Associate Deputy Director for Post Secondary Education, BIE

This position is located in Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Operations, Office of Human Resources, Division of Workforce Relations. The duty location for this position will be at Headquarters or one of the 10 Regional Offices.

Qualifications

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's)- *Required Documentation*The Office of Personnel Management has identified five executive core qualifications (ECQs). The ECQs define the competencies needed to build a federal corporate culture that drives for results, serves customers, and builds successful teams and coalitions within and outside the organization. The ECQs are required for entry to the Senior Executive Service and are used by many departments and agencies in selection, performance management, and leadership development for management and executive positions. The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential-not technical expertise.

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: You must have demonstrated an 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.

• Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: You must demonstrate 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.

• Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building

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.

• Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This ECQ involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

• Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This ECQ 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.

• Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, Public Service Motivation

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs)- *Required Documentation* MTQs are designed to assess an applicants experience relevant to the specific position requirements. Each MTQ narrative response must 1.) not exceed two pages per narrative statement; 2.) include specific examples of your experience, education, and/or accomplishments; and 3.) address specific challenges, contexts, actions, and results.

1. In-depth understanding of the Federal Trust responsibility to provide a high quality, culturally-relevant education to Indian students through direct support and coordination with Indian Tribes and Native communities.

2. Seasoned and tested knowledge of the methodologies necessary for the development and implementation of broad-based strategic planning and execution to improve post-secondary education services generally and education supports provided to Tribes, as well as the ability to communicate effectively to create buy-in and consensus around those strategies with senior executives and
staff.

3. Ability to build a cohesive management team and formulate and performance planning for short-, mid-, and long-term programmatic goals, objectives, milestones, performance standards, and measurement systems.

4. Knowledge sufficient to provide general policy guidance and oversight for the following: Post-secondary policy development, performance management and evaluative systems for strategic organizational improvement, workforce development, labor relations, audit and evaluation, management controls reviews,
executive conflict resolution, and equal employment.

Specific Duties

The incumbent carries out the following specific responsibilities:

1. Provides direct supervision of two Senior Executive Service officials: the President of Haskell
Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Located in Lawrence,
Kansas and serving a student population of approximately 1,000 per semester, Haskell Indian
Nations University offers both bachelor and associate degrees to members of federally recognized tribes. Established in 1971 as a vocational training center, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute serves approximately 500 students per semester by providing associate degrees and vocational certification training programs to members of federally-recognized tribes.

2. Tribally-Controlled University Grants Management and Scholarship Program:
- Oversee the implementation of the BIE's Tribally-Controlled University Grants program, which
provides national funding to 33 Tribally-Controlled Universities across the country.
- Research, design, and implement the BIE's nation-wide scholarship program for members of
federally recognized tribes. This program was assumed from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in
recent years and requires the additional level of oversight to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

3. Performance Management:
- Oversee the development and implementation of performance management systems to monitor,
evaluate, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of BIE educational programs.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks to assess programmatic success
and drive data-informed decision-making.

4. Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration:
- Cultivate partnerships with Tribal leaders, educators, community organizations, and other
stakeholders to enhance collaboration and align programmatic efforts with community needs and
priorities.
- Represent the BIE at national and regional conferences, meetings, Congressional engagement,
Executive Branch political appointees, and other forums to promote awareness of BIE programs
and initiatives and advocate for the interests of Native American students and communities.

Applicants who meet the mandatory executive and technical qualifications will be evaluated by a panel of SES members to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications. This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified. Each candidate's background including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed. This information will be obtained from the application package, including the required narrative statements for the technical and Executive Core Qualifications described in this vacancy.

Additionally, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:- Directing the work of an organizational unit;- Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;- Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and- Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.

$147,649 - $221,900 per year