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SMITHSONIAN
Director, Software, Platforms, Finance and Administration.
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What they do
A Vice President or Director of Finance manages the daily financial activities of a company or organization. Oversees accounting, bookkeeping, accounts receivables and payables, and financial administration.
$182,950 / year median in Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Director, Software, Plforms, Finance and Administrion. Smithsonian Institution Summary The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, educion, and research complex, with 21 museums and the Nional Zoo. This position is loced organizionally in Software, Plforms, Finance and Administrion, Office of Chief Informion Officer (OCIO), Under Secretary for Finance and Administrion, Smithsonian Institution (SI). Learn more about this agency Summary The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, educion, and research complex, with 21 museums and the Nional Zoo. This position is loced organizionally in Software, Plforms, Finance and Administrion, Office of Chief Informion Officer (OCIO), Under Secretary for Finance and Administrion, Smithsonian Institution (SI). Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions This job will close when we have received 150 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion District of Columbia, DC Few vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Ad Hoc Only Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279
- $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential 15 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
- Full-Time, Permanent Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent
- Federal Occupions and job series 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance .
Note:
Federal employees with permanent stus or individuals eligible for special appointing authorities may also apply to Job Announcement # More than one selection may be made from this announcement. Help This job is also open in another announcement to: Federal employees- Competitive service Land and base management Veterans Military spouses Individuals with disabilities Family of overseas employees Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Special authorities Duties Help The Supervisory Informion Technology Specialist is responsible for providing stregic, managerial and policy leadership for mission critical enterprise software plforms th enable research, facilities, collections management, capital programs, financial administrion and public facing digital services.
Qualificions Experience:
You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the GS-14 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as developing and implementing enterprise software governance policies and lifecycle stregies; directing a portfolio of enterprise software plforms, including resource, licensing, vendor and risk decisions; supervising a technical workforce and managing performance and personnel mters; and advising senior leadership and coordining or negotiing solutions In addition to meeting the Specialized Experience for all positions individuals must have IT-reled experience demonstring each of the competencies listed below: Attention to Detail- Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about tending to detail. Customer Service
- Works with clients and customers (th is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products th your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizions outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide informion or assistance, resolve their problems, or sisfy their expections; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
- Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implicions of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situions, to accomplish organizional goals; causes change. Informion Management
- Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gher informion; organizes and maintains informion or informion management systems. Interpersonal Skills
- Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, emphy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relionships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; reles well to people from varied backgrounds and different situions. Oral Communicion
- Expresses informion (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nure of the informion (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentions; listens to others, tends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriely. Problem Solving
- Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of informion; uses sound judgment to genere and evalue alternives, and to make recommendions. Teamwork
- Encourages and facilites cooperion, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Technical Competence
- Uses knowledge th is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evalues technical informion reled to the job; advises others on technical issues.
Recruitment Incentive:
Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.Note:
This stement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive offered and paid. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your applicion and other personal informion to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment considerion for same/similar positions within the locion(s) identified in this announcement.ATTENTION
Due to the large number of qualified applicants for positions of this type, this job announcement will close 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either: (A) The closing de listed above or (B) The de th 150 applicions are received; whichever occurs first. If the announcement closes on the de th 150 applicions are received, all applicions submitted by 11:59pm th day given considerion, including those in excess of 150. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, vacion and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.Please see Benefits https:
//www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts- https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance
- http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave
- http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance
- http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance
- http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program
- https://www.
- Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and excels in most of the job reled competencies above. Better Cegory
- Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and sisfies most of the job reled competencies above. Good Cegory
- Meets the minimum qualificion requirements, but does not sisfy most of the job reled competencies above to a substantive degree.
Please see Benefits https:
//www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts- https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance
- http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave
- http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance
- http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance
- http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program
- https://www.
Required Documents Help Important Note:
The review of your resume will determine your final ring and should provide sufficient informion regarding how your educion and experience rele to this position, including the major duties and qualificions criteria listed. Your applicion package should include the following documents: Resume- Your resume can be uploaded and tached to your applicion or creed using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.
- How do I write a resume for a federal job? Proof of Veteran's Preference
- DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran.
Please Note:
You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages. You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Agency contact informion Baaba Yanney Phone 202-633-6342 yanneyb@si.edu AddressSMITHSONIAN
Office of Human ResourcesPOB 37012, 600
Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Suite 5060 Washington, Maryland 20013-7012 United Stes Next steps At the end of the applicion process, you able to cree and save a PDF file th contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as initial receipt of your applicion. After the job announcement closes, you will receive an email from the Smithsonian with confirmion of receipt. The Smithsonian receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to upde you as we go through phases of the applicion review process. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representive listed.Additional Informion:
Tips on applying for Smithsonian jobs are available www.sihr.si.edu/jobs.cfm . The Smithsonian does not pay relocion expenses but recruitment incentives may be authorized. The Smithsonian Institution is an equal opportunity employer. Additional informion can be found on our website ( www.si.edu/oeesd) . Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number requestRequired Documents Help Important Note:
The review of your resume will determine your final ring and should provide sufficient informion regarding how your educion and experience rele to this position, including the major duties and qualificions criteria listed. Your applicion package should include the following documents: Resume- Your resume can be uploaded and tached to your applicion or creed using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.
- How do I write a resume for a federal job? Proof of Veteran's Preference
- DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran.
Please Note:
You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages. You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Baaba Yanney Phone 202-633-6342 yanneyb@si.edu AddressSMITHSONIAN
Office of Human ResourcesPOB 37012, 600
Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Suite 5060 Washington, Maryland 20013-7012 United Stes Next steps At the end of the applicion process, you able to cree and save a PDF file th contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as initial receipt of your applicion. After the job announcement closes, you will receive an email from the Smithsonian with confirmion of receipt. The Smithsonian receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to upde you as we go through phases of the applicion review process. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representive listed.Additional Informion:
Tips on applying for Smithsonian jobs are available www.sihr.si.edu/jobs.cfm . The Smithsonian does not pay relocion expenses but recruitment incentives may be authorized. The Smithsonian Institution is an equal opportunity employer. Additional informion can be found on our website ( www.si.edu/oeesd) . Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions This job will close when we have received 150 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion District of Columbia, DC Few vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Ad Hoc Only Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279- $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential 15 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
- Full-Time, Permanent Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent
- Federal Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a .
Benefits
- Sick Leave
- Other Retirement and Savings
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance