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Administration for Children and Families is Hiring a Chief Technology Officer Near Washington, DC

Qualifications:

Open to Federal Civil Service Status Candidates, Current SES and SES Reinstatement Eligibles, and SESCDP Graduates. SESCDP graduate candidates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration if applicable.

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration.

All candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show IN YOUR RESUME that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, Five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Job Specific Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results.

Fundamental Competencies:Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):

1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions: 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.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs)

This position also requires that you possess MTQs that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role.

1. Experience managing an enterprise-wide information technology system for a large geographically dispersed organization, including expertise operating in a crisis environment and managing multifaceted systems for highly visible program areas.

2. Experience functioning as a customer-focused, strategic business partner to solve complex IT issues, delivering creative solutions within tight deadlines and budget constraints while juggling important competing priorities.

3. Experience transforming technology to improve operational oversight and enhance customer experience while ensuring compliance and protecting critical information.

It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview

IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you WILL NOT need to draft the ECQs.

Responsibilities:

ABOUT THE POSITION

The CTO ensures IT systems are created and updated using a customer experience model and incorporate the newest systems technology. Responsible for IT environment scanning and providing expert advice on advances, trends and directions in IT architecture, application software development, telecommunications, networks, systems security, electronic data interchange (EDI), and platforms (mainframe, mid-tier, desk-top); and explores opportunities for their effective implementation within the enterprise.

Applies sound systems development methodologies and project management methods to solve programmatic/business issues while successfully managing schedules, costs and risks. Develops policy for advancements in technologies and assures the optimization of IT investments and proposes changes in IT and information management. Recognized as an expert and technical advisor while serving as spokesperson within the enterprise for advanced technical matters relating to the development, evaluation, and utilization of information technologies.

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