The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's Field Operations is looking for an expert Program Specialist (Deputy Regional Director - Mission) to support the Regional Director, Field Operations on impacts of operational risk and the accomplishment of multiple missions within an assigned geographic region and subordinate field offices performing complex Counterintelligence, Background Investigation, and the Industrial Security missions. Visit www.dcsa.mil to learn more about our agency.

Duties

As a Deputy Regional Director for Mission Integration, you will be responsible for assisting the Regional Director in developing, managing, and promoting integration efforts to cultivate operational relationships across subordinate field offices in the Western Region responsible for complex Counterintelligence (CI), Background Investigation (BI) and the Industrial Security (IS) mission execution. Lead the planning, development, and evaluation of new techniques and approaches to mission integration in the Western Region. Lead efforts to identify, analyze and recommend strategies to the Regional Director that measure and improve mission integration processes, productivity and efficiency including the development of standards, requirements, performance goals, objectives and metrics. Analyze and evaluate, on a quantitative or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of program operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Recommend improvements to processes, recommend plans of action and milestones (POAM), and track the execution of approved changes as directed or appropriate. Liaise closely with Western or Central Region mission leadership, DCSA mission component personnel, DCSA enabling areas, and counterparts in other Regions.

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): May be authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 11/20/2023 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS 14 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Working knowledge of Industrial Security, Background Investigations, and Counterintelligence/Insider Threat. Overseeing budgets, policies, directives, and instructions, and exercising judgment and ingenuity in interpreting the intent of guides, practices, techniques, and precedents used to resolve national level problems and developing new courses of action. Working with diverse client bases and missions to improve mission performance, resolve conflicts, identify future challenges, and identify opportunities to integrate and improve mission accomplishment. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1.Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others to accept recommendations, cooperate, or change their behavior; works with others towards an agreement; negotiates to find mutually acceptable solutions. 2.Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization. 3. Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; uses sound reasoning to arrive at conclusions; finds alternative solutions to complex problems; distinguishes between relevant and irrelevant information to make logical judgements. 4. Supervisory/Managerial: Knowledge of supervisory/managerial competencies including professionalism, leadership, oral and written communication, strategic focus, responsibility and accountability and initiative, customer service and resource stewardship. 5. Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 27130 Telegraph Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: DCSA Servicing Team
• Phone: 614-692-2886
• Email: [email protected]