Supervisory Industrial Security Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Industrial Security Division, Office of Information Security, Security Infrastructure Directorate, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS/IS/IND).

The Industrial Security Division is responsible for the Department of State's (DoS) implementation of the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) which was established to safeguard classified national security information (NSI) entrusted to or generated by U.

S. Government contractors. Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing and implementing industrial security policies and plans.

Experience analyzing and recommending solutions to industrial security issues. Experience presenting industrial security briefings or trainings.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.

In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through." Major Duties:

• Oversees a team engaged in developing and implementing industrial security goals, objectives, policies, plans, and priorities in support of domestic diplomatic facilities.
• Plans and coordinates industrial security activities that ensure the protection of classified National Security Information (NSI), Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) released to Department contractors.
• Exercises supervisory responsibilities involving planning, assigning, and reviewing work, as well as the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised.
• Represents the Department in meetings and working groups tasked with the development and implementation of National Industrial Security Program (NISP) policies and procedures.
• Advises on technical, policy, and programmatic issues to ensure consideration of all relevant factors in the development and implementation of policy decisions on industrial security matters.