About the Position: Serves as the Deputy Director for the Protection Directorate (PD), oversees and ensures staff facilitation of all Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP), Critical Infrastructure Protection, Chemical Biological Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE), Operational Security (OPSEC), Personnel Recovery (PR), Law Enforcement (LE), Explosives Ordnance Device (EOD), Safety, Air and Missile Defense (AMD), and Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) lines of efforts.

Duties

Assist the Director in planning, directing, supervising, and coordinating of the Protection Directorate activities comprised of five operating divisions. Provides expert advice and scope of knowledge in protection mission areas, including, PR, AT, CBRN, LE, OPSEC, AMD, Safety, EOD, and other missions assigned by CDR USARNORTH and Director. Analyze, interprets, and develops administrative guidance, policies, and directives prescribed by higher authority into guidance/SOP for the Directorate. Ensure training and professional development opportunities are provided to all members (civilian, contractors, and military) of the Protection Directorate. Advise and recommends protection priorities such as the Critical Assets List (CAL) and Defended Assets List (DAL), FPCONs and random AT measures. In the event of terrorist attack or other emergencies, the incumbent directs, supervises, advise crisis management planning and execution of force protection activities and support. Supervise manpower surveys and changes to Tables of Distribution and Allowances (TDAs). Manages civilian and military awards, performance rating chain, personnel leave requests, MER, and ATAAPS.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent will be required to deploy within the NORTHCOM AOR on short notice (in under 24 hours).
• Overtime and shift work may be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Must be able to wear other personal protective equipment (PPE) or clothing such as boots, goggles, gloves, chemical mask and other safety equipment as required.
• This position is deployable; a pre-deployment physical is required upon deployment notification.
• Must be able to receive inoculations IAW DoD requirements for travel to specific countries.
• TDY will be Approximately 35% of the time.
• A Supervisory Probationary Period maybe required.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialize experience:One year of specialize experiencewhich includes managing the effort to develop, implement, or enforce comprehensive and integrated security policies and systems to ensure physical, industrial, personal, and information operations security to deter, prevent, and defeat threats and aggression against the United States, its territories, and interests; provide Defense Support to Civilian Authorities; experience with addressing significant changes to national security policies that affect all entities within the organization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Decision MakingHuman Capital ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingStrategic Thinking Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-14).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address FR-APF-WJMH99 AUG MCP HQ US ARMY NORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk