Clarification from the agency

You must complete the application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. This Senior Level job is open to: U.S. Citizens (all qualified U.S. Citizens).

This position resides in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of the Administrator (OA), Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis (OITA).

Duties of the Executive Director, Joint Cyber Coordination Group (JCCG), include but are not limited to: 

• Serves as the focal point to support the Secretary's decision making and to align Component activities to advance DHS cybersecurity priorities by leveraging the full spectrum of DHS authorities and capabilities. 
• Establishes and improves mechanisms to develop, plan for, and execute strategic operational priorities across Components and coordinate long-term protective and deterrent efforts to counter cyber risks.
• Manages a central body to identify joint priorities and where Components can synchronize cyber activities, including those related to operational planning, risk assessments, technical deployments, investigations, stakeholder engagement, and international engagements in systematic manner.
• Works to inform policy and operational decision-making by the Secretary and maintains visibility into all Components' authorities, capabilities, and resources to inform strategic actions by the Department to address prioritized national cyber and technology risks.
• Identifies emerging cybersecurity risks, reduce, or mitigate national vulnerabilities, disrupt and dismantle illicit cyber threats, and respond to cyber incidents through coordinated and aligned operational activities.
• Enable joint operational planning and align Component decision making in support of operational priorities of the Secretary, as well as support the development of coordinated policy positions in support of DHS operations and priorities.

EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Initial and Annual Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) is required.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Successful adjudication of a Counterintelligence Polygraph Examination 
• The position sensitivity is designated as high risk.
• This position is subject to random drug testing.

Qualifications

Applicants must provide evidence of knowledge and competence in applying engineering, statistical, and economic analysis techniques to review and analyze various program areas as well as formulate long range technical and management plans; a demonstrated understanding of a broad range of principles, theories, and methodologies of operations research and related fields to provide expert consultation, technical guidance, and analytical capability; an ability to serve as an authority on integrating risk and threat information into cyber and physical analytic products; and, articulate creativity and innovative approaches to interpret, evaluate, and integrate risk information from various sources to influence projects and sector initiatives.

While time in grade requirements do not apply, typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with State or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. At this level, you would have had responsibility for planning, directing and evaluating work that included managing and/or supervising other managers 25% of the time. At this level, you would have had responsibility for planning, directing and evaluating work that included managing and/or supervising other managers 25% of the time.

Mandatory Resume: Your resume (5 pages maximum) should emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed and program accomplishments, including the results of your actions.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs): You must address the below mandatory Technical Qualifications in a separate Narrative. Your TQ Narrative (not to exceed 6 pages) must clearly show that you possess the following TQs required for successful performance in this position. Applicants who do not submit a supplemental narrative statement that addresses these factors will be ineligible for further consideration. 

1. Skill in Intelligence and Operational long-range planning and policy development, resource management, program execution, architecture development, and familiarity with systems integration.
2. Ability to deal effectively on complex homeland security-related issues with senior officials from all branches and levels of government and with other critical infrastructure/key resource owners, operators, and other stakeholders.
3. Experience in directing and supporting national-level critical infrastructure/key resource risk management (including information sharing mechanisms) and preparedness, protection, and recovery programs for the Homeland.
4. Ability to build long-term strategies for future DHS Intelligence Enterprise Requirements across United States Intelligence Community (USIC).  Acts as a catalyst for change to influence others in non-traditional approaches to address complex problem sets.

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. 

How you will be evaluated

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

All required application materials will be reviewed to determine if applicants meet the mandatory qualification requirements. Qualification and experience determinations will be based only on the information supplied by the applicant. The best-qualified candidates for this position will be distinguished from other applicants by an internal rating and ranking panel to determine the degree to which qualification requirements are met. Applicants should provide specific evidence of possession of the mandatory Technical Qualifications, as outlined under Qualifications Criteria, to assist the evaluation committee in determining the best- qualified candidates that will be considered for final selection. Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check.