This position serves as a primary advisor to the Director of the DCSA. Incumbent supervises and guides administrative personnel in the DCSA front office, but without dedicated staff supporting the Executive Officer position. Incumbent will be expected to draft and edit correspondence from the Director; coordinate activities with the protocol office; collaborate with executives and staff officers to prepare and accompany the Director for engagements, and manage action items to completion.

Duties

As the EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO THE DIRECTOR you will be responsible for the following duties:

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.
• This position is designated as "Mission essential" for purposes of continuity of operations in an emergency.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is highly desired for this position; a master's degree is preferred.
• The position may require frequent temporary duty travel (TDY) and/or local travel.
• The work is predominately sedentary with no unusual physical requirements. The work is performed in an office setting, with some walking, bending, and carrying of files required.

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 04/09/2024 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 GS/GG-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 GG-15 position includes: Directly supporting senior leadership to ensure the strategic objectives, goals, and priorities are conveyed to subordinate elements. Compiling a wide range of inputs into cogent, complete programs and responses that are in consonance with the agency goals and priorities. Preparing senior executives for engagements, supporting the engagement, capturing action items, and developing suspense's to ensure items are completed by agreed upon timelines. Reviewing responses to ensure quality and completeness and producing final product for the Director's approval. Leading numerous high priority special projects of critical importance to executive leadership producing substantial, detailed research and provides recommendations that involve unprecedented solutions to intransigent problems. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Strategic Thinking - Formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks. 2. Management Analysis - Conducts research and solves organizational inefficiencies to increase the effectiveness of the organization. 3. Problem Solving - Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; seeks/generates and evaluates alternative perspectives/solutions; makes timely/ effective recommendations, based on potential implications of findings or conclusions. Critically evaluates to identify the causes of problems, and chooses courses of action that balance the interests of the mission and stakeholders. 4. Communication - Communicate orally and in writing.

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]