EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER

Summary This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia . Responsibilities Managing the activities of SDCO leadership across seven Divisions, to include senior government civilians and military officers. Leading strategic planning activities, ensuring alignment with the priorities and philosophies for the position being held. Develops and implements policies and plans that ensure mission objectives are efficiently, effectively and consistently met. Exercising program management expertise and managerial competence to direct and coordinate the planning of new and diverse projects to accomplish long and short-range objectives. Provides guidance and oversight over garrison and deployed 24-hour executive communications and information technology architectures and capabilities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. For entry at the GS-15 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-14 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-14 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as Experience with Department of Defense program objective memorandum (POM) and other Department budgetary methodologies, Experience with Department of Defense contracting AND Communications experience supporting senior level leadership, i.e. communications support to General Officers, Political Appointees, Senior Executive Service and immediate staff. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Administration and Management, Human Capital Management, and Strategic Planning Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement. Education There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-15 grade level Additional Information A one year probationary or trial period may be required. Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination This position is subject to completion of 1-year probationary period for assignment to a supervisory position. Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions at the Defense Information Systems Agency will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. Moving costs MAY be paid. This is a Mission Essential position. The nature of the position's duties and the organization'soperational mission requires the incumbent to physically report to their duty station in certainsituations where non-essential employees are excused, such as during national emergencies,extreme weather situations, mission critical systems outages, and/or other scenarios as deemedappropriate at the highest levels of the organization's chain of command. Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here. This is a covered position and the person selected for this position must complete an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.903(b) (DoD 5500.7). For more information on veterans' preference click here. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (to verify your registration status click here). This position is subject to the limitations imposed by the DOD Priority Placement Program. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligible candidates will receive priority consideration at the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level. PPP Application Based Preference Eligibles (Military Reserve and National Guard technicians, Military Reserve and National Guard technicians receiving disability retirement, and Retained Grade employees) will receive priority consideration at the full performance level only. For more information regarding qualifications requirements please click here. You may submit a cover letter which will be forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualifications or eligibility All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.