About this role
Job Summary
The Bureau of Administration, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Shared Knowledge Services (A/SKS) oversees information management components that ensure compliance with applicable statutes, Executive Orders, regulations, and other mandates governing the release of official Department of State records, the protection of individual privacy, the safeguarding of national security information, and the development and dissemination of regulatory policy.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade
Requirements
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: To qualify at the GS-15 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is experience:
- 1. Directing or managing an office or division, including setting program goals and priorities, allocating resources, and evaluating staff performance.
- 2. Leading or overseeing a federal compliance program, with experience in privacy, classification or directives management.
- 3. Representing an organization and working with other Federal agencies, OMB, Congress, or oversight bodies such as OIG and GAO on policy matters.
There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."
Major Duties
- This position serves as the Director of the Office of Privacy and Organizational Policy in the Bureau of Administration, Shared Knowledge Services, Privacy, Policy and Knowledge Management Directorate. (A/SKS/PPKM/POP).
- The incumbent directs the work of subordinates through subordinate supervisors and, where applicable, through direct supervision, with full management authority for long-range planning, resource allocation, budgeting, goal setting, and evaluation.
- He/she ensures that Federal Government, State Department and Bureau of Administration action goals are met, concerning Federal Register, Forms, FAM-FAH, Rulemaking, and Information Collection.
- The incumbent directs the development and implementation of classification policy, guidance, training, and reporting to ensure departmental compliance with applicable Executive Orders, statutes, and international agreements.
- The incumbent initiates investigations of systemic privacy problems and determines necessary corrective actions, programmatic changes, and policy changes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Privacy Program.