Summary

This position is in the Domestic and International Security (DIS) Division within the Department

of Administration and Finance (A&F), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-13, MCC uses a pay-band system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 4A which is generally equal to GS-13.

Duties

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As a Security Specialist you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, evaluating, and improving assigned elements of MCC's security program. You will perform a broad range of security administration functions involving personal and physical security, access control and credentialing, security risk management, international security, foreign travel security, emergency preparedness, continuity support, and related security activities. You will also:

• Provide expert technical security advice and guidance, conducts complex security analyses and assessments, identifies security vulnerabilities and program deficiencies, and develops risk-based recommendations to protect personnel, information, facilities, operations, and program domestically and overseas.
• Advise senior leadership on domestic and international threats, security policies, and operational requirements. Develops risk-based mitigation measures supporting programs and personnel.
• Perform assigned position sensitivity, applicant suitability, credentialing and access control activities, including issuance, tracking, modification, deactivation, testing, and resolution of access related security issues,
• Conduct threat, vulnerability, physical security, and operational security assessments as part of a team. Reviews U.S. Government, host-country, and commercial intelligence to identify security risks and develop corresponding mitigation strategies.
• Participates in briefings, interagency meetings, working groups, and information exchanges to enhance threat awareness. Serves as security representative and technical point of contact with internal offices, government agencies, foreign partners, and contracted security providers on issues impacting overseas security mission.
• Perform assigned international security functions supporting personnel, program, and operations overseas. Conducts threat, vulnerability, risk, physical security, and operational security assessments, including participate in overseas security assessment teams.
• Provides security expertise and program support for emergency preparedness, incident response, and continuity activities. Participates in emergency planning, exercises, assessments, and after-action activities.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• More than 1 job may be filled if additional vacancies occur within 120 days
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• Some domestic and international travel may be required

Qualifications

To qualify for Pay Band 4A applicants must meet the following:

Qualifying experience for Pay Band 4A includes one year of specialized experience (comparable to the Pay Band 4B or GS-12 or equivalent experience), which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, examples of specialized experience are: providing technical advice on security administration functions involving in two (2) or more of the following areas (personal and physical security, access control and credentialing, security risk management, international security, foreign travel security, emergency preparedness and continuity support); conducting threat, vulnerability, risk, physical security, and operational security assessments; experience performing position sensitivity, applicant suitability, credentialing and access control activities; conducting threat, vulnerability, physical security, and operational security assessments; attending briefings, interagency meetings, working groups, and information exchanges as security representative and technical point of contact; and developing and presenting threat assessments, advisories, executive briefings, trip reports, or other security products addressing security concerns and conditions, domestic or international. Note: This experience must be well documented in your resume/application.

Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to Pay Band 4B or GS-12 to be eligible for Pay Band 4A.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
• The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/compensation/.

Additional information

• If you are eligible for CTAPICTAP, you must provide proof of eligibility, (a recent Standard Form 50 (SF-50),a separation notice) and a copy of your latest performance appraisal including your official rating.
• If you are eligible for CTAP/ICTAP, you may apply for a vacancy at or below the grade level you are separated from that does not have greater promotion potential than your last position. You can apply for jobs at higher grades or with greater promotion potential, but you will not receive selection priority for those jobs. You must provide proof of eligibility (promotion potential) for the higher grade( SF-50). (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.PDF)
• If you are not a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Recruitment bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
• If you are a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Relocation bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
• Selectee may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower level, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification.
• Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualifications, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
• The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
• Selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower pay band level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level, nor is the promise of promotion implied.
• PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
• Applicants must include their own documented examples of the required experience in their resume. Applicants who copy the duties section of this announcement into their resume as their current experience will be disqualified.
• Selectee may be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450).
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary/trial period.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government contractor issued travel card to be used for official business.

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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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