PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST (Executive Protection)

Clarification from the agency

Current Federal employees; former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility; well qualified displaced and surplus Federal employees in the local commuting area; individuals eligible for special hiring authorities and veterans who are eligible for special hiring authorities.

If you are selected for this position of Physical Security Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Primary security official responsible for the coordination and execution of the FTC executive protection program. Serving as the technical expert in the establishment and execution of the executive protection program, to include development and maintenance of policies, procedures, and service announcements.
• Overall responsibility for the security planning for off-site (local area and travel) events attended by the FTC Chairman and / or Commissioners (i.e. Protectees). Applicable coordination and event security requirements may shift per event locations and the threat environment.
• Coordinate with local and federal law enforcement, intelligence, and security agencies, maintains oversight and associated situational awareness for possible or actual threats/risks that may impact FTC operations, facilities, or staff at each FTC office location, to include the Regions.
• Assess intelligence information and/or open source (media) reporting, law enforcement reporting, and use of social media technologies, traverse the threat landscape for possible risks to the FTC, ensuring applicable FTC leadership is updated on findings, assisting leadership with mitigation and reporting activities.
• Incumbent advises Agency managers on new developments and advances in Insider Threat (InT) detection related techniques; planning, organizing, and directing studies to develop long range studies and forecasts; evaluating and making recommendations concerning overall plans and proposals for FTC InT assessments. Collects and analyzes data that is essential for assessing the success of the FTC's InT Program.
• Leads and coordinates teams and projects concerned with the collection, review, interpretation, correlation, and analysis of employee related data to identify behavior potentially indicative of an insider threat. Leads working groups to identify and implement recommendations to improve overall functions, operations, and performance. Researches and interprets federal laws and regulations, policies, and procedures to advise on intent and application of concepts and principles to individual situations.
• Prepares, manages, and executes policies, procedures, training material, and staff awareness governing the FTC's Operations Security (OPSEC) program. Reviews and recommends updates to the FTC's Critical Information List (CIL) Policies and Procedures no less than annually or as required based upon mission requirements.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. citizenship requirement must be met by the closing date of this vacancy.
• This position is subject to a background investigation.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must register with Selective Service.
• You may serve a one-year probationary period under this appointment.
• You must meet time-in-grade requirement by the closing date of this vacancy.
• You must submit a copy of your performance appraisal with your application.
• This position is not in the bargaining unit.
• If selected for this position, the agency will evaluate your fitness and whether continuation of employment advances the public interest before extending your appointment beyond the one year probationary period

Qualifications

To qualify for a Psychical Security Specialist (Executive Protection) at the GS-14 level, you must meet the following requirements:

You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks:

• Independently established and conducted Executive Protection operations, risk assessments, advance planning, interagency coordination, and real-time threat mitigation. Including advanced planning at off-site or non-secure locations, deployment of protective details, and execution of residential security assessments.
• Independently developing risk-reduction processes, protective intelligence integration, threat monitoring, and has the stated ability to provide risk-based recommendations to senior leadership with clear justification?
• Demonstrating the experience with monitoring intelligence, open-source information, law enforcement reporting, or social media for threat indicators, producing written intelligence products or situational reports.

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.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are found qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Performance Appraisals: In the evaluation process, due weight will be given to job related experience, education, training, incentive awards and performance appraisals. Applicants must have a performance rating of at least the equivalent of fully successful to be eligible for promotion or placement. Applicants may provide a copy of a performance appraisal of record dated within the last 18 months. If the applicant is unable to provide a performance appraisal of record dated within the last 18 months, the applicant may provide a written explanation as to why.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Communications Security Management, Organizational Awareness, and Planning and Evaluating

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete application package which includes:

1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- College transcript(s), if qualifying based on education
- Most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" showing you are/were in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held (if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service)
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
- DD-214, SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for consideration under Veteran hiring authorities
- Noncompetitive appointment authority documentation, if applicable
- Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documentation, if applicable (e.g. Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)

FEDERAL APPLICANTS: You must submit SF-50(s) that verify your highest competitive grade, full performance level, and eligibility as a federal applicant. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. For consideration for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a date that is at least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. Pay adjustment raise SF-50s for the current year will not support the 52 weeks' time-in-grade requirements. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/service/SF-50/

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