About the Position: You will serve as the Assistant Director, Resources and Personnel Integration located in the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD(HA)), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)). This Tier 2 level position reports directly to the Director, Defense Health Agency. Final salary will be determined once the duty location of Falls Church or San Antonio has been established.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume. Your Resume must be 2-pages using 10pt, Arial or Times New Roman with 1-inch margins to describe your qualifications. If you submit a resume that exceeds the two-page limit and/or does not meet the margin or font limitations stated herein, you will immediately be deemed ineligible for this position and will receive no further consideration. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. Do NOT submit a separate narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs). TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. TQ 1: Demonstrated knowledge of and executive level experience in applying guidelines and business constructs regarding administrative practices and procedures, budget planning, programming, and execution, and business process reengineering. TQ 2: Extensive in-depth knowledge of federal, legislative and regulatory policies and procedures, at the senior level, that govern the business imperatives, human resources, contracting and logistical systems, and audit processes relative to strategically planning for, developing, acquiring, deploying and maintaining a broad array of administrative and management programs. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position. There are five ECQs: ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated 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 qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization'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 qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES. Special Requirement: This position requires DoD Financial Management Level 3 certification within 2 years in accordance with DoD Instruction 1300.26, DoD Directive 5118.03 and section 1599d of Title 10, U.S.C. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.
Serve as principal advisor to the Director, DHA on human resources/administration, financial management/facilities operations across the DHA enterprise and the TRICARE Managed Care Support contracts.
Conduct the systematic planning, programming, budgeting, execution, accounting and auditing of the roughly $56 billion annual budget in support of the Military Health System (MHS) mission.
Establish policy, procedures and direction of budgetary matters, financial management and accounting, audit procedures, and facilities management with respect to the provision of health care across the MHS.
Manage workforce requirements, resources, and development to sustain readiness of the medical force geographically dispersed worldwide and the administrative control and management to support the infrastructure of the Defense Health Headquarters.
Granted delegated authorities of both strategic/operational oversight of the MTFs. Develops policies/guidance/procedures governing financial operations for the DHNs, MTFs, and the Headquarters.
Build, submit, and defend the Program Objective Memoranda/Budget Estimate Submission (POM/BES) for the Defense Health Program. Work with senior leaders to understand their priorities and inform them of resourcing opportunities and risks.
Oversee/conduct analysis of MTF financial operations including allocation of funds to the DHN and MTF levels, re-align funds between DHNs/MTFs due to mission changes or funding issues, execution monitoring/reporting, and cost accounting analysis.
Lead the financial operations for the MHS and the financial operations within DHA for the full range of budgetary/financial management operations for DHA Headquarters and DHP Central Programs portions of the DHP appropriation account.
Responsible for all Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution of the $4.3B in annual resources needed to operate the DHA Headquarters. Ensures financial practices are audit compliant and in line with DHA’s Management Control Program.
Run the financial improvement and audit readiness program for the DHP and advise the Director/OSD senior leaders on audit impacts of structure and compile the annual Agency Financial Report.
Lead DHA’s Trust Fund and Revenue Cycle Management (TF/RCM) functions which has three major functional areas: Billing and Collections, Medical Expense Performance Reporting System (MEPRS), and Data Quality monitoring.
Provide strategy, leadership, and senior leader engagement for the DHA Facilities Enterprise. Maintains/ develops the ideal MHS-built environment through development of code, criteria, and standards.
Advise on human capital management plans for future staffing needs to meet increased or new responsibilities. Provide leadership and oversight of planning and implementation for DHA strategic human capital initiatives.
Approve and implement human capital, manpower, safety, administrative security and administrative management strategies and improvements to advance the agency’s strategic priorities, mission execution, and regulatory/statutory compliance.
Oversee development/formulation of new programs and evaluate existing programs with particular emphasis on assuring efficient utilization and integration of manpower, human capital and budget resources to assure mission success.
Oversee the establishment of evaluation criteria/processes to project organizational changes/determine manpower requirements consistent with capability to perform the agency’s mission.
Ensure effective planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of manpower requirements and their integration with the POM submission for the DHP.
Oversee the Unit Manning Document, coordinating with the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and Director, Washington Headquarters Services, to address manpower billets, personnel assignments, office space and communication needs.
Lead the private sector care programs and certifies funding availability for federal payments and tracks/monitors administration/execution of financial programs for all TRICARE centrally funded private sector care programs.
Approve and administer federal payments to and through TRICARE Managed Care Support Contract and other health services and support contractors for private sector care purchased by the DoD.