This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans (PLCY). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an advisor to the Chief of Staff, to coordinate initiatives and matters across the Office of Policy (PLCY), and to connect and manage certain functions in the PLCY Front Office. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a Deputy Chief of Staff, GS-0301-15, your typical work assignments may include: The Deputy Chief of Staff, a key member of the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans (PLCY) Front Office, serves as an institutional connection point, bridging matters across the PLCY Front Office (e.g., the scheduling team, Executive Secretariat, external engagement leads, advisors to the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary, budget and resource team) and with relevant PLCY sub-offices. Ensuring that all teams within PLCY, particularly within the PLCY Front Office, are engaged appropriately and provide coordinated support to the Chief of Staff, Deputy Under Secretary, and Under Secretary. With the Chief of Staff, the incumbent identifies and elevates meetings and initiatives that truly require or benefit from PLCY Front Office involvement and identifies and delegates efforts that need to be handled by PLCY sub-offices or that would be better handled by another DHS office. With the Chief of Staff, and coordinated with the remainder of the PLCY Front Office, the incumbent manages the following processes: the scheduling and preparation of briefing material for appointments, conferences, etc.; collecting, maintaining, controlling, retrieving, and disseminating policy correspondence and documents applicable to the information needs of the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary; researching, preparing, editing various informational material and decision memoranda for PLCY; and the internal communication functions within PLCY. Serves as an interlocutor with the Office of Legislative Affairs to ensure that the Under Secretary's legislative priorities are articulated and advanced in the Department's engagement with the Hill. Manages the development of Congressional briefing materials, issue papers, and responses. With the Chief of Staff, works with the Office of Legislative Affairs to ensure timely and responsive turn-around to questions and requests from Congressional staff. All DHS announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. 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.
• You 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.
• This position is designated as drug testing eligible.; therefore, random drug testing may be required.
• You must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and will be required to file annually.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through federal service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Assist with managing or manage a portion of an office's portfolios to seamlessly connect a senior level official's initiatives, to include scheduling operations, travel, executive secretariat materials, advisory, external affairs, and other executive office functions; Representing, managing, and actively advancing the equities of the senior leader and office with oversight bodies and external affairs offices associated with the Agency, such as Congressional staffs, Office of Inspector Generals, the Government Accountability Office, Office of Legislative Affairs, and Office of Public Affairs; Supporting a senior-level executive by coordinating formal policy materials, conducting research and presenting results to leadership, managing high priority actions, etc.; Facilitating national security policy coordination and development work, to include providing policy analysis and advice to a senior-level official. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. 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. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. National Service 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. 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

Not Applicable

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Gina Mahal
• Phone: 202-984-0989
• Email: [email protected]