Supervisory Security Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Washington, DC

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About The Position

This position is in FEMA’s Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO). The Supervisory Security Specialist supervises senior staff who provide authoritative security guidance to support decision-makers in achieving intelligence objectives and priorities. The role represents the Security organization in complex interagency forums and promotes Agency security requirements through appropriate resource planning. The position oversees policy and guidance development, security program planning and implementation, and alignment with the Agency strategic plan. It supervises Security Specialists’ work, ensures activities follow current directives, and ensures personnel prepare and deliver briefings on security policies and procedural updates. The announcement also describes recurring emergency management responsibilities for FEMA employees. The position may be recalled at any time for emergency operations and may involve irregular hours, work outside the official duty station, extensive travel with little notice, and deployment to austere or challenging conditions. The successful applicant must meet the GS-14 qualification requirements, including one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13. Selected applicants must pass and maintain a Top Secret/TSI background investigation. If selected, the employee must attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a Top Secret/TSI background investigation.
Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Ability to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
For GS-14 qualification: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-13 in the Federal government, or qualifying experience from state or local government or the private sector.
Specialized experience must include providing technical direction or oversight to security staff or program teams; advising senior leaders on internal security risks, threat mitigation, policy compliance, and program effectiveness; and developing or implementing security policies, procedures, training, or reporting products while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
New Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors and managers must complete a one-year probationary period.
If selected, attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.
If designated a Testing Designated Position, comply with random drug testing under FEMA’s Drug-Free Workplace Plan.

Responsibilities

Supervise senior staff providing security guidance to decision-makers.
Represent the Security organization in complex interagency forums and promote Agency security requirements.
Support Agency intelligence objectives and priorities through proper resource planning.
Oversee the development of policy and guidance for planning and implementing program requirements, ensuring alignment with the Agency strategic plan.
Develop security programs, plans, objectives, and priorities to accomplish Agency efforts through effective and efficient business practices consistent with total quality management concepts.
Supervise Security Specialists’ activities and ensure work is performed in accordance with current directives.
Ensure personnel prepare and deliver briefings communicating security policies and procedural updates.
Perform recurring emergency management responsibilities and, when required, deploy to emergency operations.