Chief of Staff
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located at DoWEA Headquarters in Alexandria, VA. This position may be eligible for situational telework as determined by the agency policy. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is transitioning to the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA). **Excepted Service Position - Schedule Policy/Career Position**
Major duties
Exercise final authority for the full range of personnel actions recommended by subordinate supervisors. Develop speeches and presentations, representing the Director's views. Represent the Director in face-to-face and telephonic meetings and discussions with headquarters and field staff members. Plan, control the agenda for, and administer the cabinet meetings of key staff managers, and other special, conferences, and/or seminars. Meet with high ranking management officials, including the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Congressional liaison, and news media representatives. Serve as the Director's principal liaison with non-DoWEA officials and functionaries, to include senior DoW political leaders, and Congress and staff.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Meeting, coordinating, and communicating with external government or non-government agencies or senior/high ranking officials (such as Federal, State, or local officials, Congressional Representatives, political or military leadership, news media representatives, or local business officials) to communicate agency priorities and operational directives; developing or implementing programs and policies to improve productivity, effectiveness, or efficiency for a geographically dispersed organization; planning and organizing support operations for a large organization and reviewing multi-year budget plans and/or providing recommendations on re-allocating resources to support short or long-range objectives. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-14).
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