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This position is located in the Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA), Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (SPP).The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as the principal policy and strategic adviser to Agency leadership and senior management, integrating strategy across all of the organization's mission areas and ensuring policy, strategy, and operational consistency throughout the Agency.
Learn more about this agency12/15/2020 to 01/07/2021
$131,239 - $197,300 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Permanent
Full-Time
Senior Executive
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DE-10988674-21-TC
587147100
The Chief of Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as a senior CISA official and the position carries a high degree of complexity. It requires the ability to synthesize complex, strategic concepts into operational processes and procedures. It requires an inter-agency understanding of the systems and capabilities of DHS, Sector Specific Agencies, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners and private sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure, in order to synchronize coordination and joint planning across the federal enterprise and private sector.
Specific responsibilities include:
Leads the development, implementation and management of CISA's strategic planning efforts, and ensures continuity of policy administration within CISA. The managerial duties carried out by the incumbent of this position have direct bearing on DHS and CISA issues that are vital to mission accomplishment and require resolution at the highest level of the Department.
Leads the development of CISA policies, directives, and procedures, helping to ensure that they are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound, efficient, and economical in operation.
Provides oversight of Agency strategy and planning for alignment to CISA-wide directives and performs the following functions in doing so: validating capabilities and requirements, ensuring unity of effort across capabilities and requirements, and mapping implementation plan goals and objectives to programs.
Along with the Director of CISA, the Executive Director and the Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, manages the development, implementation and management of the DHS strategic cybersecurity planning efforts and policy development, including cyber incident response planning.
Provides advice and recommendations in connection with highly significant policy issues involved in the various functions of CISA, as well as those policies connected with new responsibilities assigned to the Agency.
Has broad authority to coordinate CISA goals and objectives impacting cybersecurity and infrastructure security and resilience among the interagency. Frequently represents CISA on official policy coordinating bodies, such as National Security Council (NSC) Policy Coordinating Committee meetings, and other working groups.
Must ensure one position is guiding CISA senior officials and coordinating activities and policies within the interagency for NSC, and Principals Committee and Deputies Committee meetings. Interfaces directly with senior members of the interagency (e.g., Department of State, Department of Justice, the intelligence community), members of Congress and their staffs, senior leadership from throughout DHS, and counterparts in foreign governments.
Assists with planning and strategy to improve homeland security information sharing between the public and private sectors to aid in preventing, detecting, mitigating and/or recovering from the effects of an attack, interference, compromise, or incapacitation related to critical infrastructure.
There is no positive education requirement for this position.
As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications listed above.
The ideal candidate will have experience supervising employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector or non-governmental organizations.
Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors automatically disqualifies an applicant. Applicants who meet all the mandatory executive and technical qualifications will be evaluated by a panel of SES members to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications.
This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified. Total background, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed. This information will be obtained from the application package, including the required narrative statements for the mandatory technical and Executive Core Qualifications described in this vacancy. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your application will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. A panel will be convened to determine "best qualified" candidates. The rating and ranking will be based upon consideration of the degree to which you meet the Executive Core Qualifications, and Mandatory Technical Qualifications. Interviews and qualifications inquiries may be required.
1. REQUIRED Your resume - it must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement. Insufficient information will result in a not qualified rating. It is recommended that you include the following information:
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We will conduct a qualifications evaluation of applicants who supply all requested material. Qualified applicants will be rated and ranked by a panel. Best qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome after completion of the selection process.
Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include: flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Employee Benefits."
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leads the national effort to defend critical infrastructure against the threats of today, while working with partners across all levels of government and in the private sector to secure against the evolving risks of tomorrow. CISA's mission includes protecting the Federal Government's networks and physical infrastructure, to helping entities in the public and private sectors manage potential risk, to enhancing public safety communications at all levels of government. CISA's multi-faceted mission is home to a wide range of career fields including cybersecurity, program management, business administration, communications, and data science.
Joining CISA means being part of the team focused on securing the Nation's physical and cyber infrastructure against threats to public health and safety, economy, and national security; we Defend Today, Secure Tomorrow.