to all applicants.
• RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 2 pages using 10pt, Arial or Times New Roman with 1-inch margins) showing all relevant experience.
• Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES) must include evidence of the ECQs and TQs.
• PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER.
• VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: Responses are automatically submitted through USA Jobs when you apply to this vacancy.
• PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (MANDATORY SUBMISSION): Submit ONE of the following: A signed letter of recommendation dated within the last three years that assesses your performance *or* your most recent signed performance appraisal.
• (Please do not submit any prior appraisals.) 4.
• ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documentation if applicable: CURRENT OR FORMER SES MEMBERS: Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES status or career SES reinstatement eligibility.
• SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SESCDP) GRADUATES: Verification of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and OPM SES QRB certification.
• CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE: Must provide a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee.
• NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

What to expect next

You will receive a notice generated by the USAJOBS System when you have successfully submitted your application. You will be notified of your application status through USAJOBS at four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the status of your application by accessing the USAJOBS website at *** and clicking on "Track Your Online Application.

If you meet the qualification requirements included in the announcement, your application will be rated based on your supporting documents. If your final rating places you among the top candidates, your application will be referred to the selecting official for further review.

Additional information

Veterans Preference: Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service (SES). Mobility: An essential element of the SES is mobility across geographic, organizational and functional lines. Individuals selected for the SES positions may be subject to reassignment that requires them to be mobile.

You must sign a mobility agreement.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Statement: *** Employment Information Resources - Resource Center: *** Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see ***).

OPM must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career 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 in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Retired Federal Service Employee: If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information OPM website on reemployed annuitants.

False Statements: If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action.

Non-Discrimination: All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, disabling condition, membership in an employee organization, or any other non-merit factors.

Adverse Information Screening: Applicants proposed for selection are subject to inquiries as to any incidences of misconduct, malfeasance, neglect of duty, or the appearance thereof. Information gained in this check will be considered in the approval decision.

Be advised that, if selected, you must comply with the Ethics in Government Act and other statutes and regulations pertaining to Federal employee conflicts of interest.

You will be required to file a Public Financial Disclosure Report disclosing your financial interests as well as financial interests imputed to you under Federal law and regulation.

Your financial interests include your outside positions with non-federal entities, and the assets owned by you and your spouse. Should your assets or other financial interests, such as stocks you own, create a conflict of interest with your official duties, you may be asked to divest the asset or request disqualification from a portion of your duties.

Furthermore, you may not participate personally and substantially in certain matters involving your former non-federal employer for up to two years. Your financial disclosure report is releasable to the public upon request. Please contact the POC listed at the bottom of this announcement should you have questions about these requirements.

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.