Announcement details
- USAJOBS control number
- 891700500
- Occupational series
- 0301
Summary
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), Counterterrorism & Homeland Threats (CTHT). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Supervisory Policy Analyst directing Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) priorities. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
Responsibilities
As a Supervisory Policy Analyst, GS-0301-15, your typical work assignments may include: Conducting a wide variety of research, analysis, synopsis, and evaluation of information pertaining to Departmental policy and issues. Expressing the Assistant Secretary's concerns and requests status of ongoing issues and notifies the appropriate team of the issues/problems discussed and follows up to ensure that action is completed within the prescribed time frames. Expediting actions as necessary by providing advice and assistance to ensure timely completion of assigned tasks. At the direction of the Assistant Secretary, assign or arrange the preparation of briefing materials, talking points, executive summaries, and policy documents. Communicating the Assistant Secretary's priorities and expectations to relevant PLCY teams. Reviewing the materials submitted for compliance with the Assistant Secretary's direction and is responsible for ensuring work is completed in a timely manner and that due dates are met. All DHS-HQ 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.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-15, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through federal service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: (A) Advising and supporting senior officials by coordinating transnational organized crime special projects, to include coordinating, assigning, or arranging memoranda and other materials, conducting research, presenting results to leadership, and managing high priority actions; AND (B) Serving as a counter transnational organized crime (CTOC) or human trafficking action officer responsible for managing last-minute CTOC "pop-up" issues for a senior-level official, apprising them of all changes, troubleshooting CTOC emerging issues, updating policy and information materials with new information, arranging last minute engagements/briefings for the principal; AND (C) Conducting national security and law enforcement policy coordination and development work, to include providing policy analysis and advice on CTOC 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. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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