Supervisory Enforcement Manager

Summary

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD.

Duties

• As a Supervisory Enforcement Manager, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a Headquarters Assistant Director managing law enforcement officers, special agents and Operations team personnel involved in the enforcement of domestic laws, international treaties, and obligations dedicated to protecting living marine resources, marine protected areas, endangered species of fish and wildlife at the national level, and preventing illegal fish, wildlife, and seafood from entering US Ports. Plan and execute initiatives to counter Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. Perform budget and financial management oversight and serve as an advisor to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) managers and stakeholders. Responsible for division of human, financial, and material resources. Developing and maintaining relationships with partner cooperating government agencies, port authorities, foreign entities, and other stakeholders coordinating efforts, sharing information, and providing guidance on laws and regulations enforced by NOAA. Serve as a supervisor responsible for all technical and administrative functions, including planning and distributing work. Setting and adjusting short- and long-term priorities. Evaluating the work performance of subordinates. Interviewing candidates for subordinate roles. Identifying developmental and training needs. Develop policies, procedures, and strategies to support the conservation and protection of wildlife and their natural habitat and the detection, inspection, and prevention of illegal seafood and wildlife imports into the US. Interpret guidance on program planning, execution, and evaluation. Provide insight and input to management, developing directives, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)'s, memoranda, policy statements, proposals, and other written guidelines. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Subject to financial disclosure as a sworn law enforcement officer, enforcing domestic laws, regulating a non-Federal entity and international treaties. Must be able to obtain & maintain a Top Secret/Critical-Sensitive due to Major immediate responsibility for criminal justice or law enforcement activities. This position will be subject to a Tier 5 background investigation, but local security access will be limited to Secret level due to Major immediate responsibility for criminal justice or law enforcement activities. Required to bear and maintain proficiency in the use of firearms to perform major duties of the position. This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. Must be able to operate a government motor vehicle daily to perform major duties of the position. This position has physical requirements. Must meet and maintain physical standards and medical requirements. This is a drug testing designated position (TDP). PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip and knee joints is required; arms, hands, legs and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order that applicants may perform the duties satisfactorily. Distant vision must be 20/20 (Snellen) in each eye corrected and no worse than 20/200 (Snellen) uncorrected. Near vision must be normal. Color vision must be sufficient to distinguish basic colors. Hearing must be at 30 db HL RE: ANSI 1969 or better in each ear at 500, 1000, and 2000Hz. At 3000 Hz, hearing must be at 40 db HL or better. Applicants are not permitted to use hearing aids for screening. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO) pay: These positions may receive administratively uncontrollable overtime pay as a percentage of the employee's annual rate for work, which requires substantial amounts of irregular or overtime hours in excess of the normal 8-hour workday and cannot be controlled administratively. Training Requirements: Applicants who have satisfactorily completed the Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP) or the Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or an equivalent training program which provided instruction in the laws of arrest, search and seizure as they relate to investigating offenses against the United States, must provide a copy of your certification during the hiring process. Selectees who do not possess such certification will be required to successfully complete the course after entrance on duty. Selectee will be required to successfully complete required basic law enforcement officer training and any other agency-specific training required by the agency.

Qualifications

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Drug Testing Requirement: This position is subject to random and pre-employment drug testing. Firearms Requirement: You will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory. Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Critical-Sensitive (Top Secret) clearance. Lautenberg Amendment: This position is covered by the 1996 Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. A person convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence is not eligible for the position. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001). Mobility Agreement: This position may require the incumbent to be reassigned to a different geographic location. Accordingly, the incumbent will be required to sign a mobility agreement, which will remain in effect during the incumbent's assignment to this position as special agent. Inclement Weather: The duties of this position require exposure to inclement weather. Medical Requirements: Applicants must pass a pre-employment medical/physical examination and psychological examination, then maintain medical, psychological, and comprehensive physical requirements as evidenced by successful completion of annual physicals. The duties of positions in this series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather. Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required; arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and function in order that the applicant may perform the duties satisfactorily. Distant vision must be 20/20 (Snellen) in each eye corrected and no worse than 20/200 (Snellen) uncorrected. Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and physical stability. Any physical condition that would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself or others may be disqualifying. Maximum Entry Age: This position is a covered secondary law enforcement position under Title 5 U.S.C 3307 Maximum Entry Age, the special retirement provisions for Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO). Candidates without prior LEO service must be under 37 years old. Those with current or prior federal LEO coverage will be considered only if they can demonstrate that they will have completed 20 years of covered service by the mandatory retirement age of 57. The maximum entry age requirement is waived for Veteran's Preference Eligible applicants; please click here for more information. Your application materials must clearly demonstrate this experience. Failure to do so will result in your application being marked as ineligible. Incumbent must maintain requirements to qualify for LEO retirement coverage (5 USC 8336(c) and 5 USC 8412(d)). If you have current or prior Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) coverage you must submit appropriate SF-50s that shows period of coverage. Failure to provide proof of Federal LEO coverage may result in removal from consideration. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZA-5 or GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Performing various tasks supporting law enforcement operations as a supervisor or manager; Supervising and managing criminal investigations involving natural resources, multi-jurisdictional fraud, or the international trade of illegal goods; Establishing short and long-range strategic planning related to law enforcement; and Supervising or managing law enforcement personnel, policy development and executive functions.

Requirements

This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZA-5 is equivalent to the GS-15. Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Additional Considerations: One year probationary period may be required. A one year supervisory probationary period may be required (probationary period can be served concurrently). Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized. Payment of relocation incentives OR recruitment incentives may be authorized. Note: Relocation incentives are for current federal employees only. Background investigation will be required. Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, for those required to serve a 1-year probationary period, we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct; Needs and interests of the agency; Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of then Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.

Education

Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the blue "Apply Online" button. If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please create a new account and follow the instructions to complete your application process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile. As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to attach to your application. Check the "Certification" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button located at the bottom of the screen. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you experience technical difficulties during the online application process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.