Regional Director

About the role

As the Regional Director you are responsible for managing a regional office of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board and rendering initial administrative appeals decisions and orders on individual cases coming before the Board.

Decisions may have major political, social, and economic impact on the functions of such other agencies as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Personnel Management, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and the Office of Special Counsel.

What you will do

• Determines program goals and develops plans for the office to meet those goals.
• Determines resources needs, allocates resources, and accounts for their effective use.
• Coordinates activities with the Director, Office of Regional Operations, headquarters, and the other regional offices.
• Recommends to higher management changes in program emphasis and operating guidelines.
• Deals with general personnel management policy matters affecting the regional office and holds employees accountable for performance and conduct.
• Delegates authority to subordinate supervisors and holds them responsible for the performance of their staff functions.
• Assigns appeals cases to administrative judges capable of issuing quality decisions that are consistent with controlling law, rules and regulations.
• Trains and develops administrative judges to reach the full performance level.
• Is responsible for the timely processing of all appeals received by the regional office in accordance with time standards established by the Board.
• Supervises a GS-12 supervisory paralegal and supervises the activities of GS-13 through GS-15 administrative judges, who conduct formal administrative hearings.
• The selectee will manage the Philadelphia, PA office.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education (if applicable). Your application will be rated and ranked by a review board using only the information submitted within the application package.

Applicants who do not demonstrate in their resume sufficient possession of the ECQs & TQs will be determined to be ineligible for further consideration. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, you must be certified by a QRB after selection and before appointment can occur.

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 Qualifications (TQ) listed above.

ECQs and TQs 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.

For more information regarding the SES, go to *** To view the application form, visit: ***

Documents you must provide

• Your resume should contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement.
• Resume cannot exceed two pages.
• Only one resume will be reviewed.
• It is recommended that you include the following information: Full name, mailing address, and daytime and evening telephone numbers.
• Educational information, including the name, city, and state of colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type and year of any degrees received.
• Information about your paid and nonpaid work experience related to this position including: Job title (include series and grade if a Federal job) Duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and ending dates of employment (month and year) Salary Indicate if we may contact your current supervisor Information about honors, awards, and special accomplishments.
• 2-page ECQ/TQ based Resume.
• DO NOT submit Executive Core Qualifications or Technical Qualifications in lieu of a resume.
• Current or former career SES members must provide an SF-50 showing current status or reinstatement eligibility.
• Applicants who have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Programs must submit a copy of their certification.
• Current or former Federal civilian employees, please provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action). *Please do not submit an SF-50 from an Award personnel action.
• Submit the most recent performance appraisal (dated within 18 months) showing the official rating of record, signed by a supervisor, or statement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (e.g., length of time in current position).
• A performance plan is not an acceptable substitute.
• College Transcripts if education is required for meeting basic qualifications and/or used as a substitute for specialized experience.
• An unofficial copy is sufficient however, if selected; an official college transcript will be required prior to entering on duty.
• Education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university.
• Foreign education must be evaluated by an approved organization.
• For additional information, visit DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
• All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
• Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

What to expect next

To verify the status of your application, sign in to your USAJOBS account (***), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: ***

Applicants who meet the mandatory requirements in items A (Executive Core Qualifications), and B (Mandatory Technical Qualifications) above will be considered qualified for this position.

Rating and ranking to determine the best qualified will be conducted by a panel of senior executives and will be based upon consideration of the degree to which applicants meet the mandatory requirements as described in the announcement. The selectee are subject to prior approval by the Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board (OPM QRB).

Unless you have already been certified by an OPM QRB in the past, your qualifications must be certified by an OPM QRB before your appointment can occur. The QRB is looking for experience as well as specific challenges, actions, and results.

Under the Fair Chance Act, agencies are not allowed to request information about an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made, except as allowed for access to classified information; assignment to national security duties or positions; acceptance or retention in the armed forces; or recruitment of a Federal law enforcement officer.

An applicant may submit a complaint or any other information related to an organization's alleged noncompliance with the Fair Chance Act. The complaint must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the date of the alleged noncompliance.

To make a Fair Chance Act inquiry or complaint, send an email with the appropriate information to ***, subject line: Fair Chance Act.

Additional information

Consideration for competitive selection for this position is open to all persons within the area of consideration who meet the basic qualifications. Race, color, age, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, political beliefs, religion, marital or family status, disability, and other non-merit factors will not be considered. 1.

This position is covered under the post-employment restriction of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). This law also requires the selectee to file an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (Standard Form 278), within 30 days of appointment.

2. Applications sent in U.S. Government postage-paid envelope and submitted through Federal Agency courier services will not be considered. 3.

The 1993 Hatch Act Reform Amendments prohibit oral and written political recommendations for Federal jobs. 4. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service System before they can be employed by an executive agency of the Federal government.

This requirement does not apply to Agency employees appointed before November 8, 1985. 5. All application forms are subject to the provisions of the Privacy Act and become the property of USDA.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.

(Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication or program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at *** (voice and TDD). 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 agency at ***. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make 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 Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

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.