Major duties include: 

• Assist the Director in overseeing and managing the operations of six GS-15 led Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) branches and assist the CS&C Director, National Cybersecurity Communications Integration Center in the integration of select OEC capabilities.
• Serve as the Acting Director, OEC Division during the Director's absences.
• Oversee and develop national policy efforts related to the National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) Communications mission area, including the development and implementation of the National Emergency Communications Plan.
• Prepare the Director to represent DHS before Congress, meetings with senior officials, C-level and elected officials in the public and private sectors.
• Support the creation of tactical and strategic plans to protect the United States communications infrastructure, critical federally owned or leased NS/EP communications assets and ensures the United States Government and the public safety community has the ability to communicate under all circumstances.
• Monitor DHS' vital priority programs, such as the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS), the Wireless Priority Service (WPS), the Shared High Frequency Radio Program, the Telecommunication Service Priority and Special Access Routing Service Programs.
• Maintain the Department's NS/EP and emergency communications capabilities advances with future communications technology by developing and maintaining DHS's Advanced Technology Capability.
• Support interagency planning and development efforts for Interoperable Communications Policy, the National Emergency Communications Plan, the Integrated Wireless Network and the Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program.
• Support key public safety and government governance bodies such as the Emergency Communications Preparedness Center (ECPC), the SAFECOM Executive Committee, the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), NS/EP Executive Committee.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret (SCI) clearance
• Filing of OGE-278-Public Financial Disclosure
• If selected, a one-year SES Probationary period may be required
• This position is subject to random drug testing

This position has been designated as SPECIAL-SENSITIVE and requires a security clearance at the TOP SECRET level with special access to secret compartmentalized information (SCI), as the individual will be required to access, process, use, and safeguard classified information.  The employee is required to obtain and maintain this clearance level and failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.

This position involves critical duties and responsibilities that must continue to be performed during crises and contingency operations.  Required responsiveness to elevated threat levels may require special considerations, such as temporary relocation and extended or rotational hours of work.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed below:

We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions.

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. Although you should not address the ECQs or TQs separately, evidence of each must be clearly reflected in your resume.

Any information in excess of 5 pages WILL NOT be considered.

A sample 5-page resume that incorporates ECQs and TQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29 - 37) http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf

Technical Qualification(s)-Mandatory

TQ-1: In-depth experience and expert knowledge of public safety and National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) incident response and recovery communications capabilities.

TQ-2:  Demonstrated ability to successfully lead the development and implementation of interoperable emergency communications solutions across a large stakeholder base.  

Executive Core Qualifications

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/qualify.asp

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required for this position. 

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments and experience.

Your resume will be evaluated by an SES rating and ranking panel, and afterwards, highly qualified candidates will undergo the Structured Interview process.

The DHS Executive Resources Board (ERB) will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the Appointing Authority where final interviews and reference checks may occur.

Only the selectee will be required to write Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).

Unless you have already been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB before appointment can occur.