Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer. Washington D.C.

is a potential duty location for this position; however, the Washington D.C. office is expected to relocate to Alexandria, Virginia.

Selectees may be required to report initially to Washington, D.C and later report to Alexandria, Virginia.

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-14 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes: Providing technical advice and assistance concerning national security clearances, investigative standards, suitability determinations, and credentialing requirements; AND Managing staff in making pre-employment determinations for various agency employees and contractual support at all investigative levels; AND Overseeing the initiation, review, quality assurance and peer-review workflow for background investigations while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies governing suitability, and credentialing.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-14 you must have been at the GS-13 level for 52 weeks.

Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Major Duties:

HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people.

The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

The position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS), Personnel Security Division.

The Human Capital Services' (HCS) mission is to advance the Agency-wide Human Capital goals and initiatives related to Classification, Recruitment, Staffing, and Position Management; Employee Assistance and Health and Wellness; Career/ Life Balance Programs, including Teleworking; Pay, Retirement, & Benefits; and Personnel Security Adjudications.

As a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist, you will: - Establishes HUD policy for personnel security.

Develops and evaluates personnel security standards for HUD nation-wide, designs and communicates strategies for ensuring compliance with such standards and oversees the implementation of appropriate personnel security measures.

Takes such actions as may be necessary to enhance the quality and effectiveness of HUD's personnel security program.

- Establishes and implements HUD's Suitability for Employment program in accordance with Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Defense, Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Office of the Director of national Intelligence (ODNI), and HUD policies and procedures.

Makes final determinations regarding suitability and/or fitness.

- Manages an effective and efficient personnel vetting program to provide prompt, thorough, and comprehensive pre-employment determinations for all perspective federal and contract employees.