Chief of Staff

You will serve as a Chief of Staff within the Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Secretary (OS), Policy Management and Budget (PMB), Office of Human Capital (OHC), in Washington D.C. This vacancy is open to current Department of Interior (DOI), Office of the Secretary (OS) employees in either Policy Management and Budget (PMB) or the Interior Business Center (IBC) and serving under a permanent competitive service appointment or a current PMB/IBC employee with eligibility under a special appointing authority for an excepted service appointment (e.g. 30% Service Connected, Schedule A, Pathways within the 120 day conversion time frame). Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provides executive-level coordination and strategic leadership for the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer (Deputy CHCO), serving as a senior advisor on mission execution, organizational priorities, performance tracking, and internal controls; represents the Deputy CHCO in high-level meetings, briefings, and interagency forums. Leads integration and implementation of Deputy CHCO strategic objectives, operational plans, and enterprise-wide human capital priorities; oversees policy development, governance processes, organizational performance metrics, and cross-functional implementation activities. Manages internal operations and administrative functions of the Office of Human Capital (OHC) immediate office, including staffing actions, performance management, internal communication processes, continuity planning, onboarding, transition support, and workforce development for executive staff. Oversees internal and external communications to ensure clarity, consistency, and timeliness of messaging across OHC and departmental stakeholders; coordinates briefing materials, memoranda, and reports for senior leadership, including the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, and other high-level officials. Ensures timely coordination, quality assurance, and resolution of high-priority actions across OHC; facilitates responses to Congressional inquiries, Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of Inspector General (IG) audits, and other senior leadership requests requiring sensitive handling and executive-level review. Supervises staff by setting goals, assigning work, reviewing deliverables, evaluating performance, approving awards, negotiating deadlines, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions when warranted.