Chief Innovation Officer

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You may qualify at the GS-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability in all of the following: (1) Lead enterprise-level innovation, business process improvement, and operational transformation initiatives that improve organizational efficiency, effectiveness, service quality, or customer experience; (2) Design, implement, and evaluate pilots, proof-of-concept efforts, process redesigns, and/or new operating models - using performance measures, customer feedback, risk analysis, and continuous improvement methods; (3) Advise senior leaders on innovation strategy, change management, governance, implementation planning, and cross-organizational operational improvements; (4) Build consensus and negotiate solutions across senior-level stakeholders, mission offices, and mission-support functions to implement complex organizational changes; and (5) Supervise and lead teams by setting priorities, assigning work, evaluating performance, and supporting employee development.

Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level. 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; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement 26-OPI-DE-12992244-MB using Delegated Examining (DE) procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet DE requirements and can apply to that announcement.

NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.