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This position is located within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Risk Management Center (NRMC), Risk Services Division, in Arlington, VA. The NRMC's mission is to provide actionable risk analysis to drive secure and resilient critical infrastructure for the American People.
["This position serves as the Associate Director of the Risk Services Division within NRMC. The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing risk analysis and collaboration with public-private cyber and physical security partners to mitigate risk to National Critical Functions - those functions of government and the private sector so vital to the United States that their disruption, corruption, or dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof. Specifically, the incumbent will contribute to driving consistent and coherent understandings of risk throughout the critical infrastructure community and enable improved collaborative risk management-with an emphasis on mitigation-across the critical infrastructure community. Additional duties include, but are not limited to: Lead valuable risk analysis outputs and collaborating risk management activities across CISA, DHS, with other federal agencies, and with external partners and stakeholders. As a Senior Leader in NRMC, the role involves fostering excellence through an unwavering focus on people, culture, and organization and cultivating a clear brand that reflects and reinforces the role, purpose, and value of NRMC. Provide executive leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a large and diverse team of strategic, operational, technical, and analytic professionals across a variety of grade and experience levels in the areas of: Risk Analysis and Prioritization: Assess, refine, validate, and communicate risks to critical infrastructure; provide analytic support to agency-wide priority efforts; deliver comprehensive sector and cross-sector risk assessments for a wide range of use cases; apply dynamic use of analytic capability and data operationalization; and build and maintain unique analytic production. Risk Management Coordination and Governance: Partner with internal and external subject matter experts and stakeholders across CISA, other federal agencies, and the private sector through working groups and steering committees focused on risk management. Pursue CISA and DHS coordination efforts to maximize service delivery, customer satisfaction, and NRMC's ability to fulfill its mission. Operational Priorities and Initiatives Management: Lead priority initiatives aligned with NRMC goals and objectives and contribute to ongoing real time assessment of resourcing trade-offs across areas of focus. Maintain a clear set of operational priorities for the Risk Services Division based on requirements and strategic goals while achieving completion of priority projects. Analysis Planning, Requirements, and Administration: Develop and provide the direction for NRMC risk services analysis, coordination, and decision support; validate requirements and maintain a continuously relevant menu of services; standardize analytic methodologies and develop SOPs for delivery of analytic products and acquisition of contract support. Perform comprehensive first and second line supervisory duties, while also planning for succession, surge/growth preparedness, and career and professional development growth opportunities for staff members across all levels to fill skill gaps and maximize employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention. Provide leadership and guidance for planning, allocating resources to, and developing long-range goals and milestones that support mission and strategic objectives; provides subject matter expertise ensuring plans and programs are budgeted for and are ready for implementation to support CISA goals and milestones; defines objectives and makes decisions that impact cost and performance of the operations, systems, policies and personnel for NRMC; and reviews program activities to ensure policy compliance and agreement with administration and department goals and objectives. Collaborate with counterparts across DHS, the government and industry; identifies information and capability needs to execute the mission; and speaks on behalf of the organization with public private partners and organizations, Congress, the White House, Government Accountability Office, Policy Coordinating Committees and working groups, external conferences, interagency meetings, and other forums."]
You must be a U.S. citizen. Selective Service - Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service see http://www.sss.gov/ All Federal employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. This position has been identified as a drug testing designated position (TDP) for purposes of the CISA's Drug-Free Workplace Program. All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to a drug test to screen for illicit/illegal drug use prior to receiving a final offer of employment. A final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result. After appointment, you may be subject to periodic random drug testing. You must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. One-year SES probationary period may be required. This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable). You are required to file an Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) upon entering the position, as well as annually.
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. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs). A sample 2-pages resume that incorporates ECQs and TQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 16 - 17) Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications and the Qualifications Review Board. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. TQ 1: Demonstrated experience in developing and conducting comprehensive risk assessments and decision support processes that involve modeling and simulation, vulnerability and consequence analysis, analytic production, risk prioritization frameworks or similar activities in the context of general risk analysis and deriving data driven outcomes. TQ 2: Expert knowledge of organizational (to include budget) and program management theories, principles and techniques including change management and/or organizational process and culture improvements. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position. There are five ECQs: ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.
No Educational Substitution: There is no substitution of education for experience at this grade level. You must meet the qualifications listed in the "Requirements" section of this announcement.
Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expenses may be authorized at Management's discretion. Other incentives may be authorized at Management's discretion. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. Mobility: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders. Individuals selected for SES positions members may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines, and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligation Agreement. A one-year SES probationary period may be required during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. We may consider your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back; FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation); and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information) Reasonable Accommodation Requests: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified applicants and employees with a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, unless to do so would create an undue hardship to the agency (29 CFR 1614.203 (2017)). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the CISA Office of Privacy, Access, Civil Liberties, and Transparency (PACT) by sending an email to CISA_ReasonableAccommodation@cisa.dhs.gov with the subject line, "Reasonable Accommodation Request @ CISA." In the email itself, you must include your name, vacancy announcement number(s), and state your intent to seek a reasonable accommodation. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. For more information or inquiries, please contact the CISA Reasonable Accommodation Program at CISA_ReasonableAccommodation@cisa.dhs.gov. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.