This is a 1 year detail/temporary promotion. This assignment may be ended earlier or extended, based on management's needs. It may also be made permanent without further competition. This position is located under Departmental Administration (DA), Office of Homeland Security (OHS), National Security Division (NSD).

Duties

Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. With program managers, develops program scope, goals, measures, and resource requirements. Provides guidance and oversight to program managers. Leads coordination of USDA implementation of homeland and national security policies and initiatives, ensuring consistent approach across USDA mission areas, agencies and staff offices. Coordinates with Federal departments on national and homeland security, emergency preparedness and resilience policy. Liaison with agencies on matters related to intelligence, counterintelligence, agroterrorism, biodefense, and managing and mitigating risk related to the security of critical infrastructure related to food and agriculture. Leads coordination with USDA mission areas and agencies, and federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector partners on issues related to division programs. Coordinates Interagency requests for USDA resources and technical experts with agency and mission area leadership, and represents USDA at Senior Executive level meetings in the absence of the OHS Director. Develops appropriate policy language to convey USDA roles, responsibilities and capabilities. Coordinates drafting and development of policies with USDA mission areas, agencies and staff offices. Represents USDA policies, positions and capabilities on White House National Security Council Interagency Policy Committees (IPCs) and sub-IPCs, as appropriate. Interact with high-ranking USDA Officials to facilitate situational awareness, respond to incidents, coordinate development and implementation of policies, and participate on interagency working groups. Coordinates the development, distribution, and analysis of a wide range of data calls, requests for information and reports related to policy development and implementation.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.
• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Selected applicants are subject to initial and random drug testing. Failure to pass a Drug Test or maintain a clearance is grounds for removal.
• Selected applicants must undergo and successfully obtain and maintain a background investigation for a Top Secret SCI clearance. You must meet initial and periodic suitability determinations based on favorable background investigations and updates.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions and specialized experience, as defined below. To be considered for this position as a DETAIL at the GS-15 grade level, you must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to potentially qualify for a detail and hold the same grade level you are currently applying for. To qualify for this position as a TEMPORARY PROMOTION at the GS-15 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Time in grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. At the GS-15 Level - Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-14 level) which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience providing leadership and strategic direction in the development and execution of a broad range of homeland and national security policy initiatives and strategic program plans to include intelligence, counterintelligence/insider threat, agroterrorism and biodefense and the impact of foreign investments to economic and national security; and experience managing and mitigating risk to critical infrastructure in food and agriculture, resilience and recovery. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of Homeland Security 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Paige Sharp
• Email: [email protected]