Summary DCSA's Adjudication and Vetting Services (AVS) is looking for a Branch Chief for Continuous Vesting to address the multidisciplinary fields of investigation, adjudication, security, information assurance, force protection, workplace violence, and related subject matter areas as they pertain to personnel security (PCL) and Continuous Vetting (CV). Interested in National Security? Consider DCSA and be part of America's Gatekeeper Team! Responsibilities This position in the Adjudication and Vetting Services (AVS), an office within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Department of Defense (DoD). Under supervision and guidance from Deputy Assistant Director for Continuous Vetting the incumbent serves as a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist providing expertise related to the following responsibilities: - Serve as an authoritative source of information relating to Continuous Vetting (CV) program and provides upper echelon officials with guidance concerning applicable data sources and references relating to general and specific policies, procedures, court decision and peripheral programs impacting the CV mission. - Exhibit in depth knowledge of the U.S. Government and its personnel security, TW, CV, adjudication, insider threat, counterintelligence, and investigative components, missions, and interrelationships as well as qualitative and/or quantitative methods for program development and assessment. - Manages day to day CV operations to include data collection and organization, case generation, case analysis and referral generation; referral tracking; and development, assessment and maintenance of required enterprise tools to meet mission requirements. - Demonstrate extensive experience with translating directives, laws, policies, and regulations and interpreting all policies as they relate to Trusted Workforce (TW). - Develop and implementing effective processes and procedures, deliver within time constraints, manage competing priorities, and adjust quickly to deal with time sensitive requirements. - Work cooperatively with many groups having mixed objectives in order to affect agency TW transformation and implementation planning. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Security Administration Series 0080 (opm.gov) 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 05/16/2024 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 GG/GS 13 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: Managing the workforce of the division is involved in day to day personnel security and continuous evaluation operations to include data collection and organization, case generation, case analysis and referral generation; referral tracking; and development, assessment and maintenance of required enterprise tools to meet mission requirements, processing applications from U.S. industrial contractors and foreign governments for eligibility determinations and security assurances on behalf of over one million U.S. citizens whose employment worldwide will require access to classified U.S. and/or foreign government information/material. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Personnel Security: Personnel Security: Personnel Security: Develops and/or establishes Security policies, procedures, or methodologies for core Security principles of personnel security or insider threat. Evaluates internal and external security policies and ensures consistency with regulatory requirements. 2. Accountability: Fosters and ensures an environment that administers all resources in a manner that instills public trust while accomplishing the mission. Monitors progress and evaluates outcomes to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and ensures sound management processes and procedures are in place, ensuring that national interests are well served. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules. 3. Developing Others: Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by inspiring and providing a learning environment of ongoing feedback and opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods, enabling employees to address skill gaps and realize their highest potential. Actively encourages and supports enhancement of a joint perspective. Personnel Security: Develops and/or establishes Security policies, procedures, or methodologies for core Security principles of personnel security or insider threat. Evaluates internal and external security policies and ensures consistency with regulatory requirements. 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. 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.