SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION) (TITLE 32)
About This Position
This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Position. This is an Indefinite with Right to Convert to Permanent GS-0080-11 SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION) (TITLE 32), PD D2167000 and is part of theMO G2 Intelligence Directorate. SEE NOTES UNDER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
Qualifications
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard. Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion). Maximum Military Grade - CPT (O-3) Minimum Military Grade - SFC (E-7) GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience, education, or training that demonstrates your ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations and procedures; skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; clearly enunciate English without impediment of speech that would interfere or prohibit; effective two-way radio or telephone communication; write English in reports and presentation formats; communicate orally and in writing clearly and effectively; assess body language and perceive immediate risk levels; and apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material.
GS-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess 24 months of specialized experience which demonstrates your ability to implement a sensitive compartmented information security clearance program and maintain current and completed clearances for assigned personnel; manage, assess and conduct Special Security Office self-inspections and able to present detailed and comprehensive reports with follow-up work to ensure complete and quality discrepancies resolutions improve quality, timeliness, and efficiency; research and analysis reports on physical, information, computer, and personnel security; conduct intelligence support operations, procedures, and practices that are necessary to accomplish intelligence functions in support of programs essential to the organization's daily operations, training, and readiness missions; and implementing policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information programs and to protect sensitive compartmented information resources. The specialized experience must also indicate that you possess thorough knowledge of security principles, concepts and methodologies to evaluate state security procedures; knowledge of security procedures to perform inspections and risk vulnerability assessment analysis; knowledge of effective security programs to provide advice and assistance to units and organizations; and knowledge of physical security requirements and inspections to advise and train personnel; and experience in analyzing and evaluating reports of investigations and the maintenance of security records, files, reports and forms. Must currently possess or able to maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.
Major Duties
Serves as the focal point to coordinate, de-conflict, and integrate various protection staff initiatives, policies, and activities within the state.
Serves as consultant to the Chief of Staff and unit commanders on protection.
Establishes working relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies operating within the state on behalf of the Chief of Staff.
Provides recommendations, briefings, updates, and staff studies across a broad range of security specialties to influence installation-level decision-making and policy development.
Conducts intelligence integration and information operations to assess potential threat and creates ARNG integrated protection program.
Receives filter, focus, and fuse information from military intelligence sources, publicly available information sources, and local, state and federal law enforcement sources.
Plans, conducts, directs the conduct of, or coordinates on site security studies, projects, assessments, and surveys of the State in relationship to protection activities.
Works with engineers to assess and sign off on all construction projects within the state to ascertain that protection construction standards are complied with.
Analyzes data to identify physical and operations security compliance or non-compliance, vulnerabilities, trends, strengths, and benchmarks.
Represents the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS)/ Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS) at meetings, conferences, workshops, panels, etc., at NGB and other deferral agency levels as the state technical authority.
May supervise AGR, Title 32, Title 5, contractors, and/or state employees directly, and through subordinate supervisors.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
Officer - Must possess an undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university which include completed academic courses in sociology, criminology, police administration, criminal justice, or a related area. A graduate degree from an accredited civilian academic college or from an equivalent professional military education school is optimum.
YOU MUST submit copies of college transcripts that identify each course, the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade and grade-point received. Warrant Officer: Must possess a high school diploma or general education development (GED) diploma. An undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university, with completed academic courses in sociology, criminology, police administration, criminal justice, or a related area, is optimum.
How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position.
If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.
Additional Information
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13085227 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application.
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Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Packet which may include the following: Resume (must include the following information) First and Last Name Contact Information (Phone Number and Email) Position Title(s) Company/Organization Name(s) Dates of Employment (MONTH and YEAR) Duties Performed - brief descriptions that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement Please be advised that copying and pasting the specialized experience from the vacancy announcement into your resume is prohibited and will result in your resume being disqualified. It is best practice to ensure military career information is listed
in addition to civilian career information. Transcripts - Only a requirement if education is required OR you substitute education for specialized experience Unofficial copies may be submitted for application purposes, but placement will not occur until official transcripts have been provided. SF-50 - If you have previously been employed by another Federal Agency or previously worked for our agency, please submit a copy of the last Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50).
This is NOT a requirement for those that have never been employed by a Federal Agency or those currently employed by our agency. DD214s