Jaes Program
Chief, Service Delivery and Operations Branch
Jaes Program, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
This position is designated as SES,
General . USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level I with a salary range of $186,855 - $198,537 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit
here
for additional information and benefits for SES employees.
Duties
Serves as advisor to the Assistant Chief Information Officer (ACIO) on all aspects of the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) systems and applications, databases, tools, and services.Provides centralized design, development, and maintenance support of the FPAC systems, applications and tools.Manages the implementation of business solutions as designed and planned with minimum impact to ongoing business operations.In partnership with the Department, ensures the continuity of IT services in the event of a major disruption to the business and ensures the stability and reliability of systems under extremely heavy workload requirements.Participates with the business customers and the Chief, Information Assurance Branch, in developing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to establish service requirement and problem resolution expectations and timeframes.
Requirements
Veterans Preference is not applicable in the Senior Executive Service.Initial appointments are required to serve a 1-year probationary period.Narrative Statements for the ECQs must not exceed 10 pages.Background Investigation required.
Qualifications
YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR RESPONSES TO THE EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs).As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions.Directing the work of an organizational unit;Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance;Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Mandatory Technical and Executive Core Qualification factors will result in your application being disqualified.EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):
The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. All applicants must submit a written narrative to address the ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately and should contain at least two examples per ECQ describing your experiences and accomplishments/results. The narrative should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken and the results of your actions. Applicants should not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer.The narrative must not exceed 10 pages.NOTE: Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs.Core Qualifications
Leading Change : This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.Leading People : This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision, mission, and goals.Results Driven : This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations.Business Acumen : This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.Building Coalitions : This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.Fundamental Competencies : These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Public Service Motivation.Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (C-C-A-R) model outlined in the guide.Challenge
- Describe a specific problem or goal.Context
- Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge.Action
- Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.Result
- Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization.Additional information about the SES and Executive Core Qualifications can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website. You are strongly encouraged to review OPMs Guide to SES Qualifications for specific examples and guidance on writing effective ECQ narrative statements.MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs)
All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TQs. You must address each TQ separately. Each TQ narrative must not exceed two (2) pages.Describe your demonstrated experience leading the development and implementation of enterprise-wide technology strategies to ensure technology continuously improves services, products, and business outcomes for staff, customers, stakeholders, and partners.Describe your demonstrated knowledge and experience leading enterprise adoption of innovative or emerging technologies, including collaboratively working with technology and non-tech executives to implement and scale solutions.Demonstrate and describe your executive level experience leading enterprise transformation and large-scale technology implementation including cloud, low code/no code, full stack development, systems engineering, Dev/Sec/Ops principles, automation, and agile processes to facilitate rapid delivery.
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General . USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level I with a salary range of $186,855 - $198,537 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit
here
for additional information and benefits for SES employees.
Duties
Serves as advisor to the Assistant Chief Information Officer (ACIO) on all aspects of the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) systems and applications, databases, tools, and services.Provides centralized design, development, and maintenance support of the FPAC systems, applications and tools.Manages the implementation of business solutions as designed and planned with minimum impact to ongoing business operations.In partnership with the Department, ensures the continuity of IT services in the event of a major disruption to the business and ensures the stability and reliability of systems under extremely heavy workload requirements.Participates with the business customers and the Chief, Information Assurance Branch, in developing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to establish service requirement and problem resolution expectations and timeframes.
Requirements
Veterans Preference is not applicable in the Senior Executive Service.Initial appointments are required to serve a 1-year probationary period.Narrative Statements for the ECQs must not exceed 10 pages.Background Investigation required.
Qualifications
YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR RESPONSES TO THE EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs).As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions.Directing the work of an organizational unit;Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance;Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Mandatory Technical and Executive Core Qualification factors will result in your application being disqualified.EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):
The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. All applicants must submit a written narrative to address the ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately and should contain at least two examples per ECQ describing your experiences and accomplishments/results. The narrative should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken and the results of your actions. Applicants should not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer.The narrative must not exceed 10 pages.NOTE: Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs.Core Qualifications
Leading Change : This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.Leading People : This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision, mission, and goals.Results Driven : This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations.Business Acumen : This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.Building Coalitions : This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.Fundamental Competencies : These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Public Service Motivation.Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (C-C-A-R) model outlined in the guide.Challenge
- Describe a specific problem or goal.Context
- Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge.Action
- Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.Result
- Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization.Additional information about the SES and Executive Core Qualifications can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website. You are strongly encouraged to review OPMs Guide to SES Qualifications for specific examples and guidance on writing effective ECQ narrative statements.MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs)
All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TQs. You must address each TQ separately. Each TQ narrative must not exceed two (2) pages.Describe your demonstrated experience leading the development and implementation of enterprise-wide technology strategies to ensure technology continuously improves services, products, and business outcomes for staff, customers, stakeholders, and partners.Describe your demonstrated knowledge and experience leading enterprise adoption of innovative or emerging technologies, including collaboratively working with technology and non-tech executives to implement and scale solutions.Demonstrate and describe your executive level experience leading enterprise transformation and large-scale technology implementation including cloud, low code/no code, full stack development, systems engineering, Dev/Sec/Ops principles, automation, and agile processes to facilitate rapid delivery.
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