Chief Risk Officer (Enterprise Risk Management Program Manager)

• Serves as Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program Manager and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Chief Risk Officer (CRO) under the Chief of Staff (CoS), providing oversight of the agency ERM framework.
• Synchronizes and integrates an ERM framework across all DLA program offices. Chairs the Enterprise Risk Working Group (ERWG) to provide a consistent methodology to support risk-informed decision making.
• Develops robust reporting and analysis to provide a comprehensive portfolio view of agency-wide risks, aligning mitigation efforts with DLA's defined risk appetite and tolerance.
• Integrates ERM and RMIC frameworks across DLA by collaborating with audit readiness initiatives, the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and governance boards to ensure efficient risk discovery and mitigation.
• Serves as the primary advisor to the Director, Chief of Staff (CoS), and Senior Leaders on all matters concerning risk management, governance, and internal management controls.
• Manages subordinate staff, including selections, promotions, performance evaluations, training plans, resource allocations, and resolving grievances or disciplinary matters.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• This is an Excepted Service position.
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Critical-Sensitive with Top Secret
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required
• Supervisory Probation: Required
• Completion of Supervisory Certification Program: Required
• Must sign and accept Schedule/Policy Career Excepted Service Position Acknowledgement

To qualify for a Chief Risk Officer (Enterprise Risk Management Program Manager), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-15 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Designing reporting procedures and conducting risk analyses to provide senior executives with a portfolio-wide view of risks aligned with organizational tolerance.
• Advising senior leaders on risk management, internal controls, and audit readiness while coordinating across agency governance boards and oversight bodies.
• Experience supervising a team, including evaluating performance, managing resources, resolving grievances, and coordinating contractor workflows.

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.

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:



Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.



Excepted Service Position: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service. You will obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position [if applicable]. Your employment in this position will be at-will. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code will not be available to an individual serving in this position. Prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices will be enforced by the Office of General Counsel [or agency equivalent position] and not the Office of Special Counsel.

Veterans Information: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to Schedule P/C appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Defense considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their submissions.

Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF-15 is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at www.opm.gov). As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.


The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

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