Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

Summary

This position serves as a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist, in the Office of Security, reporting directly to the Director of Security. The primary purpose of this position is to oversee the agency personnel security vetting program and exercising the authority to ensure that all agency personnel, including FTEs and contractors, are vetted according to the security regulations prescribed by Executive Orders other external orders, regulations and policies.

Duties

• As a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist, you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to: Supervises the daily activities of the Personnel Security Division to include overseeing, planning, and coordinating all personnel security vetting services. Serves as the deciding authority on all adverse vetting determinations. Develops policy, recommends projects, and serves as the technical authority on all personnel security developments and interpretation of personnel security guidelines, policies, legislation, and regulations covering personnel security operations within USAGM. Supervises and ensure all activities performed within the Personnel Security Division are conducted in accordance and compliance with applicable federal laws, executive orders, Suitability and Security Executive Agent policies, and USAGM procedures. Develops and implements standards for program performance to ensure alignment with agency objectives. Develops and implements metrics and establishes benchmarks for thePersonnel Security Division.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-13 or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience required for this position includes all of the following: Lead/manages personnel security projects relating to continuous vetting/adjudications, working with a diverse team related to process improvements; Provides guidance on personnel security policies including evaluating and adjudicating various levels of background investigations and rendering suitability/fitness and clearance eligibility decisions in accordance with federal policies; Coordinates or oversee work of non-supervisory employees; Analyzes and evaluates effectiveness of suitability program operations; developing measurement criteria, procedures, and instruments for evaluations.

Education

Education is not required for this grade level. It cannot be used for qualification purposes.

How to apply

You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents and any appropriate Accepted Documents. To begin, click Apply in the announcement; then, choose to create a new USAJOBS account or Sign-in into your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before submitting it. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Click the following link to pre-view and print the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13056160. After completing the questionnaire and uploading appropriate documents, click the Submit Application to submit your application package. It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered in the profile is accurate and all required documents are uploaded and submitted before 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/21/2026 of the announcement to receive consideration. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload the documentation to the system by the closing date of this announcement. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process. Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement, including the Required Documents, Other Information, and How to Apply sections of the announcement. Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact [email protected] or 202-920-2400 to request this.