Special Assistant - Temporary Promotion NTE 1-Year

Full Job Description

View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Washington, District of Columbia. This is a non-bargaining unit position.

This is a temporary promotion NTE 1-year and may be converted to permanent at the agency's discretion. Please limit your resume to 2 pages.

If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent performing the duties such as: Providing advice and guidance on agency programs, policies, or issues that impact multiple offices Reviewing and advising on policies and initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational goals and administrative requirements Analyzing and evaluating programs to measure effectiveness and recommend improvements; and Coordinating with senior officials and stakeholders to address issues and ensure consistent implementation of agency priorities.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

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.

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.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.

Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.

To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Major Duties:

• As a Special Assistant - Temporary Promotion NTE 1-Year, you will perform the following duties: Coordinate implementation of projects and policies and keep the supervisor informed of activities and events that may affect programs and policies; Provides advice and guidance on undefined issues and elements for programs essential to the organization's mission, such as major programs of national scope and impact; plans, directs, and executes liaison operations for critical department-wide programs, with national or international implications; Advises and recommends active approaches for avoiding and/or resolving problems and reducing conflicts; recommends long-range program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones, which serve as the basis for substantive changes in the organization and administration programs affecting large numbers of people; Provides authoritative guidance in the resolution of complex problems or issues impacting major DHS programs Researches and writes reports or other working documents that provide authoritative guidance on complex and wide-impacting program issues; writes correspondence, memoranda, briefings/announcements, or other documents relevant to program activities.