Department of the Treasury

Deputy Associate Director - Travel Policy and Operations

Washington, District of Columbia, Ogden, Utah Full time

Deputy Associate Director - Travel Policy and Operations

Department: Department of the Treasury

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia, Ogden, Utah

Salary Range: $146481 - $195200 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located at Departmental Offices,Management CFO - Management and Budget. As a Deputy Associate Director - Travel Policy and Operations, you will serve in the delegated role as the Senior Travel Official (STO) for the Department of the Treasury and provides authoritative interpretation of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) as it applies across the agency.

Major Duties:

  • As a Deputy Associate Director - Travel Policy and Operations, you will: Review and interpret travel regulations and policies. Ensure all travel is conducted in accordance with the (FTR) and provide authoritative interpretation of the regulations as it applies to the agency. Develop agency-wide travel management policies and programs tightly aligned with the FTR. Set performance measures, monitor vendor performance for travel programs and appraise vendor performance to achieve agency-wide efficiency, effectiveness and user satisfaction of travel services and programs. Conduct analysis and brief senior level agency officials on travel management performance, trends, and issues. In coordination with applicable agency personnel, including financial officials, incumbent works to integrate financial management operations and policies. Serve as liaison to the General Services Administration (GSA) on travel programs, policy, regulations, resources, and information concerning travel management.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Providing guidance and communication on policies directly related to booking domestic and international government travel for senior leadership within a government agency; AND - Leading a team that partners with travel agencies and service providers who support government travel services; AND - Representing a government entity at government wide forums such as General Services Administrations (GSA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on travel policy and programs. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé. TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-15, you must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks. TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

How to Apply: DO has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers. The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date. Are you unsure how to write your federal resume? We are here to help. The Treasury Recruitment Service regularly offers Writing Your Federal Resume training sessions, and other career-related information sessions, to assist you in your career search journey. To register for a session, click here to go to our Career Information Sessions webpage. The Bureau provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application: -Log into your USAJOBS account (USAJOBS Login). A list of announcements in which you have applied is at the Welcome screen. -Under "application status," click "Track this application" and you will be taken to the agency website where you can check your application status. For more information regarding the job and applicant status, please refer to https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/ If you wish to make changes/updates to your application and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to your application. No updates can be made once the announcement has closed. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position. For additional information on how to apply, please visit the Partnership for Public Service's Go Government website. The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at, FairChanceAct@treasury.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: Treasury.gov/fairchanceact. To preview the assessment questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12827185

Application Deadline: 2025-11-10