The incumbent serves as a first line Office of Personnel (OPE) supervisor accountable for guiding and directing a team of analysts in implementing SSA's Security and Suitability program for contractors and/or prospective SSA employees.

Duties

Provides authoritative advice and recommendations to the Director and Deputy Director, CSPS, on broad crosscutting initiatives for use in establishing priorities and formulating policies related to SSA’s personnel security and suitability program;... [Cont'd]...coordinates and monitors the accomplishment of major security and suitability program goals and initiatives. Participates in developing objectives, priorities, and procedures for assigned segment of SSA’s Personnel Security and Suitability program; ensures proper coordination and cooperation of subordinate team(s) and staff members. Oversees and evaluates various aspects of the security and suitability programs for effectiveness. Establishes and implements well-organized and efficient processing procedures. Makes suggestions for improvements in the security and... [Cont'd] suitability team’s processes; and ensures policy compliance among the various operating components.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Selective Service Registration: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required.
• Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results.
• Federal employees must be in good standing.
• Federal employees must have a successful performance rating.
• Selectees may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources.

Qualifications

WHO MAY APPLY: Applications will only be accepted from applicants eligible for one of the following categories. Federal employees currently serving under career or career conditional appointments; Federal employees currently serving under the following types of appointments: Schedule A, Reg. 213.3102 (U) appointments for individuals with disabilities; and time limited appointments for veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; Former Federal employees eligible for reinstatement (i.e., those who have career status or separated from a career-conditional appointment less than 3 years ago); Current or former Federal employees eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP); or Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Eligibles (i.e., Preference-eligible veterans OR veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service). Military Spouse Appointing Authority Federal employees serving under excepted service appointments with competitive service compatibility (e.g., Postal Service, Foreign Service, an agency with an interchange agreement, etc.) may be eligible to apply. Please visit Excepted Service Appointments with Competitive Service Compatibility for more information. NOTE: Excepted service employees serving under Schedule A appointments for Attorney positions or Pathways Programs appointments (Presidential Management Fellows, Recent Graduates, and Interns) are not eligible for consideration. HOW TO QUALIFY: Eligible applicants must meet the following qualification requirements. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-13 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience must include work that involves applying suitability-related policy according to processing procedures, AND working on a team on personnel security OR suitability programs. NOTE: Your resume must specifically address the experiences needed for the selective placement factor. This information is instrumental in determining the highest quality candidates to be referred to the Selecting Official. The specialized experience is REQUIRED and must be explicitly documented/described in your résumé or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please describe duties you perform (not just knowledge, skills and abilities) as they relate to the specialized experience required for this position. The experience must be for at least one year and at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent. Document this clearly in your résumé. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks at GS-13. Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address DCHR - OPE 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing DCHR
• Phone: 410-965-1234
• Email: [email protected]