Duties

Summary

This is a 12-month non-reimbursable Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) position with an option to extend up to 24 months by mutual agreement between gaining and employing elements.

This assignment is located within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Division of Analytics and Information Sharing.

Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
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Responsibilities

This position reports to the Branch Chief of the Mission Support Services (MSS) Branch within the Division of Advanced Analytics and Information Sharing (DAIS) under the Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence Enterprise Readiness (DUSIER), Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This is a 12-month reimbursable Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) position with an option to extend up to 24 months by mutual agreement between gaining and employing elements. Temporary change of station costs may be available for qualified DHS Component personnel.

The MSS branch has two sections namely the DAIS Program Management Office (PMO) and Data Acumen and Literacy. MSS is responsible for the Program and Service Management within the Division and focuses on stakeholder engagement, which includes I&A mission centers, DHS components, IC, and state and local partners. MSS also manages relationships with technology partners and universities. MSS's role is to help DAIS with its recruitment efforts to promote I&A's diversity and inclusion efforts.

The incumbent will be responsible for a broad range of highly complex activities in the MSS Branch, to include requirements management, program management and Data Acumen and Literacy activities for DAIS.

Duties include:

• Coordinates and develops policies, strategies, practices, plans, and procedures to support all functions and processes in DAIS.
• Supports projects requiring innovative and unprecedented approaches to resolving highly complex issues through establishing and maintaining effective working relationships within DAIS, I&A, the Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise (DHS IE), and the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Conducts a wide variety of coordination activities that will maximize partnerships between the DAIS and I&A, the DHS IE, and the IC.
• Serves as functional advisor to assigned program and functional areas; develops presentations, briefing materials, and finished reports on findings and recommendations for management.
• Implements project management practices around schedule, budget, risk, resources and communications management.
• Performs need analysis to determine opportunities for new and improved business process solutions.
• Provide advice on project costs, design concepts, or design changes.
• Researches complex ongoing and projected programmatic activities
• Reviews information, reconciles conflicting data, and devises new and modified methods to analyze findings
• Recommends strategies to improve implementation and evaluation of programs. Advises management of unique conditions and issues that affect program activities
• Provides guidance on interpretation and implementation of new or revised legislation, policies, regulations and procedures
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of complex program operations in meeting goals and objectives. Develops modifications, revisions, and implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations Monitors compliance with established requirements
• Employs advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management. Adapts existing analytical methods and techniques to specific issues and develops new approaches to resolve complex productivity problems and issues goals and objectives. Develops modifications, revisions, and implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations Monitors compliance with established requirements
• Employs advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management. Adapts existing analytical methods and techniques to specific issues and develops new approaches to resolve complex productivity problems and issues

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
None

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a current permanent Federal employee
• Must have supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment. DHS 250-2 Application Form under "required documents" section.
• Must NOT have any pending/outstanding disciplinary actions
• Must have achieved a minimum of "meet expectations/proficiency" on latest performance appraisal/evaluation
• Must be currently at the grade level of the detail. *No Temporary Promotion Opportunity*
• The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.

Qualifications

Qualifications required:

Knowledge of the interrelationships among organizations and components of DHS and/or the IC. Understands how one's own work impacts, and is impacted by, the mission and operations of DHS and IC organizations and components and uses this information to maximize contribution to mission accomplishment.

Ability to draft, edit, and disseminate written reports, including draft materials for senior leadership, that are factual, timely and relatively error-free.

Skills in developing collaborative information and knowledge sharing networks and builds alliances with colleagues and counterparts within area of professional/technical expertise.

Skills in communicating, coordinating with, and advising senior-level officials; organizing and presenting statements of position; and presenting information succinctly and clearly.

Skills in developing collaborative information and knowledge sharing networks and builds alliances with colleagues and counterparts within area of professional/technical expertise.

Skills and experience in project and program management

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:
It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this Joint Duty assignment opportunity announcement.

Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated based on your resume.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

Job Title (Include series and grade of Federal Job)

Duties (Be specific in describing your duties)

Name of Federal agency

Supervisor name, email, and phone number

Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)

Education

EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position.

Additional information

**DHS does not offer any additional benefits beyond that which the Federal employee is already receiving.

If the position requires a security clearance, employees must have a SECRET or TOP SECRET clearance to placement AND must maintain that level of clearance while performing in the position.

Selected applicants for a JDA are requested to fulfill the items below during the JDA:

Complete the DHS Training Course 15 days prior to the arrival to the JDA.

Complete the DHS Joint Duty Assignment Progress Plan to include:

• Phase 1: Establish assignment objectives within the first 30 days of the JDA.
• Phase 2: Complete a self-assessment of the duties performed at the mid-point of the JDA.
• Phase 3: Complete a final review within the last 30 days of the JDA.

Complete 12 hours of professional development using Skillsoft courses, videos, and books in conjunction with the established assignment objectives for the JDA.

Attend each of the DHS Joint Duty Program Director's quarterly webinars (1 hour per quarter).

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education, and training will be rated using a job questionnaire based on the competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this Joint Duty Assignment.

If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. After reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination will be made. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

Note: DHS continues to take necessary steps to keep our workforce safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If you receive a final Joint Duty Assignment offer to onboard, please complete the onboarding requirements and/or forms and submit them electronically in an expeditious manner. Your start date may be delayed if the action above is not completed.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

1. Resume: Do not include any personally identifiable information (PII) i.e., home address, social security number, or date of birth. Your resume must clearly demonstrate you have experience which meets the requirements of this position as outlined in the "Qualifications" section.

2. SF-50: Submit a copy of your official SF-50 (no text version) or other official "Notification of Personnel Action" document which shows the following information:

Your appointment in the Federal service

Tenure

Grade and Step

Full performance level

If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the position.

3. DHS Joint Duty Assignment Application Form signed by your supervisor. Please click on the following link to access the required form DHS Form 250-02 .