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 Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA), Legislative Affairs (LA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assists the Assistant Administrator (AA), LA in managing and directing the overall operations of the Office which includes analyzing, developing, strategizing, coordinating, and monitoring all TSA legislative issues and activities. In the absence of the AA, the DAA oversees all TSA legislative operations and issues and represents the office to internal and external stakeholders. Duties include: Providing accurate and timely legislative advice and preparation to the Administrator, and other senior leaders in preparation for engaging Members of Congress or their staffs. Consistent with AA direction, developing, planning, directing, and managing the legislative affairs program for TSA. Directing the management and review of legislative proposals and bills to determine their impact on TSA policies, programs and processes, and prepares written reports on such proposals and bills. In coordination with the Administrator's Office and other DHS and TSA organizations including Chief Counsel and the Chief Financial Officer, articulating TSA's mission, goals, and transportation and security policies in unified and cohesive presentations to Congress. Reviewing and providing comments on formal and informal correspondence, reports, presentations and other materials provided to Congress or DHS/OMB recording Congressional matters. Managing and attending, as appropriate, various hearings, committee meetings and conferences, and ensures the development of accurate and timely reports for presentation to senior management. Overseeing and managing internal organizational procedures and processes associated with management control objectives, budget planning, human resource management and administrative principles and procedures. Promoting an equal opportunity environment by fostering fairness in selections, encouraging and recognizing achievements, ensuring fair treatment of minority group employees, and demonstrating sensitivity to the developmental needs of all employees including minority groups, women and the handicapped. Providing management oversight and direction concerning personnel, policies and programs (e.g., human resources, budget, information technology, facilities, equipment, procurement); and ensuring the efficient and effective acquisition, use, distribution and disposal of Office resources in compliance with applicable policies, procedures, laws, and directives.

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 experience with the legislative process and in applying Congressional rules and ethics that govern the promotion of legislative initiatives. 2. Demonstrated experience in preparing formal reports, legislative histories, and decision papers. 3. Demonstrated experience in representing a large and complex organization before public and private sector officials and bodies and establish and maintain productive dialogue with senior-level officials (e.g., the White House, Congress, Department heads). 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Contacts

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