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Duties

This position is in the Office of Safety and Security, reporting to the Chief of Overseas Operations for the Office of Safety and Security. This position will work at HQ however the incumbent will regularly be assigned to conduct TDY assignments and/or provide coverage in any of the three overseas Regions (Africa, EMA, IAP). The overall role of the HQ Peace Corps Safety and Security Officer (PCSSO) is to serve as a technical expert in all matters related to safety and security, providing support to HQ and posts as needed on security policies, procedures, training, and the implementation of Peace Corps safety and security support systems. The Security Specialist performs the following major duties:

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by 06/20/2024 (the closing date of the announcement). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To ensure full credit for your experience, please indicate the start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and the location of employment in your resume. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. Specialized Experience: This vacancy is being announced at three grade level(s): Specialized Experience at the FP-2 (GS-14): To be minimally qualified for this position at the FP-2 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-03 or GS-13 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Experience regularly monitoring a security environment to analyze the threat and potential impact that various risk factors, including: crime trends; political incidents or violence; civil unrest; natural disasters; road and transportation safety; epidemics; terrorism; transnational conflict have on individuals and operations; Experience developing mitigation strategies specific to identified threats and risks that have a significant impact on operations and programs; Experience with developing and conducting emergency action plan testing exercises to assess the viability of the plan and potential challenges; Experience developing and providing a wide range of safety and security guidance, including policy development and interpretation, enhancement of safety and security systems; Experience developing and delivering both standard and non-standard security courses and trainings on a variety of topics and utilizing an array of training delivery methods. ~OR~ Specialized Experience at the FP-3 (GS-13): To be minimally qualified for this position at the FP-3 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-04 or GS-12 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Experience regularly monitoring a security environment to analyze the threat and potential impact that various risk factors, including: crime trends; political incidents or violence; civil unrest; natural disasters; road and transportation safety; epidemics; terrorism; transnational conflict have on individuals and operations; Experience with identifying and developing mitigation strategies specific to identified threats and risks ; Experience implementing emergency action plan testing exercises to assess the viability of the plan and potential challenges; Experience working with others to develop and provide a wide range of safety and security guidance, including policy interpretation, enhancement of safety and security systems; Experience working with others to develop and delivering both standard and non-standard security courses and trainings on a variety of topics and utilizing an array of training delivery methods. ~OR~ Specialized Experience at the FP-4 (GS-11/12): To be minimally qualified for this position at the FP-4 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-05 or GS-09 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Experience regularly monitoring a security environment to analyze the threat and potential impact that various risk factors, including: crime trends; political incidents or violence; civil unrest; natural disasters; road and transportation safety; epidemics; terrorism; transnational conflict; have on individuals and operations; Experience coordinating with others to develop mitigation strategies specific to identified threats and risks; Experience coordinating emergency action plan testing exercises to assess the viability of the plan and potential challenges; Experience providing a wide range of safety and security guidance, including policy interpretation, enhancement of safety and security systems; Experience delivering both standard and non-standard security courses and trainings on a variety of topics and utilizing an array of training delivery methods. ~AND~ Time-in-Grade (TIG) Requirements: Current or Formal Federal employees, including current Peace Corps employees, must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the FP-09 (GS-05) grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position to which you are applying. All current or former Federal employees (including internal employees) must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). Please note: Past experience that satisfies the Specialized Experience MUST be well documented within your resume. Failure to provide this information in your resume with corresponding start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and location of employment may result in disqualification from further consideration. Specialized Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer work done with National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) or other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. Additional information on qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site. Peace Corps employees are employed using the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale. The FP pay plan does not follow the same structure as the GS pay plan. In the FP pay plan, as the grade-level numbers decrease the level/pay for the position increases. The FP-09 is the lowest entry-level grade and the FP-01 is the highest senior-level grade.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of Safety and Security 1275 First St. NE Washington, DC 20002 US
• Name: Peace Corps Jobs
• Email: [email protected]