ATF is a law enforcement agency in the U.S. Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals/criminal organizations, illegal use/trafficking of firearms, illegal use/storage of explosives, acts of arson/bombings, acts of terrorism, and illegal diversion of alcohol/tobacco products. We partner with communities, industries, law enforcement, and public safety agencies to safeguard the public through information sharing, training, research, & technology. Visit www.atf.gov

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is developing and delivering programmatic policy guidance and technical support relative to firearms and explosives to all components of the Bureau at both the Headquarters and field operational levels. EPS also drafts the regulations that implement Federal firearms, explosives, alcohol diversion, and tobacco diversion laws within ATF's area of responsibility through its five divisions and Office of Regulatory Affairs.

Requirements

Qualifications

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory (Current members of the career SES, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and OPM/QRB certified candidates need not address the ECQs). You are required to submit information describing your experience in each of the five ECQs. The narratives should be clear, concise, and illustrate your overall record (professional and volunteer experience, education and training, accomplishments, awards and potential) in these ECQs. Be sure to furnish examples and describe the context in which you applied your knowledge, discuss how you used skills relevant to the position, indicate the complexity and scope of your work, discuss the impact of your work, note the level of people with whom you interacted, and explain the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed. Structure your statements in terms of the challenges you faced, the context or environment in which the actions were taken, the actions taken, and the outcome or results from such action (i.e., Challenge-Context-Action-Result {C-C-A-R} Model). Additional information on the ECQs is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Executive Core Qualifications - Please attach written responses, limited to two pages per ECQ (i.e., for a total of ten typewritten pages for all five ECQs). 1. Leading Change - Involves the ability to bring about strategic change, within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2. Leading People - Involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3. Results Driven - Involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4. Business Acumen - Involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information services strategically. 5. Building Coalitions - Involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory - Please attach written responses, limited to one typewritten page per TQ. Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation and maintenance of firearms and explosive programs and service activities within federal, state or local government or the private sector. Demonstrated experience with providing law enforcement coordination on firearms and explosives programs and service activities with other Federal, State, local and international law enforcement agencies; domestic and foreign government representatives; and industry representatives. Demonstrated experience in the implementation and/or modification of policies pertaining to firearms and explosives and ensures maximum functional and operational support to the law enforcement mission and strategic operational plans, including developing and evaluating long-range plans, developing and coordinating operations and procedures related to firearms and explosives, while ensuring these programs are effectively administered and in accordance with broadly stated Bureau objectives and priorities. Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of a federal, state or local government or private sector law-enforcement organization's structure, missions, programs, policies and procedures, and organizational relationships in order to oversee the implementation of firearms and explosives programs.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Enforcement Programs and Services 99 New York Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20226 US
• Name: Edward Maguire
• Phone: 202-648-8361
• Email: [email protected]