This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, International Port Security (IPS) Program (LANT-51) at Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) in Portsmouth, VA.

Duties

As a Security Specialist in the International Port Security (IPS) Program, this position serves as a foreign port security assessor and as a foreign port security capacity building team member. 

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

To Qualify for the GS-12 Grade Level:  Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.  Examples of specialized experience includes: Coordinating a variety of sensitive and complex tasks encompassing the entire spectrum of maritime and port security; leading or assisting in the review of Facility Security Plans (FSP) and Alternative Security Plans (ASP) and participating in Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) facility inspections to ensure compliance; and serving as spokesperson at public meetings, hearings, and briefings related to maritime and port security.  National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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 Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.  If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]