SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Summary Become a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist in the Agency Liaison Team in the Customer Engagements Program. Drive transparency in PV operations, foster customer partnerships, and enhance policies and processes. Share investigative insights with Federal agencies, leveraging expertise in Trusted Workforce 2.0 & other high level initiatives, and experience with Personnel Security Policy. Make your mark in a leadership role for America's Gatekeeper! Responsibilities This announcement is open to current DCSA employees who reside or are currently employed in the Boyers, PA local commuting area, which includes the Pennsylvania counties of Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango, Jefferson, Indiana, and Westmorland; Ohio counties of Columbia, Trumbull, and Mahoning; and all cities existing in Pennsylvania or Ohio within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties. As a SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties: Act as a Senior DCSA Agency Liaison for Federal customer agencies and industry partners on investigative products that support SSC requirements, DCSA processes and procedures, SSC policies and investigative workload management. Communicate and facilitate national-level SSC program goals, objectives and work plans with customer agencies and industry partners. Review draft policy and provide input on impacts to product quality, investigative timeliness and customer usability. Facilitate and/or make presentations regarding DCSA PS in meetings with other offices, agencies, industry partners, or groups. Monitor workloads and projects, coordinate team assignments to balance workload and ensures team completes work assignments and special projects in a timely manner. Represent DCSA customer needs and challenges within DCSA to ensure the customer perspective is represented in program operations. Prepare responses to requests and inquiries on matters relating to DCSA's investigations program responding to inquiries and correspondence referred from other DCSA offices. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: i.e. for positions with no IOR: http://main.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-administration-series-0080/ for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 01/06/2025 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Utilizing DCSA customer-facing automated systems to assess complex operational situations, identify and describe problems, and recommend alternative solutions based on agency guidance Applying Trusted Workforce (TW) efforts and Performance Accountability Council (PAC) initiatives and doctrine for national-level authorities on Personnel Security. Overseeing the execution and tracking of customer service agreements such as memoranda of understanding to meet specialized customer agency investigative needs. Developing and reviewing processes and/or procedural approaches, initiating required coordination within DCSA and with other organizations, and developing and reporting findings and recommendations for adjustments. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Communication - Communicate (i.e., written and oral) rights, responsibilities, management directives, policies, and/or regulations to employees, supervisors, and/or other pertinent individuals. 2. Organizational Awareness - Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization. 3. Partnering - Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals. 4. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Note: Clients and customers include any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government. 5. Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. 6. Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. 7. Flexibility - Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.