Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

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About the Position: This position is located at Sobe, Okinawa, Japan with the Department of War Education Activity, Security Management Division's Personnel Security Branch.

Federal employees in Sobe, Japan are not currently entitled to receive Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. This amount is subject to change at any time.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Reviewing and analyzing background investigation reports independently to identify adverse, derogatory, or complex security issues, and applying federal suitability, fitness, and adjudicative guidelines to render final determinations for tiered federal background investigations, this includes resolving complex, precedent-setting, or high-visibility cases with limited guidance.

Utilizing automated information technology systems to initiate, track, and manage personnel security caseloads, to include electronic fingerprint submissions, state-specific manual fingerprint processes, and jurisdiction-specific release authorizations, applying technical and procedural knowledge to ensure compliance, accuracy, and reliability across multiple regulatory requirements.

Leading, coordinating, or working collaboratively with a geographically separated team of personnel security or suitability specialists, and providing technical guidance, case oversight, workload coordination, and quality assurance of adjudicative and suitability determinations.

Developing, implementing, or providing expert input to personnel security or adjudicative policies, procedures, programs, or standards, including interpreting regulatory guidance and supporting program improvements and risk-informed decision-making.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19. Applicants must be U.S.

citizens who are not considered Ordinarily Resident under the applicable Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

An ordinarily resident is anyone who has lived in the host country longer than the allowed number of days without being a member of the forces assigned, civilian component or a family member of either the aforementioned or who has obtained a work permit for any duration.

Ordinarily Resident restrictions apply and vary depending on the host nation. Family member appointments will expire based on the sponsor's rotation date.

Family member appointments may not exceed two months after an employee is no longer considered a family member within the local commuting area due to PCS or divorce of sponsor or, in the case of a child, the age of 23.

Family members are defined according to the DODI 1400.25, Vol.1232 as: For a military member whose duty station is in a foreign area, the member's spouse or unmarried dependent child.

For a civilian US employee as defined by section 2105 of Title 5, United States Code, the employee's spouse, domestic partner, or unmarried dependent child, or unmarried child of the employee's spouse or domestic partner.

A family member must physically reside with his or her sponsor to receive family member preference. Major Duties:

• Serves as the lead point of contact for DoWEA Regional Directors and Chiefs of Staff regarding all personnel security matters.
• Provides technical oversight of, and expertise regarding, the centralized background check and suitability determinations.
• Assists the Insider Threat Program Manager with the overall development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the DoWEA Insider Threat program.
• Performs a full range of first-level supervisory responsibilities.
• Interprets and implements personnel suitability policy, guidelines, and directives.
• Prepares recommendations for revisions to policy and drafts procedural guidelines.
• Manages the teams continuous vetting program to ensure that DoWEA employees with a favorable security/suitability/child care determination remain eligible.