This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans; Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, Screening and Vetting Office (SVO). The primary purpose of this position is to provide direction, development, and coordination of DHS screening operations under the auspices of the SVO. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a Supervisory Program Analyst, GS-0343-15, your typical work assignments may include: Develop, coordinate and evaluate identity management, verification and/or intelligence policies, particularly those utilizing biometrics. Work with DHS operational Components, program management offices and technical entities to align DHS capabilities to best mitigate identified threats and vulnerabilities. Assess the applicability of new and emerging biometric and identity management technologies to the DHS Mission while weighing potential privacy and civil liberties consequences of their adoption, represent DHS on interagency coordinating bodies such as: the National Security Council's Interagency Policy Coordinating Committees (IPCs) and Sub-IPCs, and other interagency screening and vetting working groups, and engaging with other interested departments and agencies, representatives of allied governments and international organizations. Ensure policy and program development across the Department complies with relevant guidance, laws and reporting requirements, appropriately gathers information from-and coordinates with-relevant DHS components (e.g., Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Intelligence & Analysis, Transportation Security Administration) in order to ensure unity of effort across DHS, works with other federal offices and agencies, especially the Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigations, the State Department, and the Department of Justice to share biometric and identity management, verification and/or intelligence capabilities in the furtherance of their and DHS's statutory missions. Manage the Biometrics and Identity Management Team within the Screening and Vetting Office. 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 and subsequent random drug testing as position is designated as drug testing eligible.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Serving in a leadership role for a team or organization responsible for terrorism watchlisting, screening, and vetting procedures and/or biometrics, identity management or credentialing programs. Working with federal departments and agencies in providing expertise on screening and vetting programs, including biometrics programs, and serve as the primary liaison screening and vetting efforts. Developing policies, goals, and objectives of biometrics, identity management and/or credentialing programs, and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the programs. 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. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this 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.

Education

Not Applicable

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Gina Mahal
• Phone: 202-984-0989
• Email: [email protected]