Transportation Security Specialist - SV-1801-K - Transportation Security Administration - Reston, Virginia - EXPIRED

This Transportation Security Specialist position is located in the Aviation Programs Branch, Law Enforcement and Industry and Training Division, within the Office of Training and Workforce Engagement (OTWE), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If you are selected for this position, you will be serving as a liaison and senior advisor providing comprehensive consultation to senior management both internal and external to TSA; developing, interpreting and advising department and airline executives on a broad range of policies and regulations. Typical assignments include but are not limited to:

• Representing the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) in negotiations with pilots. Serving as a technical expert and senior advisor to the Branch Manager, Aviation Programs Branch, Law Enforcement Industry Training Division, Office of Training and Workforce Engagement managing the FFDO Program.
• Ensuring alignment of organizational goals and policies and the requirements of programs or other work activities. Reviewing, evaluating, and recommending improvements to complex aviation security activities and related programs.
• Developing and administering innovative solutions for FFDO plans and policy, and guiding implementation within the FFDO program. Interpreting aviation regulations and TSA policy. Implementing aviation security programs. Performing complex studies and evaluating existing and proposed policy.
• Advising and consulting on aviation processes and their impact on the OTWE and FFDO Program. Establishing and maintaining relationships with other Federal, state and law enforcement at all levels, including those from private industry.
• Articulating Branch goals and objectives to local, state and Federal law enforcement partners and transportation security stakeholders. Facilitating meetings with multiple airline organizations.
• Representing the FFDO Programs the principal point of contact with airline stakeholders and coordinating information exchange with senior leadership. Directing incident notifications to appropriate individuals, stakeholders, security partners and designated groups; directing stakeholder actions in response to aviation incidents; developing and refining research techniques to gather open source information on people, places, and conveyances involved in aviation security incidents.

To qualify for the SV-K Pay Band (equivalent to GS-15), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-J Pay Band or GS-14 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes applying administrative and organizational regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines to conduct analyses and evaluation of management and program initiatives and activities; and applying project management principles and theories, and leadership and organizational effectiveness principles to provide guidance to staff and management.

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.

NOTE: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position. We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

When completing the assessment questionnaire for this position, you will be prompted to elect if you wish for your application to be considered as External (where Veterans’ Preference applies), as Status (current or former Federal Employees), and/or Internal to TSA as a current permanent or competitive temporary employee. At that time, please select the answer(s) that apply to you and your application to this position.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures. Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

•Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
•Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; and
•Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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