Supervisory Program Specialist

Your tasks

The primary purpose of this Supervisory Program Specialist position is to provide leadership, management and support services to LE headquarters, field programs, and employees in the areas of budget and finance, human resources, logistics, staffing, policy coordination and organizational performance measures.

Requirements

In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must meet the following specialized experience to be considered qualified for the position: To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-I or GS-13 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Formulating, assessing, or updating policies and procedures; AND Overseeing or advising others on records management and retention; AND Managing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Paperwork Reduction Act Information Collection requests. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National. You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application. You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI). Selective Service registration is required. Unless previously completed, individuals selected for this position must satisfactorily complete a one-year probationary period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position. If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

Other

Major duties This Supervisory Program Specialist position is located in the Operations Compliance Branch, Management and Logistics Division, Security and Operations Management within Law Enforcement (LE) Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Formulates, assesses and manages LE mission and operations specific policies and procedures; develops, controls, and ensures availability of forms; writes and coordinates with appreciate departments for law enforcement specific TSA Management Directives (MDs). Coordinates with TSA and DHS program and policy offices on a variety of policy related issues. Serves as the LE Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Liaison, the Paperwork Reduction Act Information Collection Request Liaison, and is the LE liaison with TSA Inspections. Performs a full range of supervisory/managerial duties in overseeing the activities and employees of the branch. Work includes complex operations, projects and/or programs based on the objectives of LE and frequently TSA. Supervisory duties include planning; communicating the organization's vision and objectives; managing budget and assigned resources. Serves as a supervisor responsible for directing all aspects of the work of subordinate employees including planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating work and performance, setting priorities, coaching and employee development, approving leave and recommending and/or approving disciplinary actions.