This position is located in Management Directorate, Office of Security & Integrity, Personnel Security Division. As an Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist, you will supervise a staff responsible for adjudicating agency personnel background investigations to determine fitness, suitability, and/or security access and conduct liaison activities with federal agencies concerning the Personnel Security Program.

Duties

As a first-line supervisor, establish priorities, goals, and assign tasks. Hold self and subordinates accountable for measurable high-quality results. Monitor performance of employees providing coaching, leadership, and guidance. Manage and oversee assigned sections of a diverse personnel security program including all facets of personnel and industrial security, national security, continuous vetting and special actions, and policy, oversight, and training. Adjudicate background investigations to determine suitability/fitness/security eligibility of individuals for entry/retention in sensitive and non-sensitive positions. Serve as a technical authority on all suitability/fitness/clearance decisions. Implement the Personnel Security and Suitability policies and procedures in accordance with applicable laws, Executive Orders, ODNI, SuitEA, and Industrial Security guidelines authorities and responsibilities. Serve in a leadership role on work groups. Provide summaries on casework, referrals, and assigned program initiatives. Assist with hiring panels and onboarding activities. Ensure training requirements are met. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 01/17/2024. Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 01/17/2024. GS-14: You qualify at the GS-14 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties: Making risk-based decisions in evaluating whether applicants, employees, and contractors meet suitability, fitness, security, and National Security Information (NSI) eligibility/access requirements in accordance with all Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines; Preparing, analyzing, formulating, developing, reviewing, and implementing personnel security policies, standards, and procedures in accordance with Executive Orders, Federal Laws, directives, and regulations; Establishing and carrying out specific action plans for accomplishing short-term goals and objectives, devising new methods or procedures for accomplishing work to promote efficiencies. Please read the following important information to ensure you submit everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your responses and appropriate documentation prior to 01/17/2024. Your resume will be used to determine your qualifications for the position advertised in this announcement. Therefore, your resume must highlight your most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement, as well as any applicable education. USCIS will only review the first 5 pages of your resume to determine your initial eligibility/qualifications for a position. As such, please be sure to include content to support your eligibility/qualifications for this position within the first 5 pages. Please note that your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since Human Resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated and ranked based on your responses to the online questions. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Duties (be specific in describing your duties) Employer's name and address Supervisor name and phone number Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008) Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position. Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Salary Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible. Note: Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Federal Experience: If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history. This information will be further validated if selected for this position. 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 criteria 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 service. Please provide the dates and amount of time/hours worked earning this experience.

Education

EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: HROC Staffing Help Desk
• Phone: 952-697-8380
• Email: [email protected]