Job Description
Summary
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This position is located in the Washington, DC Commuting Area within the
Office of Security (SEC), at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Duties
- Performs administrative and human resource management functions and establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members.
- Serves as technical authority in personnel security investigations; plans and conducts special investigations for complex and extremely sensitive critical national security issues requiring resolution or prosecution.
- Manages the background investigations program. Assigns case work and develops investigative approaches, ensures that investigations meet federal investigative standards and that security issues are identified and resolved.
- Analyzes and develops investigative policies, procedures, and guidelines applicable to a personnel security investigative program.
- Serves as an expert in the collection, control, and dissemination of investigation information.
- Establishes policy framework for a trusted workforce and continuous vetting of Agency employees.
- Develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary and provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- United States Citizenship is required.
- Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
- If you elect to be considered under Merit Promotion requirements, you must meet the Time-in-Grade requirements before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. You must provide an SF-50 showing permanent status.
- You will be required to serve a one year probationary period for new supervisors if you have not already completed one.
Qualifications
This position serves as the Branch Chief within the Personnel Security Division, in the Office of Security for the US Agency for International Development. The incumbent of the position serves as a supervisor over the Field Investigations team and is responsible for developing policy and procedures in conducting personnel security investigations for determining an individual’s fitness for duty and eligibility for access to national security information. The incumbent will also manage the quality and timeliness of all background investigations in accordance with public laws and executive orders.
Specialized Statement
GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; we consider part-time work on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position includes: (a) extensive knowledge of federal investigative standards; advanced skill in consolidating ostensibly disparate facts, events and other types of investigative materials; (b) skill in coordinating personnel security investigative operations on a sector-wide basis; and (c) skills in developing information on sensitive issues through further fact-finding to adjudicate cases against the national security adjudicative guidelines and Homeland Security Directives.
This position serves as the Branch Chief within the Personnel Security Division, in the Office of Security for the US Agency for International Development.
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 relevant to the position’s duties to be filled, including volunteer experience.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified.
Well-qualified means an eligible applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position’s minimum requirements. In addition, a well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the
Silver Category or higher Category; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training.
A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. Therefore, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations without selective and quality ranking factors.
Education
This position does not have a positive education requirement. therefore, no transcripts are required.
03 Mar 2023
