Associate Director, Contingency and International Programs (Program Budget)

Office of the Secretary of Defense•Arlington, VA

About The Position

The Associate Director, Contingency and International Programs (Program/Budget) serves as the principal advisor to the Director, Operations (Program/Budget) and Deputy Comptroller (Program/Budget) on budgetary matters involving contingency operations, disaster assistance, and international programs. The position directs strategic alignment and resource optimization for Department of War policies, principles, and procedures concerning disaster assistance and special contingency appropriations and authorities. It leads budget formulation and develops short- and long-range plans and fiscal-year policies for contingency, disaster assistance, and security cooperation requirements, taking State Department and interagency authorities into account. The Associate Director oversees financial execution and reimbursement for relevant Department of War programs, including contingency operations, disaster assistance, international security cooperation, partner-nation participation in support of U.S. military operations, military-to-military engagements, civil-military plans, and partner-nation capacity-building. The position provides executive decision support and methodology guidance on domestic, international, and interagency matters with financial implications, and advises Department of War leadership on Federal agency and foreign-government requests for support and services, as well as foreign-government support for U.S. military forces. The role includes reviewing international agreements, acquisition and cross-servicing agreements, and interagency memoranda of understanding; ensuring support is consistent with the Secretary’s policy goals and the President’s national security objectives; and developing estimates for contingency operations, disaster assistance, and international support in coordination with relevant Combatant Commands and Office of the Under Secretary of War for Policy officials. The Associate Director instructs Department of War components on tracking and reporting costs using data analytics, consults with Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials on interagency transfers or billings, and monitors interagency billing and reimbursement reporting.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
Submit a resume of no more than two pages demonstrating the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications.
Demonstrate expertise applying budget policies and procedures to analyze complex and variable military programs, developing practical solutions for organizational programmatic and budgetary interests, and defending solutions before the Office of Management and Budget and relevant congressional or legislative committees.
Demonstrate ability to analyze complex resource-management issues and policies within the Federal budget process, provide executive-level guidance, develop practical solutions, and communicate effectively to senior leadership and external stakeholders, both orally and in writing.
Demonstrate the five Executive Core Qualifications: commitment to the rule of law and principles of the American founding; driving efficiency; merit and competence; leading people; and achieving results.
Newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment, unless otherwise applicable.
Submit to a drug test and receive a negative result before appointment; designated and/or random drug testing is required.
File an Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278).
Serve a one-year probationary period unless the SES probationary period has already been completed.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
Comply with Department of War Financial Management Certification program requirements within the allotted timeframe for this Financial Management Level 3 Certified position.
Demonstrate a broad enterprise perspective and ability to work with internal and external partners in support of national security objectives.

Responsibilities

Direct strategic alignment and resource optimization for Department of War policies, principles, and procedures concerning disaster assistance and special contingency appropriations and authorities.
Lead strategic budget formulation, including short- and long-range budgetary plans and fiscal-year policies for contingency, disaster assistance, and security cooperation requirements.
Oversee financial execution and reimbursement for Department of War programs supporting contingency operations, disaster assistance, international security cooperation, partner-nation participation, military-to-military engagements, civil-military plans, and partner-nation capacity-building.
Review and, as appropriate, raise Comptroller issues during the Program and Budget Review.
Provide executive decision support and guidance on methodology for domestic, international, and interagency matters with financial implications.
Advise Department of War leadership on the financial aspects of Federal agency and foreign-government requests for support and services, and foreign-government support for U.S. military forces.
Review international agreements, acquisition and cross-servicing agreements, and interagency memoranda of understanding.
Ensure provided support is consistent with the Secretary’s policy goals and the President’s national security objectives.
Develop estimates for contingency operations, disaster assistance, and international support to and from foreign countries in coordination with relevant Combatant Commands and Office of the Under Secretary of War for Policy officials.
Instruct Department of War components on tracking and reporting operational costs using data analytics.
Consult with Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials on interagency transfers or billings, and monitor interagency billing and reimbursement reporting.