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 Assistant Administrator (AA), International Operations (IO), Security Operations, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reports to the Security Operations Executive Assistant Administrator and (EAA) and Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator (DEAA). The AA IO leads TSA's mission to identify, analyze, and mitigate risk to international transportation security, particularly international inbound aviation. As part of this process, IO reduces risk to the United States through its Transportation Security Administration Representative (TSAR), Preclearance, and Capacity Development (CapDev) programs. IO leads coordination and engagement with international partners to assess the security posture at international airports through operational activities, analyzes potential aviation security vulnerabilities and threats that pose the greatest risk, and develops and implements actions to address the highest priority areas. High-level duties include: Engaging in communications with internal and external stakeholders, including customer education and outreach, media relations, speechwriting, stakeholder management, law enforcement liaison, Congressional correspondence, and external and international correspondence. Providing support for assessments of foreign airports and air carriers as required by Congressional mandate. Facilitating and maintaining a network of international transportation partners for purposes of ensuring regular, recurring, and current security information is shared. This information network is critical in effectively addressing both day-to-day activities and responding to crises. The AA is responsible to ensure key information is shared within the international network and its stakeholder partners, as well as with other component organizations within TSA. Understanding and appropriately interpreting, developing, and facilitating implementation of international security laws, policies and regulations to reflect U.S. practices and requirements; maintaining awareness and knowledge of the most current and proposed/enacted legislation in the area of international security programs and projects. Representing TSA with foreign governments regarding transportation security in bilateral and multilateral forums (i.e. International Civil Aviation Organization, European Civil Aviation Commission, etc.). Providing management guidance and direction in the interpretation, application and implementation of inspection and enforcement laws, guidelines, policies and procedures applicable to external activities (e.g., the aviation industry, industry contractors), and with impact and relationship to the Transportation Security Administration's mission in aviation operations domestically (air and cargo) and internationally. Managing external aviation security programs, including the approval of operations plans, in order to implement the appropriate security programs and grant requests for waivers for the programs.

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. Knowledge of international transportation security standards, laws, regulations, policies, and/or principles sufficient to manage a national program. 2. Knowledge of the relationships between Department of Homeland Security components and programs and private sector organizations and/or other governmental departments, bureaus, or equivalent organizations in monitoring, networking, and managing international security. 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]