SUPERVISORY TRAINING SPECIALIST (SECURITY)

Branch Chief Position

This position serves as a Branch Chief within the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) of the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA), subordinate agency to the Office of the Secretary of War. The CDSE develops education and training products, services, and course curricula, and administers specialty courses such as those for personnel security, physical security, information security, industrial security, special access programs and information systems security.

Responsibilities

As a Supervisory Training Specialist (Security) you will be responsible for the following duties :

• Provides expert leadership in managing assigned curriculum managers, supervising day-to-day operations, and guiding professional development through performance evaluations, mentoring, and hiring.
• Leads cross-functional project teams and employs project management life-cycle principles to ensure training products and initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with CDSE quality standards.
• Coordinates closely with internal and external stakeholders, including interagency partners, customers, and vendors, to foster collaboration and ensure alignment with current Security Executive Agent (SecEA) and Suitability Executive Agent (SuitEA) policies, national security training standards, and evolving workforce requirements.
• Directs the strategic planning, development, delivery, and evaluation of innovative and effective training programs, products, and services across the personnel vetting domain and other critical security disciplines.
• Responds to training needs and policy changes by leading curriculum teams in the continuous enhancement of CDSE's portfolio to ensure it reflects emerging threats, policy updates, and national-level competencies.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment Qualifications This position has a Basic Requirement for the 1712 : Undergraduate and Graduate Education : Major study education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. or Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5) : Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include :

The applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies / knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS / GG-13 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.

Specialized experience for this position includes : Expert knowledge of personnel vetting programs, including policies and requirements governed by the Security Executive Agent (SecEA) and Suitability Executive Agent (SuitEA). Experience planning, coordinating, and facilitating security training programs, products, and services to support the national security workforce. Also, skill in managing complex projects using project management life-cycle principles to deliver mission-aligned outcomes. Strong supervisory background, including mentoring staff, evaluating employee performance, and participating in recruitment and hiring processes.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies :

Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional Information

VETERANS PREFERENCE / CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria.

Re-employed Annuitant : This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at : https : / / www.esd.whs.mil / Portals / 54 / Documents / DD / issuances / 140025 / 1400.25-V300.pdf

Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.