This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Information Security Center (ISC), Privacy Office in Washington, DC, and is responsible for the development and maintenance of privacy policies, procedures, and guidance essential to safeguarding the collection, access, use, dissemination, and storage of personally identifiable information (PII), business identifiable information (BII), and Privacy Act information.

Duties

Develop, implement, and maintain a department-wide privacy program to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and policies regarding the creation, collection. Use, processing, storage, maintenance, dissemination, disclosures, and disposal of personally identifiable information (PII) by programs and information systems, developing and evaluating privacy policy, and managing privacy risks at USDA. Review authorization packages for information systems that create, collect, use, process, store, maintain, disseminate, disclose, or dispose of PII to ensure compliance with applicable privacy requirements. Manage privacy risks, prior to authorizing officials making risk determinations and acceptance decisions. Evaluate Departmental directives, rulemakings, technologies, policies, procedures, guidelines, programs, projects, and systems (including pilot activities), whether proposed or operational, for potential privacy impacts. Advise USDA leadership and Mission Area, agency, and staff office heads on implementing corresponding privacy protections, providing approval as appropriate. Coordinate with Mission Area, agency, and staff office heads, Privacy Officers, Privacy Act Officers, Privacy Analysts, and other Mission Area, agency, and staff office heads PPOCs to ensure the Department follows USDA privacy policies. Mange OMB memoranda, applicable privacy laws, and Federal Governmentwide privacy policies regarding protecting PII. Review privacy incidents or matters relating to possible violations of privacy arising from the administration of any Department program. Review operations and process privacy complaints from organizations and individuals regarding Departmental activities and ensuring redress is provided, as appropriate.

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.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• 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/.

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. 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. Specialized experience: Qualifying experience for the GS15 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to the GS-14 which is directly relate 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: 1). developing and implementing privacy programs, procedures, regulations and training to ensure the proper creation, collection, use, processing, storage, maintenance, dissemination, disclosures, and disposal of personally identifiable information (PII); 2). conducting privacy compliance activites. 3. Responding to privacy-related incidents. 4. providing advice/guidance on complex privacy related issues. 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

There is no education substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Information Officer 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Cachea Barringer
• Email: [email protected]