Summary As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov Responsibilities The Senior Level (SL) system is for positions classified above GS-15 that do not meet the criteria for the Senior Executive Service (SES), nor do they involve the fundamental research and development responsibilities that are characteristic of the Scientific or Professional (ST) system. This Senior Level (SL) position is with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Immediate Office of the Director (IOD), Deputy Director for Policy, Communication, and Legislative Affairs (DDPCLA), Atlanta, Georgia. As Senior Advisor for External Affairs, you will: plan, develop and implement agency policies and strategies related to external affairs, ensuring an opportunity for CDC leaders to contribute to such efforts; provide leadership for the agency in several program areas with special intergovernmental focus, facilitating CDC responsiveness, and promoting understanding of agency goals; collaborate across the agency to integrate external affairs with congressional affairs; communications, policy and other strategic functions; research and evaluate key public health policies, procedures, and guidelines to advise and to meet specific external affairs needs in coordination with relevant senior leaders; ensure effectiveness of policy review and evaluation of intergovernmental and external affairs; represent CDC senior leadership with the private sector, officials of other federal agencies, officials of state, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations; serve as a liaison with policy-level officials to ensure respective views and interests are promoted with respect to current and emerging policy issues; serve as a liaison in strengthening relationships and collaborations across CDC with governors and their key officials, county and city officials, and others on the effect of national goals of health and human services. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications As a requirement for SL, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible senior experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities listed in the assessment questionnaire. To meet the qualification requirements for this position, your resume should emphasize levels of responsibility, scope, and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, and results. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level related to the work of this position that has provided candidates with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and professional technical qualifications (PTQs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include leading, directing, and managing a large public health program, such as scientific, public health, academic, non-governmental or other organization, while providing technical assistance to internal and external partners on matters relating to the improvement of their public health policies and activities. Applicants must have experience across various organization types such as Congress, executive branch agencies, and non-governmental organizations. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following KSAs, PTQs and other characteristics. A narrative response is not required separately for the qualification statements but your resume should contain sufficient information to demonstrate your level of experience and qualifications for the position. 1. Senior level experience providing guidance on an agency's external affairs including engagement with Congress and coordination of federal and state level health initiatives. 2. Ability to develop and implement plans to ensure effective external affairs engagements for a large public health organization as demonstrated by experience managing coalitions, developing and advancing policy proposals, and providing expert guidance to senior leaders. 3. Experience serving as a liaison with policy officials to ensure respective views and interests are promoted with respect to current and emerging policy issues affecting external stakeholders. 4. Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with high-level government officials, state, tribal, territorial, and local government officials and nongovernmental groups. You must complete the assessment questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12282741 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. Education Additional Information Salary for SL positions varies depending on qualifications. The annual salary range is at the beginning of this announcement. This position may be eligible for performance bonuses and performance-based pay adjustments. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT/FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE CDC Financial Disclosure: HHS fosters a work environment committed to government ethics. Through its ethics program, HHS seeks to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of executive branch employees. A conflict-free HHS allows its public servants to make impartial decisions based on the interests of the public when carrying out governmental responsibilities, to serve as good stewards of public resources, and to loyally adhere to the Constitution and laws of the United States. As an executive branch employee, you will be subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct and the criminal conflict of interest statutes. An introduction to federal ethics will be available during orientation. You must complete the remainder of your initial ethics training during your first three months at HHS. Further details on this will be provided during orientation. You might be required to a file a public or confidential financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment. You will receive formal notification if a disclosure report is required. This can require information such as recent sources of income, financial interests you hold, and outside activities you participate in, as well as similar information from a spouse or any dependent children. If you have questions, please contact the Deputy Ethics Counselor or Ethics Coordinator for your office, which you can find here: https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/ogc/contact-ogc/agency-deputy-ethics-counselors-and-ethics-coordinators/index.html Security and Background Requirements If you have not previously completed a background security investigation, one will be required. Appointment will be subject to successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation might be required at a later time. All information concerning your qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation can be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate disciplinary action. E-Verify: If selected for this position, the documentation you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates you to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. HHS is an E-Verify Participant. Public Health Service (PHS) Officers: Qualifying active-duty PHS officers interested in performing the duties of this position while remaining active-duty or separating may apply online to this announcement to be referred accordingly. Please provide required documents accordingly as listed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.