Description:
The Office of General Counsel (OGC) serves as the chief legal advisor to the Commission. OGC also represents the Commission in litigation and adjudicatory matters, assists the Commission in its rule-making and policy-making capacities, and performs a variety of critical legal functions regarding internal agency administration. The Deputy General Counsel serves as one of the principal advisors to the General Counsel on the formulation of overall policies for the Administrative Law Division.
Requirements:
Applicants must provide detailed evidence of possession of each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Competencies listed below to assist reviewing officials in determining the best qualified candidates to be referred to the selecting official. FAILURE TO MEET OR ADDRESS ANY ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS or MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the ECQs listed below: Interpersonal Skills; Oral Communication; Integrity/Honesty; Written Communication; Continual Learning; and Public Service Motivation. These fundamental Competencies are cross-cutting and should be addressed over the course of your ECQ narratives. See HOW TO APPLY below (concerning narrative requirements) For more information on ECQs, refer to the OPM Guide to Senior Executive Service (SES) Executive Core Qualifications available on-line at: OPM SES ECQ Guide. Leadership Competencies associated with ECQ should be addressed in the narrative associated with the ECQ.
ECQ 1 - Leading Change: 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 and Innovation; External Awareness; Flexibility; Resilience; Strategic Thinking; Vision
ECQ 2 - Leading People: 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: 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; Problem Solving; Technical Credibility
ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
Leadership Competencies: Financial Management; Human Capital Management; Technology Management;
ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions/Communication: 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
NOTE: Those applicants currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service appointment, who are eligible for reinstatement into the Senior Executive Service, or who have successfully completed a Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, need not submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications. However, those applicants must address the following Mandatory Technical Competencies.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES: All candidates must submit a narrative statement ( as reflected in your answers to the Vacancy Questions or upload as a separate document) addressing each of the following Technical Competencies.