Director, Government Employee Services Division
Department of Agriculture
Summary
This position is designated as SES, General. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level 1 with a salary range of $192,332 – $204,121 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit http://www.opm.gov/ses/ for additional information and benefits for SES employees. **If you previously applied to this position, you must reapply**
Duties
- Participates fully with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) and OCIO leadership team in addition to other key policy officials in formulating and determining long-range and current policies and programs of the agency.
- Advises and counsels OCFO leadership, and other key officials of the Department on matters relating to new or modified basic policies and programs.
- Provides expert consultation and advisory services on proposed applications and data processing problems, planning and conducting and/or providing technical direction for studies.
- Makes detailed analysis of applications relating to survey and/or mathematical statistical projects and regulatory, marketing, administrative and other projects
- Accountable for the overall planning, management, direction, and coordination of all
- Center (NFC), Government
- Division (GESD) functions (includes technical and operational) and activities.
- Applications and Database Development
- This involves functions relating to application hosting, cloud services, digital services, consulting services, system analysis, systems design, and application development
Systems Engineering - This involves collaboration with OCIO in conducting functions relating to software standards, systems programming, telecommunications, future systems planning, and systems maintenance and research and development.
Required Documents
- Your resume should contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement. It is recommended that you include the following information:
- 1. 2-page ECQ/TQ based
- Resume. DO NOT submit Executive Core Qualifications or Technical
- Qualifications in lieu of a resume. 2. Current or former career
- SES members must provide an
- SF-50 showing current status or reinstatement eligibility. 3. Applicants who have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development
- Programs must submit a copy of their certification. 4. Current or former
- Federal civilian employees, please provide a copy of your most recent
- SF-50 (Notification of Personnel
- Action). Education (if applicable): A copy of your transcript(s) or a separate course listing showing the college name, course title, department, hours earned (quarter or semester), and grade. If you have completed any part of your education outside the
- U.S., you must submit the evaluation of your foreign education that has been prepared by an accredited organization. The National Association for Credential Evaluation
- Services (NACES) can provide a list of who can evaluate your foreign education. For additional information, visit
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
About this role
The Director, Government Employee Services Division position and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. This position is designated as SES, General.
Day to day, the work involves participates fully with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) and OCIO leadership team in addition to other key policy officials in formulating and determining long-range and current policies and programs of the agency. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.
Who should apply
Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what federal administrative work experience this Director, Government Employee Services Division position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Director, Government Employee Services Division position in New Orleans, Louisiana, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.
How competitive it is
Competitiveness for this Director, Government Employee Services Division role depends mainly on how closely applicants match the stated qualifications. Because it is a supervisory or senior position, expect experienced candidates and a strong emphasis on a documented leadership and performance record. Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings.
This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.