Executive Officer

Summary This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA) , located in Washington, District of Columbia. Duties The purpose and role of the incumbent is to serve as the Executive Officer providing executive leadership and direction to all administrative operations and business management activities in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA). The incumbent serves as a key member of the ASPA's top management team and provides executive leadership and direction to all administrative operations and business management activities throughout the ASPA and related activities Department-wide. As an Executive Officer, you will: Set priorities for administrative, management and information technology (IT) programs and projects and provide direction and advice to all organizational components on efficient and effective strategies to ensure Government resources are efficiently and effectively managed. Provide executive leadership and direction in the coordination and execution of ASPA administrative and business functions. Develop and maintain intra-agency and interagency liaison, cooperation and working relationships with key experts and professional organizations in the health care, public health, and human services fields, and with State and local officials. Oversee and direct a staff of professional, technical, and support personnel. Perform associated supervisory and managerial duties, including organization of work groups, determination and adjustment of program goals, policies, objectives, and procedures, and resolution of policy and technical issues referred by subordinate managers for executive-level attention. Qualifications

All Qualification Requirements Must Be Met by the Closing Date

Of This Announcement

• 10/16/2026 Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. In order to qualify for this GS-15 position: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) to include: Directing a complex administrative program spanning budget, human capital, procurement, contracting, grants, and information technology (IT) functions to support organizational mission needs. Establishing and communicating administrative and management policies, procedures, and strategies in collaboration with senior agency leadership. Advising senior officials on administrative, fiscal, and management issues with significant policy and operational impact. Overseeing professional, technical, and support staff through subordinate managers, while coordinating with senior officials across Federal, State, local, and private sector partners to advance organizational goals. Documenting Experience:

In Describing Your

EXPERIENCE,

Please Be Clear and Specific. We Will Not Make Assumptions

Regarding Your Experience.

Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For resume writing guidance, please visit the USAJobs Resource Center or view their video tutorial. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. NOTE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Time-in-Grade Requirement: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). You must include an SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one) that supports meeting this requirement with your application package. OPM Qualification General Policies Website www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=app All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Education This position does not have an education substitution or requirement.