Senior Advisor Background Investigations & Continuous Vetting

Duties

In the Senior Advisor, Background Investigations & Continuous Vetting position, you will:

• Assist the AD, PV TD in overseeing the sustainment, transformation and integration of DoW Personnel Security and Suitability, and Credentialing (SSC) programs within DCSA and the inculcation of new personnel vetting and related missions across the DCSA enterprise.
• Manage the planning and development across the PV Directorate, DCSA, and with stakeholders that involves the forward identification of solutions, processes and procedures to ensure unity of effort, improvements and consistency for personnel security/personnel vetting programs.
• Provide authoritative guidance and oversight on security procedures, ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policies. Provides policy for personnel security, security clearance eligibility, credentialing, suitability and the National Industrial Support Program (NISP).
• Develop capability architecture supporting the PV TD mission.
• Serve as the senior advisor to the AD, PV TD on policies, proposals and decisions on matters relating to effective, efficient and secure personnel security programs and the delivery of background investigative, and continuous vetting products and services.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen
• Male born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59 PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C 1601
• Tour of Duty: Flexible within Agency policy
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be Authorized
• Supervisory Position: No, this position is considered Managerial and will exercise minimal supervisory authority.
• Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: OGE-278e, Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure, is required
• Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations.
• This position is designated Special Sensitive, the incumbent must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• The incumbent may be subject to a two-year DCIPS trial period, unless required trial period has been served.
• The incumbent may be subject to a one-year DISL trial period, unless required trial period has been served.
• This position may require occasional Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) and/or local travel.
• This position is designated as Mission Essential.

Qualifications

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQ): To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Do NOT submit a separate narrative statement specifically addressing the Technical Qualifications (TQs).

Demonstrated ability in applying the principles, techniques, methods, processes, and technology involved in personnel security, suitability and credentialing, adjudications, insider threat, and counterintelligence operations to plan, organize, and manage complex personnel vetting programs and operations.

Demonstrated success leading major business transformations associated with developing and implementing new procedures, products, techniques, and solutions for use by Agency personnel and external stakeholders for assessing risk, e.g., Initial Vetting, Continuous Vetting (CV), and the U.S. Government's Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Additional information

• 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.
• Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.
• Joint Duty Credit: All DCSA executive level positions require Joint Duty Credit. Only those candidates who meet the Joint Duty Credit requirement will be eligible to compete/be considered for a senior executive position. Employees will receive joint duty credit for many almost any rotational assignments assignment to another IC component and may also be eligible to receive credit for service outside the IC (military, other government, or private sector) that was at least at the GS/GG-1113 or DCIPS Pay Band 3 level, that and it occurred on or after September 11, 2001. An external candidate, if selected, will be required to immediately apply for Joint Duty credit. Note: Employees without Joint Duty Credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment. DCSA seniors without Joint Duty at the same tier level may lateral into the position if selected without requesting a waiver.
• This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.
• You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.