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Security Specialist (Port/Grants), GS-0080-13

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New Orleans, LA

Employer:  US Coast Guard
Job Type:  Full Time

Description

Duties

This position is responsible for the Port Security Grant Program and reviewing Area Maritime Security (AMS) plans to ensure they meet the intent of governing regulations and are adequate for port security preparedness and operations.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:
  • Developing District-wide recommendations on the modifications and corrections needed within the Coast Guard's Maritime Transportation Security Program.
  • Performing a variety of evaluative, analytical, research and administrative activities to design, develop, monitor and evaluate grant-related program information.
  • Participating in analyzing grant applications and evaluating results in terms of objectives, significance for port security, and required resources, identifying the need for involvement of other organizations.
  • Coordinating maritime security exercise planning efforts for programs or projects that have unusually demanding governmental and political conditions for responding to terrorist threats and incidents.
  • Reviewing and developing new or proposed maritime security policies, procedures, and guidelines for response to any contingency including natural disaster, oil/chemical discharge, or terrorist threat or incident.


Requirements

Conditions of Employment
  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • This position requires a Secret clearance.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • This position may require a one year probationary period.
  • The position requires a valid state driver's license.


All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade.

Qualifications

To Qualify at the GS-13 Grade Level:  Applicants must have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include:
  • Coordinating Marine Transportation Safety Act (MTSA) passenger vessel and facility security compliance and program issues.
  • Assisting in drafting, evaluating and implementing policy for the security of vessels and facilities.
  • Administering a maritime grant program.
  • Coordinating activities, addressing issues, and resolving major conflicts in policy and program objectives.
  • Performing key decision-making and policy-developing responsibilities in very difficult assignments such as exercise training planning.
  • Utilizing other security specialties in order to coordinate activities, address issues, and resolve major conflicts in policy and program objectives.

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.

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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Additional information

Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment.

DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here

All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

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.

More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 240-376-7093. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(K)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; Disabled Veterans Leave; sick leave and paid federal holidays.  Other benefits may include:  flexible work schedules; telework; voluntary tuition assistance; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; voluntary credentialing; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.  DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and development as well as mentoring program opportunities.  For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select “Benefits.”

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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