Summary
This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Security Administration. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. The Required Documents section of this announcement identifies all documents that must be uploaded in order to be considered a complete application package. Applicants that do not submit a complete application will not receive further consideration.
Duties
Provides expert-level assistance, judgment, and recommendations to EBSA executive leadership in directing and overseeing agency components, monitoring priorities, and evaluating program effectiveness. Establishes and drives agency-wide goals and objectives to advance EBSA's mission, ensuring integration and implementation of regulatory, compliance, enforcement, outreach, and education strategies. Independently gathers, synthesizes, and evaluates data from all EBSA components to propose new or revised agency policy and strategic direction, representing these recommendations internally and externally. Plans and executes confidential, highly sensitive, and often controversial studies, investigations, and special projects, determining scope and methodology independently and coordinating across multiple federal entities. Identifies deficiencies and improvement opportunities across agency programs, assesses impacts, develops actionable recommendations, and leads planning and implementation of new or modified programs and initiatives. Provides high-level consultative services to internal and external stakeholders, initiates and leads discussions to resolve policy discrepancies, and represents agency and departmental views on sensitive issues, including acting on behalf of executive leadership as delegated.
Education
There is no positive education requirement for this position.
How you will be evaluated
Your application will be evaluated based on your 2-page resume and how well it demonstrates the required qualifications. Your resume must clearly substantiate the MTQs; if it does not, your application will be deemed ineligible. In addition to meeting the MTQs, you will be assessed on the following key competencies: Civic-Mindedness Technical Skill Problem Solving Innovation Strategic Thinking The information you provide on your resume may be verified by a review of your work experience, employment start/end dates/hours worked, and/or education, by checking references, and through other means (ex. interview). The Division of Executive Resources (DER) makes the final determination concerning applicant ratings. Your resume MUST provide sufficient information to substantiate your responses to the vacancy questions. If not, DER may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the level of competency indicated by the content of your resume. Your evaluation may also include a review by a Human Resources Specialist or panel and may include other assessments (ex. interview, panel review, written test, writing sample, etc.)