This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Atlantic Area (LANTAREA), Chief of Staff, Preparedness Division in Portsmouth, VA.

Duties

This position is responsible for assisting the International Port Security (IPS) Program team in assessing whether compliant security measures are in place in foreign ports while serving in the Planning and Logistics section. The mission of the Planning and Logistics Section is to provide logistics, administrative support, and financial management to program personnel, coordinate foreign delegate reciprocal engagements, and provide contractor oversight and property accountability.  

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.
• Applicants will be required to submit to a drug test.
• This position requires travel.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

To Qualify at the GS-11 Grade Level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include: Assisting with developing assistance packages, presentations, workshop materials, and training modules for capacity building and technical assistance activities. Helping formulate recommendations on anti-terrorism measures are in place in ports and assists in preparing reports and surveys to substantiate recommendations. Assisting in preparing and appraising finds for consolidation into the final assessment reports. To Qualify at the GS-12 Grade Level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include: Supporting port assessments that involve national security and producing recommendations that may have nationwide or international impact on maritime commerce. Improving port security through the development, promulgation, deployment and/or implementation of operational doctrine, tactics, techniques or procedures. Analyzing information available and making recommendation as to whether a particular country and its ports are compliant with international security requirements. Being well versed in etiquette and courtesies afforded to high ranking government and military officials. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.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

This position does not have a positive education requirement.  If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]