You will serve as a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST in the NAVY LEADERSHIP ETHICS CTR.

Duties

You will serve as advisor and direct representative in matters pertaining to the security of classified information, critical unclassified information, PII and PHI at the command and the eligibility of personnel to access classified information. You will have responsibility for establishing and maintaining the Information Security Program and Personnel Security Program and oversee all collateral security programs involving assigned personnel and sensitive information they use and generate. You will develop, direct, and monitor command policies and procedures for access to restricted, limited, or controlled areas. You will review security investigation packages for accuracy and maintain security clearance records and files on all personnel having access to classified or sensitive material. You will serve as the Command Security Awareness Coordinator, developing, implementing and administering a security education awareness program for all levels of military and civilian personnel assigned. You will support existing operations security and insider threat training and awareness programs and detect, mitigate and respond to insider threats through standardized processes and procedures.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Interpreting DoD security regulations, directives and policies to advise personnel on information and personal security requirements; 2) Utilizing security programs/systems (Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), Electronic Questionnaires for Investigative Processing (eQIP)) to retrieve personnel clearance information; 3) Responding to requests for information (status of reports, suspense dates, information from files) in a timely and accurate manner; and 4) Communicating orally and in writing to develop briefing material, reports and presentations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and Security Administration Series 0080 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
Have successfully 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR
LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVY LEADERSHIP ETHICS CTR 440 Meyerkord Ave Newport, RI 02841 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]