This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Deputy Under Secretary for Analysis (DUS-A), Nation State Threats Center, The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Branch Chief responsible for assisting the NST Mission Manager/leadership in the development, validation, and articulation of strategy, policy and programs, RM, budget, execution, and programming. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a Supervisory Intelligence Operations Specialist, GS-0132-15, your typical work assignments may include: Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of a Branch with-in a Mission Center, ensuring the Mission Center development, refinement, validation, and articulation of strategy, policy and programs, resource management, budget, execution, and programming activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs and IC standards. As Branch Chief, manages the daily operations of the Branch and assists the Mission Management Team in strategic management by developing, implementing, and managing the full range of Mission Center activities. Represents I&A senior leadership and the mission center at meetings, interagency and intergovernmental teleconferences, secure video teleconferences, working groups and committees, and during times of crisis requiring 24/7 leadership coverage. Develops goals and objectives integrating organizational and Mission Center objectives. All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• You may be required to serve a two-year trial period.
• Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime, and/or 24/7 shift schedules, and/or on-call and standby duty status.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Finacial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
• May be required to work in shifts on a rotational basis in support of 24-hour operations.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Security clearance.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: To qualify for a GS-15 position you must possess the specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in Federal service or equivalent private/public sector service that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Experience conducting and leading unclassified and classified all-source intelligence analysis on Economic Security and supply chain/critical infrastructure threats to inform customers and guide their policies and operations. Preparing and conducting all-source intelligence briefings to provide senior decision makers and technical and nontechnical customers with acritical understanding of the cyber threat. Establishing threat intelligence partnerships and collaborations with analytic counterparts throughout the IC, and with federal, state, local, or private sector stakeholders. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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 critical 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 experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. This position is designated as Emergency Essential. Emergency Essential personnel must be able to serve during a continuity of operation event without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable).

Education

Not Applicable

Contacts

• Address IC-DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 US
• Name: Amy Lenderman
• Email: [email protected]