About This Position
The Manager reports to the FAA Office of Deputy Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management (AHR-2). The incumbent is responsible for management and oversight of AHR's business operations, including business processes, budget, procurement, contracting, and inventory management at the national program level.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-J, FG/GS-14 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Specialized experience is defined as: -Experience leading or managing Federal budget and financial management programs in excess of $100M, including budget formulation, execution, forecasting, resource allocation, and oversight of contracts or acquisitions in accordance with Federal laws, regulations, and agency policies; AND -Experience advising senior leadership on funding decisions and representing an organization in budget, financial management, or resource governance forums. You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.
Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE.
You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process.
Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. *Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.* Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Major Duties
The Manager oversees the work of finance and contracts, which includes programs that impact AHR employees. The work includes complex projects/programs based on the objectives of the organization and the FAA. Managerial duties typically affect managers and employees for more than one organizational unit/project/program, and include strategic planning; communicating the organization's vision and objectives.
The Manager sets priorities; assigns work tasks and responsibilities; manages the recruitment and hiring of employees; coaches and develops staff and organizational capabilities; prepares performance standards and evaluates performance; holds employees accountable for misconduct; identifies employee training needs; and administers/approves leave and other policies. -Managing and overseeing AHR's business operations, in this role the incumbent is responsible for the entire AHR budget of an estimated $126,000,000 in annual funds that is spread across the AHR offices, which includes approximately $80,000,000 in Personnel Costs and Benefits (PC&B); Funding for National level programs such as the intern program, CASTLE program funding programs; and serving as a member of the AFN Financial Services Team in determining Operations funding requirements for all the LOB/SOs within the FAA. This work-group also defines funding levels for Discretionary Increase Requests (DIRs), Corporate Assessments (CA). -Specific duties include, Developing and overseeing AHR business processes to ensure that they are efficient, innovative, and provide appropriate reporting; Overseeing AHR's budget and finances, including developing AHR's budget submission, recommending budget proposals to AHR leadership, and management of AHR's purchase and travel cards; Managing AHR procurement and contracting programs, including recommending procurement and contract options to AHR leadership and overseeing approved contracts; Managing AHR's fund certification program, including ensuring efficient, innovative, and appropriate reporting for AHR monetary awards, training, and personnel actions; Overseeing position management within AHR; Monitoring training requests within AHR; and Managing AHR's equipment inventory, including information technology and wireless inventory. -Defines, acquires and manages resources by evaluating workload; developing and implementing (once approved) standard operating procedures (SOP) for staff; and establishing internal controls to ensure resources are appropriately utilized. Utilizes technology and automation tools to streamline processes, promote accessibility within AHR, and ensure transparent and timely reporting.
Continuously evaluates AHR internal processes using validated process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma or Prosci). Applies human centered design thinking in the development and maintenance of these processes and programs. -Serves as the principal advisor to AHR leadership on the above functions, applying a detailed knowledge of the technical aspects of the work that is directed. Comprehensive experience in budget, finance, contracting, and workforce planning are required.
Conditions of Employment
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
Education
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
How You Will Be Evaluated
IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.
Additional Information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.
FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.
Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each Managerial Selection Factor. In lieu of providing a narrative response in the text box listed below each Managerial Selection Factor, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each.
Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.
Your answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided.
Your answers may be adjusted by a human resource specialist as appropriate. Unless previously completed, the incumbent must satisfactorily complete a 1-year probationary period to remain in this supervisory or managerial position. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Leadership & Management Dimensions and/or Technical Requirements listed in the announcement.
Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; or (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping referred to the selecting official for selection consideration. Selectee reports to an approved FAA facility. This Level 6 (High Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Background Investigation (BI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
This announcement is limited for the receipt of applications. Once at least 50 applications are received, it will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on that date, or on the initial closing date, whichever occurs first.
Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
How to Apply
Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.
You must apply online to receive consideration.
Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.
You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.
Required Documents
ALL applicants MUST submit the following: (1) resume (two-page maximum) with complete work history; and (2) a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) For guidance on how to create a Federal resume, visit http://www.archives.gov/careers/jobs/forms/resume-guide.pdf. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date will result in a finding of ineligible. We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible or missing documents.
Please DO NOT email your application documents. We cannot accept documents received via the email system. Documents sent via email will NOT receive consideration. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.