This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters (DHS/HQ); Office of Health Security (OHS). The OHS is the principal medical, workforce health and safety, and public health authority for DHS. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a counselor to OHS senior leadership on strategic efforts that increase the resilience and integration of complex public health and medical programs, policies and activities.

Duties

As a Counselor For Health Security, GS-0601-15, your typical work assignments may include: Serves as the principal counselor to the Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Staff, and conducts high-level liaison and coordination activities with OHS Directorates and Units, other DHS Components and Offices, and the federal interagency. Leads the coordination of strategic efforts related to health security, including the health impacts of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), total workforce protection, healthcare systems integration and delivery, health information systems, and food, agriculture, and veterinary defense. Participates in strategic planning and partnering across DHS components and the interagency to help shape goals, set requirements, and advance the understanding and the activities of numerous professionals in other Government agencies, foreign-allied government/defense research establishments, academic institutions, and private industry. Conducts briefings at the SES, Congressional, and Federal Government Executive level, and develops complex reports and documents for department level planning, information, and decision-making purposes. This announcement will be open for 3 business days. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.
• Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement that must be met prior to meeting the specialized experience. Education: Bachelors or Graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accredited body recognized by the US Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts for review as part of your application otherwise, you will receive an ineligible rating. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE You may qualify at the GS-15 grade level if you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in federal service (GS-14) or public/private sector equivalent experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Experience in applying, concepts, principles, and methodologies to increase the resilience and integration of complex public health and medical systems, including developing new theories, programs, and policies to enhance health security, homeland security, and national security. Experience in applying, concepts, principles, and methodologies pertaining to national level health security policies sufficient to serve as a recognized expert and consultant on a broad program or subject matter program that impacts the well-being of the healthcare workforce and the public. Experience in the development and coordination of strategic integration efforts, including ability to represent the Office of Health Security in partnerships across DHS, the federal interagency, and nongovernmental organizations. Experience interpreting executive orders, memoranda, frameworks, protocols, and processes that are focused on the development and implementation of federal policies that enhance the delivery of safe, humane and effective healthcare services and operations. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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. 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.

Education

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Tracy Castillo
• Email: [email protected]