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PROJECT MANAGER (CHIEF OF STAFF)

Department of Defense
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
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Summary

The Background Investigations (BI) Chief of Staff works for the BI Principal Deputy Assistance Director and leads the Executive Secretariat team. Provides administrative support on strategic workforce planning, budget, human capital, acquisition and tasker tracking. Represents BI on a myriad of forums (recognition and hiring panels, and functional working groups) Collaborates across DCSA on issues, provides input that acknowledges and champions BI equities and advances the greater mission.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
12/12/2024 to 12/23/2024
This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$163,964 to - $191,900 per year
Pay scale & grade
GG 15
Locations
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Washington, DC
Fort Meade, MD
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
15
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
DCSA-25-12640350-P
Control number
823689400

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Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to: All U.S. Citizens

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Duties

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As a PROJECT MANAGER (CHIEF OF STAFF) you will be responsible for the following duties:

- Provide senior level advice on strategic workforce structure issues, and develop and implement solutions to increase the overall effectiveness of the BI mission.
- Establish Roadmaps to transform the BI workforce.
- Provide strategic workforce analysis on Workforce Structure comparing requirements against programmed resources to identify investment strategies that improve capability and capacity, while reducing risks by developing a mitigation plan to reduce functional and/or regional risks.
-Develop best-value strategies and tactics (manpower standards, technical estimates, staff strength ceilings, and procedures for investigator requirements) that directly correlate to an effective and efficient workforce structure.
- Develop and implement strategies to advise and support advancement of information sharing projects, ensuring proper coordination is completed in a timely and effective matter; including those resulting from unauthorized disclosure, inadvertent release, declassification, and overall safeguarding effect of release along with mitigating measures.
- Provide guidance, mentoring, and direction to Background Investigations staff in support of operational and functional elements.
- Assess resources and funds expenditures and provide recommendations in the preparation and submitting budget forecasts, authorizing training and travel expenditures, and identifying where results do not justify costs.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US citizen
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
  • Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
  • This is a Drug Testing designated position
  • Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
  • Work Schedule: Full Time
  • Overtime: Occasionally
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • PCS (Permanent Change of Station): May be Authorized
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Financial Disclosure: Not Required
  • Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
  • If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
  • Position requires the legal and personal qualification to operate a motor vehicle.
  • Occasional temporary duty travel (TDY) is required.
  • Relocation Expenses: May be Authorized

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/miscellaneous-administration-and-program-series-0301/) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS/GG-14) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.

Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes:

  1. Applying management, executive, and organizational principles and practices for the oversight, organization and execution of mission priorities in a Personnel Security (PS) (background investigations) or similar investigation program.
  2. Overseeing and developing statement(s) of work, list(s) of deliverables, performance evaluations, and other contractual documentation.
  3. Assessing short and long term requirements and garnering resources to include budgets, manpower (billets) and contract support to meet mission and workforce needs.
  4. Collaborating within a diverse workforce of federal civilian, contractors and military personnel to plan, organize, develop, direct, and execute mission and workforce projects and programs within a Personnel Security (PS) (background investigations) or similar investigation program.
  5. Gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data/information to provide responses to Congressional Inquiries, Government Accountability GAO Studies, external and internal document reviews (policies, formal instructions, etc.) and taskers from Legislative and Executive Branches, and DoD, IC and Industry mission stakeholders, etc.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:

1. Strategic Workforce Planning - Analyze workforce data to develop, integrate, and align human resources strategies with an enterprise focus to support and influence decision-making on human capital needs and workforce planning.

2. Financial Management - Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization.

3. Administration and Management - Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.

4. Planning and Evaluation - Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

5. Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

6. Communication - Communicate (i.e., written and oral) rights, responsibilities, management directives, policies, and/or regulations to employees, supervisors, and/or other pertinent individuals.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL
In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria.

Other Notes:

Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period.

If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.

If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.

All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc.

Resumes should NOT include
: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.

How you will be evaluated

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

Read the job opportunity carefully to make sure you have included all required contact information.
Include dates, hours, level of experience and examples for each work experience
For each work experience you list, make sure you include:

  • Start and end dates (including the month and year).
  • The number of hours you worked per week.
  • The level and amount of experience-for instance, whether you served as a project manager or a team member helps to illustrate your level of experience.
  • Examples of relevant experiences and accomplishments that prove you can perform the tasks at the level required for the job as stated in the job announcement. Your experience needs to address every required qualification.
If your resume does not clearly outline details for each position as noted, you may be deemed "not referred" for this position.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

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