SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION)(Title 32)

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This is an indefinite position.

JOB SUMMARY: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the ARNG Protection Specialist for functional elements and related physical and operations security policy and issues, handling of intelligence and law enforcement sensitive information, managing assigned program areas, directing studies and reviewing, revising and implementing protection policy and projects. This position is located within the Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) Army National Guard (ARNG) Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS) G3/5/7 Section.

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. This is an excepted position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Connecticut Army National Guard.

The major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as the ARNG authority and expert on all matters involving protection functional elements and integration of enabling functional requirements, policy, procedures, program status and serves as the conduit of information between the intelligence community and local state and federal law enforcement.
• Responsible for synchronizing daily operations and integration, coordination and plans resource management requirements for the Protection Program functional elements of Antiterrorism (AT), Intelligence Support to Antiterrorism, Emergency Management (EM), Insider Threat, Law Enforcement (LE), Mission Assurance (MA), and Physical Security (PS) for the State ARNG.
• Receives filter, focus, and fuse information from military intelligence sources, publicly available information sources, and local, state and federal law enforcement sources to develop a clear understanding of real or potential threat to all state forces.
• Plans, conducts, directs the conduct of, or coordinates on site security studies, projects, assessments, and surveys of the State in relationship to protection activities.
• Represents the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS)/ Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS) at meetings, conferences, workshops, panels, etc., at NGB and other deferral agency levels as the state technical authority.

Conditions of employment

• Must possess a valid state drivers license.
• National Guard Membership is required.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• Must meet Compatible Military Assignment within one year from placement.
• Wear of the military uniform is mandatory.
• Direct Deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All Series GS-0080 personnel must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for that level. Each applicant must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career level. Applicants must have the experiences, education, or training that demonstrates the ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Your resume and any other supporting documentation you wish to provide must clearly substantiate you currently possess the required length of specialized experience in the following:

GS-09 REQUIRES 12 MONTHS:

• Experience in the security career field, to include technical training schools and drill-status working experience. Experience in advising the commander on matters of antiterrorism oversees implementation of Army and Major Command policies. Experience in managing antiterrorism activities, and had liaison experiences with the surrounding communities, and state officials. Experience demonstrating knowledge on a wide range of security specialties to include physical, personal, and operational security to identify and resolve conflicting and complex policy and program objectives, and procedures within the security functional area. Experience demonstrating working knowledge in the specialized field of force protection and antiterrorism, and physical and operations security. Experience demonstrating knowledge of Executive orders, legislation, and DoD, ARNG policy requirements, which are used to formulate a compressive, integrated wing force protection program which meets regulatory requirements and reduces command specific vulnerabilities, and allows for the application of innovative and new security theories and concepts to provide overall enhanced security of resources and personnel. Experience demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of information and security policy requirements and procedures to provide recommendation for making key decisions and policy development on short and long term security planning. Experience demonstrating a working knowledge of information operation security to review classified material. Experience in force protection and anti-terrorism construction standards to assess and sign-off on installation construction projects. Experience demonstrating the skill and competence to clearly and effectively articulate and provide advice with recommendations to supervisors and other security experts or groups at higher and lower echelons. Experience in working the Core Vulnerability Assessment Management Computer Program used to record and assess vulnerabilities associated with a specific installation. Experience demonstrating the ability to utilize a computer to write reports, access the internet to research intelligence reports and current, world events, and to maintain the required core programs. Experience demonstrating the ability to undertake long-range studies, projects, or forecasts independently as a member of a group, or as the organizer and director with the purpose of enhancing security systems efficiency or influencing future security planning, policies and programs. Experience demonstrating a working knowledge of a wide range of security specialist, concepts, principals, criteria, requirements, technology, and practices and ARNG's mission, functions and structure to the unit level. Experience demonstrating knowledge of DoD and ARNG mission, functions, and structure to the unit level to ensure effective implementation oversight of programs plans and processes. Experience demonstrating a thorough knowledge of security programs and governing policies, directives, instructions, and procedures. Experience demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to conduct surveys/studies, accomplish projects, and effectively results for the effective management and completion of programs. Experience and skill in oral and written communication methods and techniques at various levels and venues. Experience in effectively managing and organizing various program activities and tasks, singularly and together, and familiarity with administrative requirements of the major commands. Experience providing the competence to work independently in formulating and implementing a plan and process, overcoming obstacles and conflicts, and managing the wing program. Experience in interpreting security guidelines, which includes CT ARNG guidance, national security policy statements, Executive Orders, DoD and ARNG policies and concepts, and special security policy directives from other sources. Experience demonstrating the competence to interpret and coordinate, in conjunction with the direction of these guidelines for subordinate units, develop supplements and provide guidance. Experience supporting the required judgment needed to interpret and define the intent of these sources, and to formulate and develop command force protection policy, guidelines, and programs while ensuring they are in compliance with higher echelon requirements, and do not conflict with established criteria or other programs and practices.

• Experience in security field; along with documented performance in related physical and operations security and issues; managing assigned program areas; and implementing force protection policy, projects and studies. Experience in advising the commander on matters of antiterrorism oversees implementation of Army and Major Command policies. Experience in managing antiterrorism activities, and had liaison experiences with the surrounding communities, and state officials. Experience demonstrating knowledge on a wide range of security specialties to include physical, personal, and operational security to identify and resolve conflicting and complex policy and program objectives, and procedures within the security functional area. Experience demonstrating working knowledge in the specialized field of force protection and antiterrorism, and physical and operations security. Experience demonstrating knowledge of Executive orders, legislation, and DoD, ARNG policy requirements, which are used to formulate a compressive, integrated wing force protection program which meets regulatory requirements and reduces command specific vulnerabilities, and allows for the application of innovative and new security theories and concepts to provide overall enhanced security of resources and personnel. Experience demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of information and security policy requirements and procedures to provide recommendation for making key decisions and policy development on short and long term security planning. Experience demonstrating a working knowledge of information operation security to review classified material. Experience in force protection and anti-terrorism construction standards to assess and sign-off on installation construction projects. Experience demonstrating the skill and competence to clearly and effectively articulate and provide advice with recommendations to supervisors and other security experts or groups at higher and lower echelons. Experience in working the Core Vulnerability Assessment Management Computer Program used to record and assess vulnerabilities associated with a specific installation. Experience demonstrating the ability to utilize a computer to write reports, access the internet to research intelligence reports and current, world events, and to maintain the required core programs.

How you will be evaluated

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

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O.14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).

MILITARY INCENTIVES - BONUSES AND STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM: If you are selected for this position, you may lose your eligibility for your National Guard Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program (incentives). In order to avoid losing your incentive eligibility, you should check with your serving incentive manager (CTARNG-G1 or CTANG-Retention Office) prior to accepting an offer for the position. For M-Day/Traditional personnel who are currently receiving incentives to include Bonuses and the Student Loan Repayment Program, the following termination rule applies:

Incentive Termination without Recoupment: If you accept a Military Technician (Mil Tech) Permanent position where membership in the National Guard is a condition of employment, your bonus will be terminated with no recoupment as long as you have served at least 6 months of the bonus contract following receipt of the initial bonus payment.

Please ensure you follow all instructions carefully. Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. Applicant must ensure resume and any other required supporting documentation clearly portrays that s/he meets the required experience level for the position. Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

• Resume showing relevant experience
• Responses to the Assessment Questionnaire
• Unofficial Transcripts, if used to qualify (An official transcript may be required before being hired.)

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