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Duties

This position is located under the Office of Professional Responsibility & Security Operations, Personnel Security Division, Adjudications Branch in Washington, District of Columbia.

Requirements

Qualifications

GS-9 - You qualify if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience, performing the following duties: Providing assistance and support in organizing, coordinating and controlling procedures for initiating, reviewing and recording of personnel security investigations; AND Assisting in reviewing background investigation requests and investigation reports to support recommendations to grant or continue security clearances in accordance with regulations, guidelines and procedures; AND Providing procedural information regarding background investigations; AND Assisting in preparing reports and entering data into security systems. OR Completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or at least 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related to the requirements of the position. OR A combination of graduate education and experience. This will be calculated using your résumé and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application. GS-11 - You qualify if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience, performing the following duties: Reviewing background investigation requests for accuracy and completeness and ensuring compliance with Federal and agency regulations, standards, policies, and procedures; AND Reviewing and evaluating background investigation reports for fitness and suitability and making recommendations for resolving security program issues; AND Granting, continuing, or denying security clearances, and waivers; AND Interpreting and providing information and advice to management on personnel security policies, procedures, and requirements; AND Preparing reports summarizing investigations, findings, and actions. OR Completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or at least 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related to the requirements of the position. OR A combination of graduate education and experience. This will be calculated using your résumé and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume. Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) The CTAPprovides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA):VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a Veteran Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Education

There are no positive degree requirements for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Professional Responsibility and Security Operations 99 New York Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20226 US
• Name: Keysha Alston
• Email: [email protected]