Deputy Assistant Director
What you'd do
This position is located in the National Risk Management Center (NRMC). NRMC provides critical analytical support to CISA's mission to understand, manage, and reduce risk to the cyber and physical infrastructure Americans rely on every day. Our work enables CISA and other critical infrastructure partners to apply actionable analysis to the decisions and investments they make to manage risk.
Major duties
The Deputy Assistant Director is responsible for driving strategic and operational leadership of the Center and supporting the Assistant Director with all required mission responsibilities. Typical work assignments include, but are not limited to: Leads efforts to enhance NRMCs analytic capabilities by providing guidance to allow for valuable risk analysis outputs to customers throughout the critical infrastructure community. NRMC will provide our customers actionable risk analysis to secure our critical infrastructure. In doing so, NRMC supports CISA and our partners in creating a more secure, resilient nation; Drives consistent and coherent understandings of risk throughout the critical infrastructure community. Enables improved collaborative risk management-with an emphasis on mitigation-across the critical infrastructure community; Directs program evaluations and reviewing program activities to ensure policy compliance and agreement with Administration and Department goals and objectives and customer needs; Collaborates with counterparts across DHS, the government and industry; identifies information and capability needs to execute the mission; speaks on behalf of the organization with public private partners and organizations, Congress, the White House, Government Accountability Office, Policy Coordinating Committees and working groups, external conferences, interagency meetings, and other forums.
What you need to qualify
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs). TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. TQ 1: Demonstrates expertise in developing and conducting risk and decision analysis with an emphasis on critical infrastructure, including risk modeling and analysis, capability and capacity assessments, futures analysis, net assessment, or similar processes in the context of developing risk and decision analysis. TQ 2: Demonstrates success in building and sustaining partnerships and coordination mechanisms through team building efforts that show flexibility, adaptability, decisiveness, and the ability to foster cooperation through solid working relationships. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position. There are five ECQs: ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.
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