DIRECTOR CONTRACTS

Director, Contracts

You will serve as the Director, Contracts in the Contracts Department of Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR). You will serve as the Command's senior executive and key advisor on the Navy's information warfare acquisition programs. You will be responsible for the personnel, policies, procedures, and eBusiness systems within NAVWAR's contracting offices, which award $7 billion annually in contracts. You will hold unlimited authority to award contracts, grants, and other agreements in support of NAVWAR's customers, and to delegate these authorities in accordance with established regulations and policies. You will be responsible for ensuring the maximum use of competition in contracting, small business concerns, and the United States' supply chain and providing procurement program oversight of the NAVWAR's warfare centers. You will determine or recommend allocation of work within Directorate resources and ensure that all requirements are covered, taking into account unique capabilities and priorities as well as resource and schedule constraints. You will carry the authority and responsibility of being one of the Nation's senior officials for military procurement.

Requirements

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

Technical Qualifications (TQs)

Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

• Experience negotiating a variety of contracts ranging from complex FAR based contracts for major systems (or similarly large acquisitions) to non-FAR based vehicles such as OTAs and CSOs.
• Experience executing major systems, subsystem, and services acquisitions, including acquisition planning and analyzing complex contractor cost proposals of significant dollar value.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)

In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position.

Note : If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website :

https : / / www.opm.gov / policy-data-oversight / senior-executive-service /

1102 Contracting Series Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions : A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. NOTE : The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement.