- Position Title
- Deputy Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Communications
- Agency
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Announcement Number
- SRC-SES-10450782-19-DG Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, April 17, 2019 to Thursday, May 16, 2019
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. At this level, you would have typically been responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating work that included managing and/or supervising other managers. You must demonstrate in your resume, significant achievements, increasing levels of responsibility as a manager, and a solid record of successful professional performance.
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Are you a current or former career SES member?
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Are you an OPM QRB approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) graduate?
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit proof that they meet all 5 ECQs. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated as 'ineligible' and you will not receive further consideration. Additional information on the ECQs is available at: OPM's Guide to the Senior Executive Service Qualifications (PDF file). You must address each ECQ under its own sub-heading. ECQ narratives must not exceed 10 pages total. For each ECQ, your examples should be from the last 10 years and demonstrate the majority of the competencies for that specific ECQ.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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ECQ 1 - Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
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ECQ 2 - Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
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ECQ 3 - Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
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ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
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ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications: You must provide a separate narrative statement to each of the following technical qualifications which describes fully, but concisely, how your experience supports each of the following qualifications. Each technical qualification narrative should not exceed 2 pages. Failure to address these specific qualifications in a separate narrative statement will eliminate you from consideration:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Explain your experience working with internal and external entities to develop and implement communication strategies and outreach programs to promote agency/organization mission-related programs. Examples should address one or more agency-level programs and identify the goal audience and techniques used.
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Explain your experience that demonstrates an ability to formulate policies and implement initiatives through communications strategies in two or more of the following program areas. Your examples should include any challenges, innovative approaches, and outcomes:
- Programs providing a multi-disciplinary approach (e.g. support services, emergency management coordination, information dissemination) in supporting victims and their family members impacted by a large-scale disaster.
- Advocacy programs that clearly communicate the need for stakeholders to adopt recommended actions.
- Programs that establish effective relationships with elected officials, state, local and federal entities, non-governmental organizations, and industry groups, to include open and responsive information exchanges.
- Public affairs initiatives/programs that disseminate agency information using various media, supports media coverage for agency sponsored events, promotes accurate coverage of agency work and activities. This includes the use of digital channels and social media platforms to raise the agency profile and increase audience engagement, as well as utilizing press relations and strategic communications to further agency messaging.
- Develop, implement and manage an internal communications program to keep employees informed and aware of agency activities. Experience should include the use of digital signage, employee intranet sites, employee newsletters, and use of surveys to gather employee feedback.