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Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, we serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, we secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and public transit systems, thus protecting our transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
06/25/2024 to 07/10/2024
$163,651 - $221,900 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
Yes
Yes
HQ-SO-24-600404-ERD
797161500
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.
Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
Open to Current/Former Federal employees, SES Reinstatement Eligibles or OPM Approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) Graduates. This position is in the Transportation Security Executive Service (TSES) and is located in Springfield, Virginia. The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-BASED. Please refer to the Qualifications / How You Will be Evaluated section of this announcement for further information concerning resume requirements.
The Senior Liaison Officer serves as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) resident transportation security expert, advising the Department of State officials on a broad range of international transportation security issues related to policy, operations, and intelligence. In this position, you will ensure that TSA and the Department of State both have continual situational awareness of current policies, plans, programs, and strategies impacting the U.S. transportation infrastructure, as well as tactical and strategic threats to the U.S. transportation infrastructure. As needed, you will forward or produce written and oral all-source products between the Department and TSA which can be used to drive operations and mitigate risk. You will participate in meetings/working groups that bring together key players from across the policy, planning, strategy, infrastructure protection, intelligence, and homeland security communities to ensure TSA partners and customers have the most up-to-date information available to complete their mission. This position advocates and defends TSA equities with the Department, ensuring a "win-win" scenario for all parties involved.
High-level duties include:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent to which your resume shows that you possess the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) outlined in the "Qualifications" section of the Job Opportunity Announcement. Your resume may be evaluated by an SES/TSES rating and ranking panel, and afterwards, best qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The TSA Executive Resources Council (ERC) will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. Only the selectee will be required to write Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) narratives.
Unless you have already been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by the QRB before appointment can occur.
Required Documents:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All of the following must be received in our office by 11:59 PM EST (Eastern Standard time) on the closing date of this announcement. If we do not receive all required information by the closing date, your application may not be considered.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Your application must include:
1. Resume: Uploaded resumes will be accepted for this position. If you would like to create and submit your resume using USAJOBS Resume Builder, please follow the link provided. Click Here: USAJOBS Resume Builder.
Resumes must include the following:
1. Contact information.
2. Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience.
3. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week.
4. Performance level (i.e. band or grade).
Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged.
2. Applicable supporting documents (see Required Documents section).
To begin, click Apply to access the online application.
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 90 days of the closing date of this announcement. We will notify you of the outcome of these steps when they have been completed.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/797161500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
