Summary This Executive Director position serves both the Bureaus of Budget and Planning (BP) and the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS). CGFS strives to be an effective steward of the Department’s financial resources and deliver quality financial management services, programs and systems to ensure the USG and Department can accomplish their essential foreign affairs mission with the highest standard of financial accountability and transparency to the American people. Responsibilities The Executive Director (CGFS/EX) is the principal advisor on bureau administrative policy initiatives, managing the bureaus’ long range and strategic planning, budget and finance, human resources and staffing programs, general services to include procurement, construction and space planning, travel, inventories of consumable and non-consumable assets, management controls, local information technology support operations and cyber security, contracting oversight, data mining, records retention, emergency management, and related issues, for both bureaus. Specifically, the incumbent will execute the following: Serves as an expert adviser and consultant to the Comptroller on all administrative and management issues involving CGFS's domestic and overseas operations and to the Director on all administrative and management issues involving BP’s domestic programs. Directs the preparation of budget requests for domestic and overseas operations and their presentation to Departmental leadership, OMB, and Congress. Works closely with the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT) to ensure state of the art technology and resources are available for the bureaus’ information technology operations in support of domestic and global programs. Oversees the strategic planning operations to include annual updates of the CGFS and BP Emergency Action Plans and Hurricane Plans, as well as the Emergency Contact Data reports; and directing CGFS and BP Functional Bureau Strategy (FBS) programs to ensure alignment with the Department and Joint Strategic Plan’s goals and bureau compliance with established sub-objectives and milestones. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing. Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278. One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation. Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required. This position is a drug-testing designated position subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's completion and favorable adjudication of a background security investigation. The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521 requires the applicant selected for this position submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment. Qualifications Unless you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications (last five questions). All applicants must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Mandatory Technical Qualification questions in order to receive consideration for the position. To view additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualification statements available on the Office of Personnel Management's website please click here. When responding to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the Technical Qualifications and the Executive Core Qualifications. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. You should limit your narrative to two pages per Mandatory Technical Qualification and Executive Core Qualification. Applicants who use "see resume" as a response will not receive consideration for the position. Your experience and resume should explicitly demonstrate the following: MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience in executive direction, management and oversight working the full range of administrative programs to support a large organization including budget formulation and execution, strategic planning and performance management, personnel management, information technology infrastructure support functions, procurement, logistics as well as program and management analysis. MTQ 2: Knowledge of various Federal Financial Management Acts and the demonstrated skill to ensure that Government Accounting Office and Office of the Inspector General recommendations are implemented and consistent with these Acts; as well as the preparation and accuracy of budget requests (appropriated and reimbursed) for domestic and overseas operations for presentation to Departmental leadership, Office of Management and Budget and Congress. If you do not possess the mandatory technical qualifications described above, you may be considered ineligible for these positions. Education Additional Information SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER - Your Social Security Number is requested under the authority of Executive Order 9397 to uniquely identify your records from those other applicants who may have the same name. As allowed by law or Presidential directive, your Social Security Number is used to seek information about you from employers, schools, banks, and others who may know you. Failure to provide your Social Security Number on your application materials will result in your application no being processed. SELECTIVE SERVICE - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify at the time of appointment that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION - This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Office of Employee Relations, Disability/Reasonable Accommodations Division, at (202) 261-8180. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TELEWORK - If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. This position is not eligible for remote work. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify) – U.S. law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization. This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment eligibility. If the employee’s information does not match DHS and/or SSA records, the employee is given an opportunity to resolve the problem. If eligibility cannot be verified, employment will be terminated.