Chief Strategy Officer

Full Job Description

Help keep the lights on for 40M Americans across 15 states!

WAPA seeks a Chief Strategy Officer to lead comprehensive strategic planning, integrating Enterprise Risk Management, Continuous Process Improvement, and Performance Measurement.

This fast-paced, influential role will drive WAPA's continued strategic maturity and organizational effectiveness.

Collaborative leadership, expert facilitation, and high-impact communication skills are essential for success.

Two (2) page resume limit: This announcement will only accept resumes up to two (2) pages in length.

If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's application and resume (2-page limit) must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-14 in the Federal service, in ALL of the following areas: Leading formulation and overseeing execution of an organizational-wide strategy for a large organization.

AND Facilitating meetings for and communicating with executives, industry leaders, supervisors, and managers on complex and politically sensitive topics.

AND Leading at least one of the following: project selection for a continuous process improvement program; enterprise risk identification and mitigation strategy development; or development of enterprise-wide performance metrics.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

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.

Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS 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).

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

OPM Qualification General Policies Website www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=app All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Major Duties:

As a Chief Strategy Officer, you will: Lead strategic plan and initiative development and refresh processes, identifying, organizing, and prioritizing goals and initiatives to prepare WAPA for the future, 10 years out.

Lead employees accomplishing WAPA-wide program activities, including Enterprise Risk Management, Organizational Performance Measurement, and Continuous Process Improvement.

Supervise Federal employees serving as industry experts and principal advisors to the administrator and senior managers on critical mission decisions related to the accomplishment of WAPA's mission.

Lead and integrate work efforts of cross-functional teams advancing key strategic initiatives and resolving complex, intractable WAPA issues to support strategy implementation and evaluation.