Senior Policy Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), Counterterrorism & Homeland Threats (CTHT).

Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-15, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through federal service.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as: (A) Advise and support senior officials by coordinating counterterrorism special projects, to include coordinating, assigning, or arranging memoranda and other materials, conducting research, presenting results to leadership, and managing high priority actions; AND (B) Serving as a counterterrorism action officer responsible for managing last-minute counterterrorism /CTHT "pop-up" issues for a senior-level official, apprising them of all changes, troubleshooting counterterrorism emerging issues, updating policy and information materials with new information, arranging last minute engagements/briefings for the principal; AND (C) Conducting national security policy coordination and development work, to include providing policy analysis and advice on counterterrorism to a senior-level official.

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary.

If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job).

If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

National Service 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: 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.

Major Duties:

The primary purpose of this position is to advise and support senior officials by coordinating counterterrorism special projects.

The incumbent will maintain expertise on the security environment and how DHS Office and Components support the counterterrorism, counter-cartels, and screening and vetting missions.

As a Senior Policy Analyst, GS-0301-15, your typical work assignments may include: Advise CTHT leadership on current policy workstreams, identifying challenges to and providing recommendations for actions and advancement of critical departmental priorities.

Build and maintain collaborative relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Represent DHS at the National Security Council, interagency partners, and other stakeholders to inform the development and implementation of CTHT-related policies, plans, and strategies.

Clearly and concisely communicates recommendations in writing and orally on CTHT policies, plans, and strategies to senior leaders. Editing written products to ensure they are clear and concise.

Plans, organizes and directs team study or work by articulating complex problems and developing creative solutions.

Persuades or negotiates effectively with numerous audiences to accept and implement these solutions.

and other recommendations, where the proposals involve substantial agency resources; require extensive changes in established procedures; or may be in conflict with the desires of the activities under study.

Review, edit, revise, and provide constructive feedback on relevant policies and products on CTHT, and synthesize that information to inform senior leadership.

All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received.

This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.

View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.