Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, we serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, we secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and public transit systems, thus protecting our transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

The Assistant Administrator (AA), Training & Development (T&D) reports to the Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator (DEAA) for Enterprise Support (ES) and serves as the principal advisor on matters relating to training for the entire TSA workforce, including screener, law enforcement, canine, general, and leadership training. The AA T&D provides key policy advice and guidance on training and development programs agency-wide, as well as state, local, international, and canine programs, which impact key strategic TSA objectives, requirements, and operations in order to meet the overall mission, vision, goals and objectives of TSA and DHS. Duties include: Serving as the key management official responsible for establishing standards and requirements for nationwide, state, local, canine, and international training and development programs, and serves as an expert and consultant to the Administrator and the Deputy Administrator, as well as other senior executive staff, on highly complex training initiatives impacting key strategic TSA programs and operations. Ensuring new learning resources and programs successfully address critical challenges and focus on broad industry training programs for all sectors of transportation security. Transforming TSA into a true learning organization by developing innovative methods, processes, and operations, such as informal networks, online tools, workforce initiatives, and communities of practice to supplement traditional learning programs. Overseeing and operating multiple training centers and locations that train all segments of the TSA workforce including Transportation Security Officers, Federal Air Marshals, canine teams, instructors, inspectors, and other specialists. Responsible for the overall relationship with all training institutions in partnership with TSA, such as the TSA Academy at FLETC, the Canine Training Center at Lackland Air Force Base, the TSA Training Center and others. Working closely with Security Operations to ensure the readiness of the TSA workforce. In addition, all curricula and general oversight of state and local training provided by other TSA offices falls under the purview of the AA T&D. Managing strategic partnership with other DHS Chief Learning Officers to advance TSA's mission in the broader context of DHS.

Requirements

Qualifications

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Professional/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) listed below. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including results of your actions. Please refer to the Office of Personnel Management's website, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf for additional information about ECQs. The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. Therefore, evidence of each ECQ and PTQ must be CLEARLY REFLECTED in your resume. If you are a current or reinstatement eligible Career SES/TSES member or a graduate of an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and your ECQs have been previously certified by OPM's Qualifications Review Board, you are not required to address the ECQs. However, you MUST address all PTQs in your resume. Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs): 1. Demonstrated experience leading law enforcement and security management training programs in a large, geographically-dispersed organization. 2. Demonstrated knowledge of technical and leadership training as well as other initiatives to design, develop, deliver, and evaluate training programs that find innovative and effective solutions to complex issues. 3. Demonstrated experience applying expert knowledge to address training and development challenges, while supporting the needs of a diverse and dispersed workforce. 4. Demonstrated experience evaluating complex training and employee development programs and other operations across the agency-wide. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE. This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE. This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS. This core qualification 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. FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS IN THE RESUME WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION. CURRENT OR FORMER POLITICAL APPOINTEES: 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.

Contacts

• Address Executive Resources DO NOT MAIL Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Executive Resources
• Email: [email protected]