Chief Human Capital Officer

The Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) is a key member of the AmeriCorps leadership team reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and provides enterprise-wide leadership for the agencys human capital program.

Major duties include the following:

• Strategic Human Capital Leadership: Establishes oversees and continuously improves agency-wide human capital strategy policies and governance frameworks to ensure alignment with mission priorities statutory requirements and merit system principles.

• Enterprise HR Program Oversight: Provides executive leadership for all Office of Human Capital functions including staffing and classification benefits payroll and HR systems performance management employee and labor relations personnel security training and development and workforce planning.

• Executive Advisory Role: Serves as the principal advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and senior leadership on workforce strategy organizational design position management labor-management relations employee performance and accountability.

• Strategic Planning and Transformation: Leads development and execution of the agencys Strategic Human Capital Plan and advises on workforce transformation initiatives including organizational restructuring workforce reshaping performance system modernization and change management.

• Resource and Financial Coordination: Serves as the principal advisor on human capital resource planning coordinating closely with the agencys budget and financial management functions to align workforce strategies with available resources funding levels and operational priorities. Ensures human capital investments support mission execution organizational performance and fiscal stewardship.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen
• A 2-year probationary period is required for new Federal employees and supervisors.
• Merit Promotion and internal applicants must submit a SF-50 to verify Status and grade.
• Satisfactory completion of a background investigation.
• A financial disclosure SF-278 Public Financial Disclosure Report will be required for this position.
• Dates of employment including beginning and end dates in the following format: month/day/year must be included on resume.

Qualifications

Experience is evaluated and credited using the employees résumé. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g. internships volunteer work details part-time self-employment secondary jobs etc.) is considered and accounted for please ensure that your résumé clearly demonstrates that you have experience that meets the requirements of this position.

As a basic requirement your resume must clearly demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that validates executive level managerial capabilities in a job or combination of functions directly related to this position. Typically experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 level in the Federal service or the NX-01 pay band at AmeriCorps. Qualifying experience must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to or above this addition you should have a broad range of which indicates progressive responsibility in providing leadership direction and coordination of human capital management programs and activities that are directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQ) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) identified below.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (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.

• Knowledge of the American System of Government: Demonstrates understanding and appreciation of the American system of government including the Constitution the Bill of Rights separation of powers federalism and the historical development of the American Nation.
• Commitment to the Rule of Law: Upholds the principles of the American Founding including equality under the law and democratic self-government. Ensures the law is applied fairly and consistently.
• Civic-Mindedness: Stays up-to-date on important developments in American government and aligns organizational objectives and practices with presidential and public interests. Demonstrates a commitment to serve the American people.

• Fiscal Responsibility: Strategically manages allocates and monitors financial resources. Aligns priorities and initiatives to justify budget proposals. Monitors expenditures cuts unnecessary costs and uses cost-benefit analysis to set priorities.
• Managing Resources: Manages resources efficiently and effectively based on current and projected organizational goals skills budget considerations and staffing needs.
• Leveraging Technology: Explores emerging technology and potential applications. Incorporates technology to enhance efficiency and achieve results. Ensures access to and security of technology systems.

• Technical Skill: Possesses the requisite technical knowledge and subject matter expertise to consistently produce timely high-quality work. Is considered a strong contributor in his or her domain.
• Problem Solving: Engages in critical and data-driven thinking when diagnosing root causes and evaluating options. Identifies and promptly addresses the most pressing high-priority problems.
• Agility and Resilience: Anticipates and adapts to change new ideas new information and new conditions. Is committed to continuous improvement. Deals effectively with pressure and remains optimistic and persistent even under adversity.

• Accountability: Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited selected appraised trained and retained. Takes swift action to address performance- or conduct-based deficiencies in employees supervised. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality timely and cost-effective results.
• Developing Others: Recognizes and rewards outstanding achievement in others. Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods. Cultivates a dynamic environment in which employees are not afraid to make mistakes.
• Executive Judgement: Makes well-reasoned timely and effective decisions and considers short- and long-term implications. Communicates effectively with stakeholders across all organizational levels sharing and guarding information where appropriate.

• Operational Mindset: Effectively translates strategies into actionable steps and processes. Partners effectively with stakeholders to drive adoption and addresses blockers to ensure successful implementation.
• Innovation: Applies creativity to improving products and processes challenges convention takes measured risks and considers ways to simplify and remove unnecessary requirements.
• Strategic Thinking: Formulates objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization by evaluating conditions resources capabilities constraints and organizational goals and values.

• The ECQs and TQs listed above must be addressed separately as a narrative statement and be attached as part of your application package. Do not exceed more than 10 pages total for the ECQs and 4 pages total for the TQ.
• All applicants must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications.
• Current or former SES Career members or applicants who have completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM are not required to address the Executive Core Qualifications. If you are a current or former SES you only need to submit an SF50 in lieu of separate ECQs OR documentation of successful completion of the SES Candidate Development Program if applicable.
• Information on OPMs Executive Core Qualifications is available at: Executive Core Qualifications