Deputy Chief of Staff

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

You may qualify at the GS-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: Strategic Program and Resource Management: Formulating, staffing, and presenting strategic courses of action, executive decision papers, and senior-level briefings to senior leadership (e.g., Director, Deputy Director, Chief of Staff) regarding enterprise-wide resource allocation, organizational design, and investment priorities across large-scale logistics, personal property (e.g., Household Goods [HHG], Privately Owned Vehicles [POV], storage, claims), or IT modernization initiatives.

Enterprise Process Improvement & Modernization: Leading and executing cross-functional process improvement initiatives, business cases, and modernization roadmaps (such as DP3 or comparable enterprise systems) from initiation through full-scale implementation to streamline operations, enhance customer experience, and enforce project management methodologies.

Supervisory & Human Capital Governance: Directing civilian human capital operations, force-shaping, and performance management through subordinate supervisors, to include resolving sensitive labor/employee relations matters, setting workforce priorities, and executing supervisory personnel actions (hiring, performance appraisal, and awards).

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 qualifications and education 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.

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.

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

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Serves as the principal advisor to leadership on enterprise-wide priorities, formulating courses of action, decision papers, and senior briefings to align global investment priorities and evaluate program performance metrics. Leads high-priority modernization initiatives and process-improvement projects, evaluating business policies to streamline workflows, eliminate compliance risks, and establish standardized project methodologies.

Exercises executive administrative and supervisory control over civilian personnel (force shaping, talent acquisition, labor relations) while representing the command at high-level decision forums and acting as the primary external liaison.