Domestic Security Strategist
What you'd do
Joining the Secret Service, Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information, National Threat Assessment Center will allow you to serve as a regional outreach coordinator to enhance and support community-level violence prevention efforts by building relationships between the Secret Service and the agency's public safety partners For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.
Major duties
The selectee will serve as a Domestic Security Strategist in the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information, National Threat Assessment Center. Typical work assignments include: Managing the delivery of NTAC resources (trainings and consultations) to maximize program impact, including schedules, delivery platforms, topics, materials, notifications, and other logistics to ensure successful delivery to federal/state/local partners and ensure expectations are met, materials are delivered, personnel are assigned to these activities, and the quality of delivery meets USSS standards of excellence. Independently serving as liaison between training and consultation requestors, external partners, agency field personnel, and NTAC headquarters staff, coordinating and directing information-sharing efforts between agencies, and maintaining expertise of targeted violence prevention efforts at the federal, state, and local levels. Establishing, developing, and maintaining formal relationships and networks with law enforcement, school, mental health, government, private sector, and other public safety partners to support targeted violence prevention efforts, bolster awareness of NTAC resources, and develop trusted connections with community safety personnel. Presenting executive-level briefings on agency resources to leaders managing targeted violence prevention initiatives and delivering trainings to law enforcement, mental health, government, K-12 schools and higher education, private sector corporations, and other public safety entities
What you need to qualify
To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying. You qualify for the GS-14 level (starting salary $107,446.00) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level performing duties such as: Managing public outreach and related logistics to ensure trainings, consultations, events, and other resources are delivered to regional partners; Developing and maintaining relationships with public safety professionals (e.g., law enforcement, school personnel, government officials, private industry, mental health, etc.); Meeting with regional partners to gather information on violence prevention efforts for analyzing and strategizing ways to enhance the outreach program; Identifying gaps in regional violence prevention capabilities and implementing communication strategies to inform agency staff and other stakeholders concerning initiatives to address issues and expected results. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. 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.
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