This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness, National Operations Center (NOC). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as primary National-level hub for domestic situational awareness, common operating picture, information fusion/sharing, communications and operations coordination pertaining to prevention of terrorist attacks and domestic incident management. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a NOC ASSISTANT SENIOR WATCH OFFICER, GS-0301-14, your typical work assignments may include: Assist the Senior Watch Officer (SWO) with providing continuous onsite management of a 24/7 watch consisting of representative of DHS , Intelligence Community, Law Enforcement, Department of Defense, other critical Federal Departments and State and Local partners. Assist the SWO with managing and directing the processes in the NOC and the flow of information from desk officers, subordinate DHS elements, other Federal operations centers, and state and local organizations to ensure threat and incident information is properly acquired, tracked, and archived. Arranges bridge communications between senior officials, to facilitate the exchange of pertinent information for decision making and based on the crisis or event, activates the NOC notification alert systems and/or Continuity of Operations (COOP) call back process to inform recall emergency employees critical to DHS response efforts. Monitors developing situations until decisions are made to stand-down or elevate the level of incident response all the while ensuring de-conflicting or duplicate and contradictory information is appropriately addressed. Prioritizes tasks and efforts during the watch, ensures the SWO log is maintained and written products are factually accurate, fully coordinated, complete, without grammatical or typographical errors, and disseminated in a timely manner to ensure that a common operating picture is maintained and shared with DHS leadership. All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret SCI Security Clearance
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• You must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Work involves 12-hour rotating shift work which includes: rotating days, mornings, afternoons, evenings, overnights, weekends, holidays and periods of inclement weather.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government or equivalent private sector experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Leading a team monitoring threats. Deterring and preventing terrorist incidents. Managing an organization comprised of operation, intelligence and law enforcement agencies during a crisis situation. Leading a major command operation or command center. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. 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. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. National Service 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. 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. Essential Personnel Position - This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR, Part 752, as applicable).

Education

Not Applicable

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Lathesia Thomas
• Email: [email protected]