Summary If you are an expert on financial and program risk and fraud management this may be the job for you. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking a highly motivated professional to serve as the Senior Advisor for Enterprise Risk Management located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Finance. This individual will play an integral role on managing the agency's financial and programmatic risks. fraud detection capability, audit compliance, and internal controls. Responsibilities The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria Virginia and is eligible for telework. The position is eligible for remote telework with no regular reporting requirement to Alexandria, VA with an approved alternate worksite (such as a home residence) that is within 50 miles of USPTO Campus in Alexandria, Virginia. As the Senior Advisor for Enterprise Risk Management, you'll have an unapparelled opportunity to lead the charge to integrated, agency-wide enterprise risk and fraud management programs. This position requires a highly technical expert requiring specialized knowledge and subject matter expertise on enterprise-wide financial and program risk and fraud management. This is an exciting opportunity also serves as the principal advisor to the Director of the Office of Finance and is recognized as the agency expert within the OCFO and the agency's committee on matters related to agency risk and fraud management and mitigation. If you're ready to showcase your expertise, here some of the exciting duties you'll engage in: Manages a comprehensive enterprise-wide risk framework to include overseeing the planning, development, implementation, and sustainment of USPTO's Enterprise Risk Management program to guide operations in achieving agency goals and objectives. Develops and manages an office with agency-wide responsibility for ERM, including managing subordinates, planning office budget, and formulating and implementing organizational goals. Leads highly complex reviews on areas that have been identified as concerns by gathering and analyzing information and data on programs and processes, including interviewing managers and employees engaged in the program or process under study. Leads in-depth research projects to identify emerging risks, root causes, interdependencies, risk trajectories and related findings to determine areas that require focus. Conducts quantitative and qualitative analyses to evaluate and define areas of concern. Offers written and oral recommendations for actions to address issues or problems uncovered by fact-finding and analysis efforts. Prepares the USPTO enterprise risk profile highlighting key risks facing the agency and appropriate mitigation efforts. Collaborates with leaders and managers from program offices across the USPTO to address risk concerns and mitigation strategies. Engages across the organization to build an integrated risk-aware culture by providing outreach, training and support to various levels of employee. Advises senior leaders on internal control and risk assessment requirements; deployment of management control plans, procedures, processes and methodology; implementation; and results and status to ensure internal control and assessment requirements are satisfied. Maintains expert knowledge of the latest risk and fraud management frameworks, approaches, and areas of inquiry across government and industry. Recommends improvements for risk and fraud management, including internal controls, program evaluation, assessments, and process operation. Provides expert planning, analysis, and advice to management for improving the risk and fraud management program. Defines and monitors the scope of work and delivery performance of contractors involved with USPTO's risk and fraud management processes. Serves as contracting officer representative (COR) in alignment with current certifications and award value. Reviews invoices as submitted and ensures prompt payment to the extent possible in accordance with law, regulations, policies, and requirements. This position may include some supervisory and related managerial duties. If you're up for the challenge - apply now! Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To meet the minimum requirements for this position, candidates must demonstrate their experience in their narrative responses to the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) questions and all narrative responses must be fully supported within their resume. Applicants must use the USA Jobs text boxes to submit their narrative responses to the PTQs. Do not write "see resume" or "see attached documents". Each PTQ has a 10,000-character limit (to include spaces) that must be adhered to. Uploaded documents addressing the PTQs will not be accepted. Experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to clearly show that the candidate possesses the required professional/technical qualifications set forth below. 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. The PTQs for this position are: Skill and experience in advising senior level management officials on complex, agency-wide, and multi-dimensional programs; including recommending expert strategies and establishing plans to mitigate risks for cybersecurity, fraud, and internal controls; executing on such plan; and monitoring progress towards program goals. Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize, implement and execute an enterprise portfolio of integrated programs that assesses and manages risk to include a systematic process for tracking, evaluating and managing program and financial performance and risks and their intersection with cybersecurity and fraud risks. Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing to effectively persuade senior executives on the importance of managing complex financial, programmatic, and/or information technology risks and issues to advocate for resources and incentivize risk mitigation. Expert knowledge of federal programs and policies regarding enterprise risk management, fraud detection, audit compliance, internal controls, and cybersecurity risk. Education There is no education requirement for this position, however a four-year degree is preferred. Additional Information This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position. This is a Public Trust position and has a risk level designation of 'moderate'. The USPTO participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice. More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued. The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, requires senior officials in the executive, legislative and judicial branches to file public reports of their finances as well as other interests outside the Government. If selected for this position, you will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278). The OGE 278 is available to the public. The primary purpose of disclosure is to assist agencies in identifying potential conflicts of interest between a filer's official duties and the filer's private financial interests and affiliations. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. If you believe that you have been discriminated against and would like to file an EEO complaint, you must do so within 45 days of the date of the alleged discriminatory act. Claims of employment discrimination must be submitted to the attention of the USPTO's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity via email (oeeod@uspto.gov) or phone (571-272-8292).