Summary
The position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Transformation Management Organization (TMO), in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary purpose of this position is to direct the Program Management Office, portfolio governance, executive reporting, integrated schedules, resource planning, performance management, and modernization coordination.
Duties
Directs the executive program management office and provides enterprise-level leadership, governance, integration, and oversight for a portfolio of complex, high-visibility transformation programs and initiatives.
Works directly with and advises the Chief Transformation Officer on enterprise modernization initiatives spanning multiple organizations and executive stakeholders.
Serves as the principal program management advisor to senior executives, providing authoritative guidance on enterprise transformation strategy, program execution, organizational priorities, performance, risk, resources, and corrective actions.
Coordinates enterprise modernization workstreams, ensuring alignment of schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, dependencies, funding priorities, and organizational objectives.
Provides executive leadership for modernization communications, executive briefings, strategic analyses, governance packages, decision memoranda, and executive correspondence.
Develops enterprise modernization performance measures, executive dashboards, key performance indicators, benefits-realization metrics, and organizational scorecards.
Requirements
You must be a US Citizen or US National. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period unless previous federal service is creditable. During this time your employment will be evaluated, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Certifications are required and must be maintained in one or more of the following: Resiliency Project Management Professional (RPMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Senior Level (FAC-P/PM Senior), or equivalent recognized senior program/project management. A physical copy of these certifications must be provided with your application package.
How you will be evaluated
Applications will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures and USDA policy using Category Rating. This means you will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses to the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who meet basic minimum qualifications will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. Category placement will be determined based on applicants' quality of experience and the extent they possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) or competencies: You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. All applicants are required to complete the online USA Hire assessment administered by OPM in order to be considered for this vacancy. This announcement will also include the following assessment: Resume Review by Subject Matter Experts Structured Resume Review: Subject matter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. SMEs will review ONLY two (2) pages of your resume, starting at your work experience. SMEs will not review additional information beyond your resume (e.g., links embedded in your resume will not be opened). Applicants passing the resume review will move on to the next phase of the assessment process. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13086277