Job Summary

You will serve as a Chief of Staff with Office of the Secretary of Interior, in Washington D.C.. The incumbent serves as a senior advisor to the Deputy CHCO for Operations and the Deputy CHCO for Policy, coordinating strategic and operational priorities, providing advice, counsel, analysis, and oversight regarding issues, policies, and executive-level initiatives of the most critical nature impacting the mission, strategic goals, and operations of departmental human capital programs.

Job Description

Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/12/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Specialized Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Providing executive-level coordination and strategic leadership for senior officials, including advising on mission priorities, operational planning, performance tracking, and internal controls for large or complex human capital or administrative programs. Leading policy development, governance processes, organizational performance measurement, and cross-functional implementation of enterprise-wide initiatives, including coordinating across multiple program offices or bureaus. Directing internal operations for a senior executive office, including staffing actions, workforce planning, onboarding, transition management, workforce development activities, continuity planning, and liaison functions with HR, budget, IT, or other administrative support offices. Preparing, reviewing, and delivering executive-level communication products, including briefing materials, memoranda, Congressional responses, audit documentation, and reports for senior leadership, and representing senior officials in high-level meetings or interagency engagements. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: 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.