Summary

This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Integrated Operations Division (IOD). Regional Directors serve as the CISA senior official within their region and engage with other Federal, State and local level officials of similar status.

Duties

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The Integrated Operations Division (IOD) coordinates, collaborates, and executes CISA's operational activities to ensure seamless support and expedited response to critical needs. IOD enhances mission effectiveness and situational awareness by unifying the conduct and reporting of CISA operations through a single channel to provide CISA leadership with a common operational picture and ensure cross-divisional coordination in the implementation of CISA programs.

Regional Directors oversee a staff of co-located and geographically separated personnel who deliver services that address all hazards, to include physical and cyber threats, and that fall within voluntary and regulatory mission sets. These mission sets focus on improving the nation's capability and capacity to detect, prevent, respond, and mitigate disruptions to physical, cyber and communications infrastructure.

Typical work assignments include, but are not limited to:

• Provide expert planning, analyses, and advice on the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and directives on cyber and critical infrastructure protection;
• Assist Federal, State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal (FSLTT) officials in planning and executing activities, to include sector analyses, security and resilience initiatives, and the review and interpretation and application of new directives and program changes;
• Advise stakeholders, to include executive level FSLTT officials, on security and critical infrastructure resilience across a range of threats and considerations, to include system security and communications resilience;
• Facilitate stakeholder development of, and participation in, exercises and other preparedness activities involving both cyber and physical threats;
• Support to National Security Special Events (NSSEs) and DHS Homeland Security Special Events Activity Rating (SEAR) events; and
• Monitor information and status on cyber and physical threats and incidents, ensuring information is shared with FSLTT and the private sector.

Requirements

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Qualifications

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs).

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

TQ 1:

Skill in long-range planning, resource management, and program execution for a government or non-government national, regional, or state-wide enterprise including the management of relationships and requirements of partners at multiple levels, or management of a government regulatory/compliance enforcement program.

TQ 2:

Ability to deal effectively on complex homeland security-related issues with senior officials from all branches and levels of government and with other critical infrastructure/key resource owners, operators, and other stakeholders. Experience in directing and supporting national-level critical infrastructure/key resource risk management, preparedness, and protection programs, such as those in the nation's chemical or other sectors or equivalent programs of significant complexity and importance in regional, State, or business enterprises.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position.

There are five ECQs:

• ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.
• ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
• ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
• ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.
• ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

Education

No Educational Substitution: There is no substitution of education for experience at this grade level. You must meet the qualifications listed in the "Requirements" section of this announcement.

Additional information

• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expenses may be authorized at Management's discretion.
• Other incentives may be authorized at Management's discretion.
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, 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, fine, or imprisonment.
• Mobility: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders. Individuals selected for SES positions members may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines, and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligation Agreement.
• A one-year SES probationary period may be required during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. We may consider your performance and conduct, the 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 the 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.
• There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents:
  
  • Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back;
  • FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation); and
  • SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information)

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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