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This position is in the Justice Management Division, Security and Emergency Planning Staff, a staff responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining DOJ security programs (personnel, information, physical, and litigation) and emergency preparedness planning. The Litigation Security Group has responsibility for establishment and maintenance of DOJ-wide policy and programs concerning all security disciplines, including providing security support in litigation.
Learn more about this agency10/21/2021 to 11/18/2021
$48,670 - $77,396 per year
The maximum salary for the position's full performance level is $113,362.
GS 7 - 9
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You will be required to travel 50% or more of the time.
No
Multiple Appointment Types
Full-time
Excepted
12
No
Yes
JMD-SEPS-22-11269172-DE
618045200
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Individuals who have graduated from an accredited educational institute or certificate program within the last 2 years or 6 years for Veterans.
This announcement is open to individuals who graduated from a 2- or 4-year program of study from a college, university, or trade school within the past two years, from the closing date of this announcement.
1. Performs routine and non-complex security functions under the guidance of senior Chief Information Security Officers.
2. Interacts with Federal court officials, DOJ prosecutors, defense attorneys, individuals from the Intelligence community regarding national security
issues in litigation.
3. Conducts security indoctrination briefings for access to classified information.
4. Supports initiation of security procedures for classified court proceedings.
5. Provides security support to Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities maintained by the Litigation Support Group at Federal courts nationwide.
6. Interpret statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and/or other guidelines to ensure regulatory compliance in a litigation security program.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be creditable toward your qualifications. Therefore, you should provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the Job Opportunity Announcement closes (at 11:59 pm EST on11/03/2021), applicants will be placed in one of three categories, Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified, during initial screening. Within these categories, applicants eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligibles.
If you fall within the Best Qualified category (i.e., score 90 or above in the initial screening), based on your self-assessment, you will receive a message with a link to take an USA Hire assessment, as secondary screening. If you pass the USA Hire assessment, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
If it is determined you are placed properly in the Best Qualified category and meet all of the position requirements, you will be referred to the Hiring Official for employment consideration.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics):
The following documents are REQUIRED for this vacancy.
You must submit these documents with your application to be considered.
Resume and Transcript
IMPORTANT RESUME INFORMATION: Your resume must contain detailed information about your past employment, education, and qualifications. You should also include unpaid work experience (volunteer work) as well, we may be able to credit you for this experience. If you're unsure about what to include in your resume, please review the USAJOBS Resume Writing Tutorial on YouTube. At a minimum, your resume must list each of the following items for every employment referenced: 1) position title,, 2) employer name and contact information, 3) start and end dates (including month and year), 4) a detailed list of duties performed, accomplishments, and your highest salary (or grade/step) achieved.
The following documents are ACCEPTED for this vacancy:
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application questionnaire and submit your supporting documentation. Your complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/03/2021 to receive consideration.
If you would like to preview the assessment questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11269172
You will receive e-mail notifications as your application status is updated by DOJ. However, you can also see your application status any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account and looking on the "Applications" page. Click the position title to expand the display for each application in the list. Click here to learn more about checking your application status, or see what each application status means.
We strive to extend a final offer of employment within 90 days from the close of this announcement. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if openings in other offices occur within 90 days.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/618045200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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