The selectee will serve as an Assistant Disclosure Officer in the Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs, Liaison Division.  Typical work assignments include:

• Assisting in the formulation and implementation of organizational policies as it relates to the FOIA/PA program. Providing policy advice to management and specific agency components regarding the effects of either the FOIA/PA on any of the functional responsibilities of the various Secret Service components.
• Collaborating with the Disclosure Officer on the formulation of short and long-range program area plans, goals, and objectives. Planning and directing the work to be accomplished based on priorities, specialized capabilities of the staff and consideration of the difficulties and requirements of various assignments.
• Acting as a liaison with other federal, state, and local agencies with the goal of stabilizing uniformity with all Department of Homeland Security agencies to coordinate and facilitate the review and dissemination of pertinent information.
  
  

Conditions of employment

• U.S. citizenship is required.

Conditions of Employment If selected for this position, you will be required to:

• Obtain and maintain a Tier 5 top secret clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page.
• Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
• Certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959.

Qualifications

You qualify for the GS-14 level (starting salary $114,590) if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level performing duties such as: collaborating short- and long-range strategic planning and policy development for the implementation of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIA/PA); conducting the evaluations of the effectiveness and adequacy of programs, operations, work methods, and techniques; and planning and directing the work to be accomplished based on priorities, specialized capabilities of the staff and consideration of the difficulties and requirements of various assignments.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer 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.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service.

Qualifications Must Be Met: The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be rated on the extent and quality of your experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position. A score will automatically be calculated based on your answers to the vacancy specific questions. All answers provided in the online process must be substantiated by your resume. Upon review, your resume and/or supporting documents need to support your answer choices and reflect the one year of specialized experience requirement, in order to be considered.  If the one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower grade level cannot be identified in your resume, you will be considered not qualified. The competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this job are:

• Knowledge of public disclosure operations, FOIA/PA, federal and state laws governing or impacting disclosure programs in order to manage program operations and provide program direction.
• Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques of management, organizational principles and practices in order to assess FOIA/PA program effectiveness.
• Ability to represent the organization as the liaison with program officials within other federal, state and local government agencies and private groups.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85.0 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, the veteran must 1) be a preference eligible; or 2) be a veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. Veteran’s preference does not apply under Merit Promotion procedures. View VEOA information on Feds Hire Vets.

Military Spouse Appointing Authority: Executive Order 13473, dated September 28, 2008, authorized the noncompetitive appointment of certain military spouses to competitive service positions. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) codified implementing regulations at 5 CFR 315.612, effective September 11, 2009. For more information click here.
 
Interview Requirement: Interviews are required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.

Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards as an indicator of quality of prior experience, no points will be assigned.