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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist in United States
Summary This position is in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Security Center, Division of Personnel Security and Suitability. This position is responsible for overseeing functions pertaining to all five vetting scenarios of Trusted Workforce 2.0. This position is Supervisory and outside the bargaining unit. To learn more about this agency, click here. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist, you will be responsible for overseeing functions pertaining to all five vetting scenarios of Trusted Workforce (TW) 2.0. This includes overseeing pre-screen risk determinations, adjudicating suitability, national security background investigations and continuous vetting findings in support of TW 2.0 for people under covered positions. Major duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: Oversee the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the personnel security programs within the agency or organization. Make final determination in support of egregious findings of reports in investigations, personnel files, and other records on background investigations with serious issues. Prepare regular and special ad-hoc reports on programs, financial and confidential disclosure reports, and status reports. Apply principles of employee relations in relation to adjudications of egregious content requiring removals. Administer programs for continuous evaluation of personnel. Develop processes ensuring that personnel are adjudicated in an ethical manner. Engage with customers to establish concerns and needs to minimize customer conflicts. Manage branch assignments with objective of meeting SLA and executive level review requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. For this position, the next lowest grade is the GS-13. Qualifying specialized experience for this position includes the following: Experience serving as a technical expert for suitability, fitness and security background investigation quality assessment. Experience recommending personnel security investigative requirements for implementation. Experience serving as a technical expert in Trusted Workforce, Continuous Vetting, Continuous Evaluation, and FBI Rapback implementation and oversight. Experience providing authoritative information and assistance to management officials on personnel security policies and practices. Education Additional Information The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION This position is at the full performance level. You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interests and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements. This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually. For more information, click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy. Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions. All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to the appointment. All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.