Summary This position is designated as a SES General. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level two with a salary range of $198,538 - 210,220 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit http://www.opm.gov/ses/ for additional information and benefits for SES employees. Responsibilities Serving as the Deputy Administrator for the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion within the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and performs many and varying assignments under the direction of the FNS Assistant Administrator. Providing leadership, strategic vision, technical direction, coordination, and consultation on a variety or research, technical, and marketing and communication initiatives. Serving as the Federal authority on evidence-based food, nutrition and economic analyses to inform policy and programs. Determining resource needs and allocating personnel, funding, and material to achieve overall work objectives. Collaborating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders across disciplinary and programmatic lines of business. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME- BASED ONLY. DO NOT submit examples of Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) in lieu of the Resume. In creating your resume using the template furnished by USAJOBS, the template will be longer than the required 5-page limit for the RESUME- BASED ONLY Application which will require you to include the ECQ's and MTQ's summary within the 5-page limit of the Resume. Please refer to the SES OPM Website for more information on the samples of the 5-page executive level resume: A sample 5-page executive level resume and ECQ narratives can be viewed at this link http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf To apply for this position, you need only submit a resume which CANNOT exceed FIVE (5) pages using 1-inch margins and a 12-point font. Any information submitted in excess of five (5) pages WILL NOT be considered. You must submit a resume which provides evidence of how you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). Additional information about the SES and Executive Core Qualifications can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website. A sample 5-page executive level resume and ECQ narratives can be viewed at this link http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQS): The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. A separate narrative addressing the ECQs will not be accepted. 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. (Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision) 2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations 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. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building) 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. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility) 4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. (Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management) 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. (Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating) MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQs): A separate narrative addressing the MTQs will not be accepted. MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience leading efforts to solve major program and policy issues by applying innovative solutions, effectively leveraging internal (human capital and financial) and external resources and working collaboratively with multiple organizations and stakeholders both within and outside of the federal government. MTQ 2: Demonstrated experience leading communication initiatives that apply science-based messages to advance consumers' dietary and economic knowledge and behaviors. MTQ 3: Demonstrated experience leading evidence-based food, nutrition and economic analyses to inform policy and programs, as well as translating science into actionable food and nutrition guidance. Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Executive Core and Mandatory Technical Qualification factors will result in your resume being disqualified. Education This vacancy series does not have an education requirement. Additional Information Consideration for competitive selection for this position is open to all persons within the area of consideration who meet the basic qualifications. Race, color, age, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, political beliefs, religion, marital or family status, disability, and other non-merit factors will not be considered. 1. This position is covered under the post-employment restriction of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). This law also requires the selectee to file an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (Standard Form 278), within 30 days of appointment. 2. Applications sent in U.S. Government postage-paid envelope and submitted through Federal Agency courier services will not be considered. 3. The 1993 Hatch Act Reform Amendments prohibit oral and written political recommendations for Federal jobs. 4. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service System before they can be employed by an executive agency of the Federal government. This requirement does not apply to Agency employees appointed before November 8, 1985. 5. All application forms are subject to the provisions of the Privacy Act and become the property of USDA. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication or program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). Reasonable Accommodation: This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency at 202-260-8128. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.