Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, we serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, we secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and public transit systems, thus protecting our transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

The Senior Liaison Officer serves as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) resident transportation security expert, advising the Department of State officials on a broad range of international transportation security issues related to policy, operations, and intelligence. In this position, you will ensure that TSA and the Department of State both have continual situational awareness of current policies, plans, programs, and strategies impacting the U.S. transportation infrastructure, as well as tactical and strategic threats to the U.S. transportation infrastructure. As needed, you will forward or produce written and oral all-source products between the Department and TSA which can be used to drive operations and mitigate risk. You will participate in meetings/working groups that bring together key players from across the policy, planning, strategy, infrastructure protection, intelligence, and homeland security communities to ensure TSA partners and customers have the most up-to-date information available to complete their mission. This position advocates and defends TSA equities with the Department, ensuring a "win-win" scenario for all parties involved. High-level duties include: Overseeing information sharing, policies, plans, programs, strategies, initiatives, efforts, and and activities that promote transportation security and coordinates with Department of State partners to develop a seamless, integrated capability. Providing guidance and expertise, as appropriate, to the Department of State on transportation security issues. Assisting in the development and implementation of U.S. transportation security programs and policies, particularly with foreign partners. Coordinating with the Department of State to develop and provide policy options affecting transportation security standards and requirements that impact TSA equities. As appropriate, representing TSA at forums and conferences in the field of transportation security. In other subject matter areas outside his/her expertise and/or in areas requiring TSA headquarters review, coordinating with TSA subject matter experts and TSA management, as appropriate. However, all final determinations on matters impacting TSA will remain with the Administrator of TSA or his or her designee. Receiving current material and regular briefings by TSA concerning aviation security matter that have an impact on U.S. foreign policy, including the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA).

Requirements

Qualifications

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Professional/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) listed below. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including results of your actions. Please refer to the Office of Personnel Management's website, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf for additional information about ECQs. The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. Therefore, evidence of each ECQ and PTQ must be CLEARLY REFLECTED in your resume. If you are a current or reinstatement eligible Career SES/TSES member or a graduate of an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and your ECQs have been previously certified by OPM's Qualifications Review Board, you are not required to address the ECQs. However, you MUST address all PTQs in your resume. Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs): 1. Demonstrated leadership experience advising on transportation security policies, laws, and regulations in an international setting. 2. Demonstrated leadership experience examining transportation security issues in an international arena and to recommend improvements in infrastructure, policy, or practices. 3. Demonstrated leadership experience developing and maintaining professional relationships with high-level officials in the international community, negotiating sensitive or diplomatic issues, and achieving desired outcomes. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE. This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE. This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS. This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS IN THE RESUME WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION. 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.

Contacts

• Address Executive Resources DO NOT MAIL Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Executive Resources
• Email: [email protected]