Office Director

Office Director Department of Ste Department of Ste

• Agency Wide Summary The position is loced in the Office of Civil Service Talent Management (HR/CSTM).

The Office is responsible for the full range of human resources (HR) management functions for the Department's Civil Service workforce, including: merit staffing, career development and training, performance management, executive resources and compliance and evaluion. Learn more about this agency Summary The position is loced in the Office of Civil Service Talent Management (HR/CSTM). The Office is responsible for the full range of human resources (HR) management functions for the Department's Civil Service workforce, including: merit staffing, career development and training, performance management, executive resources and compliance and evaluion. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/11/2026 to 05/25/2026 Salary $151,661

• $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade ES 00 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—Situional, consistent with agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• 10% or less travel may be required.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Senior Executive Promotion potential 00 Job family (Series) 0201 Human Resources Management Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

CSTM-2026-0006

Control number 868640700 This job is open to Help Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Senior executives Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs). Clarificion from the agency All groups of qualified individuals. Noncompetitive (Current career

SES, QRB

certified gradues of SES candide development programs and individuals with SES reinstement eligibility) "You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your applicion package. Your applicion may not get full considerion if you do not follow the instructions as outlined." Duties Help As Office Director, the incumbent serves as a key advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and other senior officials on Civil Service human resources policies and programs. The Director provides executive leadership and direction for CSTM's divisions, ensuring the delivery of high-quality HR services and the effective implemention of Department-wide HR initiives and process reforms. The incumbent manages an HR Accountability Program to assess the overall delivery of HR management services and adherence to merit principles. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Incumbent subject to random drug testing. Verificion of Employment Eligibility in the United Stes is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Requires a financial disclosure stement, OGE-278. One year probionary period, unless excepted by regulion. This position is a drug-testing designed position subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Appointment subject to the applicant's completion and favorable adjudicion of a background security investigion. The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521 requires the applicant selected for the this position submit a financial disclosure stement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually and upon terminion of employment. Qualificions 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. Candides will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or nional origin. As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience th is indicive of senior executive level management capability and directly reled to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs) and Mandory Technical Qualificions (MTQs) listed below. Typically, experience of this nure will have been gained or above the

GS-14/15

grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the prive sector. The applicion process used to recruit for this position is the

RESUME-BASED

Method . You must address the ECQs and MTQs reled ot this position within your resume•

NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES

. Resumes exceeding the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed and disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, educion, and accomplishments applicable to the qualificion(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. There is NO requirement to prepare a narrive stement specifically addressing ECQs or MTQs. Separe narrives will not be accepted or reviewed.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS

(ECQs):

YOUR RESUME

(NOT

TO EXCEED TWO PAGES

)

MUST CLEARLY DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE OF YOUR

ECQs :

ECQ 1

• Commitment to Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding. This core qualificion requires a demonstred knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2
• Driving Efficiency. This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to stregically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3
• Merit and Competence. This core qualificion involves the demonstred knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work th is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4
• Leading People. This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizion's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5
• Achieving Results.

This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to achieve both individual and organizional results, and to align results to sted goals from superiors.

NOTE:

If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participion in an OPM approved SES Candide Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should tach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certificion by OPM's SES Qualificions Review Board (QRB) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES).

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION

(MTQ)s:

IN ADDITION, YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION

(MTQ): Your responses to the MTQ should be embedded/addressed within your resume not to exceed two pages. MTQ 1 Expert knowledge and demonstred experience in developing and administering large-scale programs, policies and procedures for Civil Service human resource management functions including recruitment, merit staffing, performance management, executive resources management, career development, and position classificion. Expert knowledge of federal law, regulion, policies, and procedures reled to human resource management of the federal workforce. Experienced in successfully analyzing and resolving complex policy and programmic challenges, assessing outcomes, and modifying approaches as needed. Demonstred skill in oral and written communicion. MTQ 2 Demonstred experience leading and developing teams to strengthen their ability to support the agency's stregic goals. Highly skilled in developing strong working relionships with agency leadership, peers, and subordines. Strong capacity to exercise sound judgment and discretion while managing high-impact policy development, policy implemention, and program management for a large workforce.

NOTE:

Your demonstred leadership ability and the evidence of the ECQs and MTQs must be clearly shown in your resume. A separe narrive stement will not be accepted. A sample 2-page resume th incorpores ECQs and MTQs can be viewed on this link (indexed page 29

• 37), " Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualificions " and " Senior Executive Service Qualificions & Fundamental-Competencies ".

YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION IF YOU FAIL TO FULLY DEMONSTRATE EACH ECQ AND MTQ AND IF YOUR RESUME EXCEEDS TWO

(2) PAGES. Current or Former (within last 5 years)

Political Appointees:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employees in the Executive Branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee, please indice this in your resume. Serving in a Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES appointment

WILL NOT

elimine you from considerion. Additional informion For reasonable accommodion the U.S. Department of Ste, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodions (202) 663-3474 or OAA@ste.gov .

Background Investigion:

To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the Department of Ste requires each and every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigion for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartment Informion clearance as a condition of placement in this Special Sensitive position. This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligions, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. 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 A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Veterans' Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service. You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions sted in this vacancy announcement. A multi-step process is used to evalue and refer applicants: 1.

Minimum requirements:

Your applicion package must show th you meet all the requirements including the educion and/or experience required for this position. You red "not qualified" if you do not possess the qualificion requirements for the position. If your applicion is incomplete, you may be found "ineligible". 2.

Ring and Ranking:

A panel of subject mter experts will review your applicion and evalue your qualificions for this position based on the informion in your applicion. Your applicion evalued based on the extent and quality of your experience, educion, and training relevant to the duties of this position. 3.

Referral:

If you are among the top qualified candides, your applicion referred to the selecting official for considerion for interview. The DOS Executive Resources Board (ERB) will review results and make recommendions on final selections to the appointing authority where final interviews and reference checks may occur. Your supporting documents are an integral part of the process for determining your qualificions for the position. If your responses are not supported by your resume limited to two pages , you elimined from considerion. After reviewing your resume and supporting documention, if a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Incomplete or le applicions will not receive further considerion. The applicion process to recruit for this position is the

RESUME BASED

method . You must show th you possess the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs) and Mandory Technical Qualificions (MTQs) reled to this position within your resume•

NOT TO EXCEED

two (2) pages . Resumes exceeding the two (2) page limit will not reviewed and disqualified. If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. There is NO requirement to prepare a narrive stement specifically addressing the ECQs or MTQs. Separe narrives will not be accepted or reviewed. Unless you have already been certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificions Review Board (QRB) previously or possess noncompetitive SES eligibility, your executive qualificions must be certified by OPM before a career SES appointment can occur. Candides seeking initial career SES appointment may be required to participe in a structured QRB interview administered by OPM as part of the certificion process. For more informion regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/senior-executive-service/. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help All required documents listed below must be submitted to our automed system "Geway to Ste" prior to the closing de of this announcement, which is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Applicants who do not submit the required documention

WILL NOT

be considered for this position. A complete applicion includes items described below. Please note th if you do not provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible). Please carefully review the following list to determine wh documention you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. 1.

RESUME:

All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page th is double-sided or 2 pages th are one-sided each) showing all relevant experience which demonstres the ECQs and MTQs listed in the Qualificions section. Candides seeking initial career SES appointment who do not already possess QRB certificion or noncompetitive SES eligibility must successfully complete OPM's executive qualificions certificion process prior to appointment.

PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER.

Include start and end des for each position (e.g., month and year; month, day, and year). 2.

VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES

Responses are automically submitted through USA Jobs when you apply to this vacancy. 3.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

(if applicable): Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documention if applicable:

CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE

Must provide a copy of your Notificion of Personnnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee. Former

SES MEMBERS

Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES stus or career SES reinstement eligibility. If you are a former career SES member, you may be eligible for reinstement if you successfully completed the SES probionary period (or were exempt from the probionary period because you were converted to the SES as a career appointee when the SES was established) and left the SES for reasons other than misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or less than fully successful performance, or resignion after receipt of a notice proposing or directing removal for such reasons.

SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

(SESCDP)

GRADUATES

Verificion of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and

OPM SES QRD

certificion.

PROOF OF HOLDING A FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE POSITION

If you work(ed) for an agency th does not provide an SF-50—for example, the United Stes Postal Service—provide documention th confirms you currently hold or previously held a position in the Federal civil service.

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Most recent performance evaluion

IMPORTANT

Failure to meet or demonstre each ECQs and MTQs in the two (2) page resume may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicions package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. Please do not submit any additional informion not requested above. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Prepare your applicion in USAJOBS To start your applicion, click Apply and we'll walk you through the process to tach a resume and any required documents. During the applicion process you can review, edit, delete, and upde your informion. We'll automically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement to complete the applicion process. STEP 1: Select the "Apply" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into

USAJOBS. STEP 2

Submit your resume. Please see the Required Documents section for specific informion th should be outlined in your resume. STEP 3: Complete the online assessment questions. STEP 4: Submit all required documention applicable to you, as listed in the Required Documents section. To learn how to view the stus of your submitted supporting documention and applicion, the Applicion Instructions section of our agency's Civil Service selection process site . Technical assistance with your on-line applicion is available through the Help Desk mgshelp@monster.com or by calling (866) 656-6830 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET Alterne Applicion Procedures If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alterne applicion procedures to submit your applicion package. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET least 2 working days prior to the closing de of this announcement. The applicion package for alterne applicion procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no ler than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing de of this announcement. Paper applicions and informion sent by mail will not be accepted. Agency contact informion

ERPM SES

Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 ERPMSES@ste.gov Address U.S. Department of Ste 2401 E Street, N.W. Room H-1104 Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United Stes Next steps After all applicion packages are received, we will review applicions and evalue applicants' qualificions. Then, in approximely two weeks after this announcement closes, we will refer candides, as described in the "How You Will Be Evalued" section, to the hiring manager for selection considerion. Your applicion stus upded up to four times during the following hiring phases: After applicions are received. After applicions are assessed to determine qualificions. After candides are referred to the hiring manager. After a selection is made. For the selected candides who receive a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability review and/or security background investigion th generally takes an average of least two to six months. 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 Required Documents Help All required documents listed below must be submitted to our automed system "Geway to Ste" prior to the closing de of this announcement, which is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Applicants who do not submit the required documention

WILL NOT

be considered for this position. A complete applicion includes items described below. Please note th if you do not provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible). Please carefully review the following list to determine wh documention you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. 1.

RESUME:

All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page th is double-sided or 2 pages th are one-sided each) showing all relevant experience which demonstres the ECQs and MTQs listed in the Qualificions section. Candides seeking initial career SES appointment who do not already possess QRB certificion or noncompetitive SES eligibility must successfully complete OPM's executive qualificions certificion process prior to appointment.

PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER.

Include start and end des for each position (e.g., month and year; month, day, and year). 2.

VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES

Responses are automically submitted through USA Jobs when you apply to this vacancy. 3.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

(if applicable): Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documention if applicable:

CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE

Must provide a copy of your Notificion of Personnnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee. Former

SES MEMBERS

Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES stus or career SES reinstement eligibility. If you are a former career SES member, you may be eligible for reinstement if you successfully completed the SES probionary period (or were exempt from the probionary period because you were converted to the SES as a career appointee when the SES was established) and left the SES for reasons other than misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or less than fully successful performance, or resignion after receipt of a notice proposing or directing removal for such reasons.

SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

(SESCDP)

GRADUATES

Verificion of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and

OPM SES QRD

certificion.

PROOF OF HOLDING A FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE POSITION

If you work(ed) for an agency th does not provide an SF-50—for example, the United Stes Postal Service—provide documention th confirms you currently hold or previously held a position in the Federal civil service.

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Most recent performance evaluion

IMPORTANT

Failure to meet or demonstre each ECQs and MTQs in the two (2) page resume may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicions package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. Please do not submit any additional informion not requested above. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Prepare your applicion in USAJOBS To start your applicion, click Apply and we'll walk you through the process to tach a resume and any required documents. During the applicion process you can review, edit, delete, and upde your informion. We'll automically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement to complete the applicion process. STEP 1: Select the "Apply" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into

USAJOBS. STEP 2

Submit your resume. Please see the Required Documents section for specific informion th should be outlined in your resume. STEP 3: Complete the online assessment questions. STEP 4: Submit all required documention applicable to you, as listed in the Required Documents section. To learn how to view the stus of your submitted supporting documention and applicion, the Applicion Instructions section of our agency's Civil Service selection process site . Technical assistance with your on-line applicion is available through the Help Desk mgshelp@monster.com or by calling (866) 656-6830 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET Alterne Applicion Procedures If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alterne applicion procedures to submit your applicion package. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET least 2 working days prior to the closing de of this announcement. The applicion package for alterne applicion procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no ler than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing de of this announcement. Paper applicions and informion sent by mail will not be accepted. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion

ERPM SES

Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 ERPMSES@ste.gov Address U.S. Department of Ste 2401 E Street, N.W. Room H-1104 Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United Stes Next steps After all applicion packages are received, we will review applicions and evalue applicants' qualificions. Then, in approximely two weeks after this announcement closes, we will refer candides, as described in the "How You Will Be Evalued" section, to the hiring manager for selection considerion. Your applicion stus upded up to four times during the following hiring phases: After applicions are received. After applicions are assessed to determine qualificions. After candides are referred to the hiring manager. After a selection is made. For the selected candides who receive a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability review and/or security background investigion th generally takes an average of least two to six months. 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 Open & closing des 05/11/2026 to 05/25/2026 Salary $151,661

• $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade ES 00 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—Situional, consistent with agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• 10% or less travel may be required.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Senior Executive Promotion potential 00 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CSTM-2026-0006

Control number 868640700