Senior Advisor

Full Job Description

This Senior Advisor for the Office of Protocol (CPR) is located in Washington, DC, reporting directly to the Chief of Protocol.

CPR advances the foreign policy goals of the United States by creating an environment for successful diplomacy and is the first hand that welcomes presidents, prime ministers, ruling monarchs, and other world leaders to the United States.

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.

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed below.

Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.

The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME-BASED Method. You must address the ECQs and MTQs related ot this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES.

Resumes exceeding the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed and 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.

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing ECQs or MTQs. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): YOUR RESUME (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES) MUST CLEARLY DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE OF YOUR ECQs : ECQ 1 – Commitment to 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.

ECQ 2 – Driving Efficiency.

This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3 – Merit and Competence. This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4 – Leading People.

This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.

This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5 – Achieving Results.

This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

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).

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (MTQ)s: IN ADDITION, YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (MTQ): Your responses to the MTQ should be embedded/addressed within your resume not to exceed two pages.

MTQ 1 Expert knowledge and demonstrated experience advising the President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, the First Lady, and the Second Lady, senior White House principals on matters of diplomatic protocol, executive-level relationship management, and strategic engagement with foreign heads of state, chiefs of diplomatic missions, and the international diplomatic corps.

Experience developing and overseeing short-term and long-range engagement strategies, policy options, and ceremonial program frameworks that reflect the priorities and sensitivities of the Office of the President and the Office of the First Lady.

This includes the capacity to exercise sound judgment, absolute discretion, and the highest standards of confidentiality while managing consequential relationships with foreign dignitaries, ambassadors, foreign chiefs of protocol, and senior representatives of multilateral institutions on behalf of the President, First Lady, and the U.S.

Government at the most visible and politically sensitive levels of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.

NOTE: Your demonstrated leadership ability and the evidence of the ECQs and MTQs must be clearly shown in your resume. A separate narrative statement will not be accepted.

A sample 2-page resume that incorporates ECQs and MTQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29 – 37), “Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications” and “Senior Executive Service Qualifications & Fundamental-Competencies”.

YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION IF YOU FAIL TO FULLY DEMONSTRATE EACH ECQ AND MTQ AND IF YOUR RESUME EXCEEDS TWO (2) PAGES.

Current or Former (within last 5 years) Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employees in the Executive Branch.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee, please indicate this in your resume.

Serving in a Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES appointment WILL NOT eliminate you from consideration. Major Duties:

The Senior Advisor for CPR serves as an authoritative expert and senior executive advisor to the Chief of Protocol, White House and Department of State Senior Officials on all matters pertaining to Official and State Visits, gifts, and special diplomatic assignments.

Key duties include: Develop negotiating positions and strategies for engagements with senior-level officials from the Department of State, the White House, and the Bureau of the Budget regarding the scope, sources, and offsets required to address both funded and unfunded requirements that arise outside of regular budget cycles Develop and revise Department policies, procedures, and regulations pertaining to the execution of Official Visits and related protocol functions.

He/she demonstrates the ability to engage diplomatically and effectively with Protocol's broad and senior-level constituency.