Area Director

Indian Health Service•Anchorage, AK

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead with purpose and make an impact. As an Area Director, you will serve as a senior executive leader, guiding operations and advancing national priorities across your Area. You'll strengthen partnerships with Tribes, Urban Indian Organizations, and key stakeholders while driving collaboration, addressing critical issues, and helping ensure the Indian Health Service (IHS) effectively serves American Indian and Alaska Native communities. As an Area Director, you will serve in a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the IHS and the communities it serves. You will provide senior leadership for your assigned Area, translate national priorities into effective Area-level action, and help ensure programs, resources, and partnerships are aligned to advance the IHS mission. The position offers the opportunity to work closely with Tribal Nations, Urban Indian Organizations, senior IHS leaders, and Federal, state, local, and other partners while leading a diverse portfolio of operational and organizational priorities. As Area Director, you will bring together people, programs, and resources to address complex challenges, strengthen relationships, and move important initiatives forward.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.
A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigation as a condition of employment.
Applicants must complete all required background investigation forms within five (5) calendar days of issuance.
This position requires a review of the applicant's financial history as part of the personnel security and suitability determination.
Applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility, maintain good standing with creditors, and satisfy all legal financial obligations prior to applying.
Individuals with substantial delinquent or unresolved financial obligations-including, but not limited to, delinquent federal or state tax liabilities, defaulted federal student loans, court-ordered fines or fees, or child support arrears-may be deemed unsuitable for employment with the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Prior to the appointment, candidates must present two valid forms of identification. If one of the documents is a state-issued ID or driver's license, it must be REAL ID-compliant.
Resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Providing senior-level leadership and management for organizational programs, operations, resources, or initiatives, including translating organizational priorities into implementation plans and monitoring results and accountability; Leading or coordinating engagement with Tribal governments, Tribal Organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, Federal, state, local, or other governmental and external partners on complex or sensitive issues; Providing senior-level coordination, analysis, or implementation support involving the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), Tribal self-determination/self-governance programs, or comparable Federal Indian programs and authorities; Coordinating complex, cross-functional issues involving multiple organizational components or program areas, including identifying risks, developing solutions or recommendations, tracking commitments, and elevating matters requiring higher-level action; and Exercising supervisory or managerial responsibility, such as establishing priorities, assigning and evaluating work, managing organizational resources, addressing performance or conduct matters, and ensuring accountability for organizational results.
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Provide senior leadership for your assigned Area, translate national priorities into effective Area-level action, and help ensure programs, resources, and partnerships are aligned to advance the IHS mission.
Lead Area Office operations, resources, and staff while translating national priorities into coordinated Area-level actions and ensuring accountability for organizational commitments.
Strengthen government-to-government and partner relationships through Tribal Consultation, Urban Confer, listening sessions, technical assistance, and ongoing engagement.
Coordinate Area implementation of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), working across Area and Headquarters functions to support consistent and timely implementation.
Bring together programs, partners, and subject-matter experts to address complex issues, coordinate priorities, resolve challenges, and advance matters requiring broader Agency action.
Provide Area-level leadership for preparedness, continuity, response, and recovery efforts and help ensure significant events and critical issues receive timely attention and follow-through.