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1-year non-reimbursable assignment
Office of Partnership and Engagement - NGO Engagement
Associate Director
Series Requested: 0340
Security Clearance: TS
Virtual/Remote: No
Only current, full-time federal employees are eligible.
Resumes are reviewed every 30 days until selection/closing date.
This is a Detail, not a Developmental Rotation.
Supervisory approval form must be signed.
07/29/2024 to 01/21/2025
$139,395 - $191,900 per year
GS 14 - 15
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Detail
Full-time
Competitive
None
No
No
JDP-12495989-24-KJ
802140000
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
This detail opportunity is for current competitive and excepted service employees only. If you are not a current federal civilian employee you will not be eligible for this position. DHS Joint Duty Assignments do not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.
This position provides leadership and management of the Non-governmental Organization (NGO), Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). NGO fosters community engagement across the DHS mission space, with special emphasis on engaging faith-based communities and organizations, immigration advocacy groups and service providers, LGBTQIA+, AANHPI and other community groups in order to build trust, share resources, and establish a routine process for collaboration. NGO also manages the Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC) and closely coordinates and collaborates with the Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (The DHS Center) which is currently located within FEMA.
This position will report to the Senior Director, NGO Engagement and will provide clear and direct communication across Components in their NGO outreach efforts. This position supports the Assistant Secretary in efforts to engage with, inform and train NGOs to enhance their security. This position will coordinate across domains on behalf of the Assistant Secretary to ensure and improve information-sharing, training, outreach, grants, and threat information for NGO stakeholders.
The candidate will: Coordinate across components/offices to provide a holistic approach and response to addressing the needs of OPE's NGO stakeholders while furthering the DHS mission; Lead projects designed to improve stakeholder engagement; Coordinate communications in response to questions and issues raised from entities external to DHS; Identify and evaluate major programmatic issues that may require mitigation and planning and develop proposals and recommendations to address them; and Develop briefing materials, talking points and engagement support for the Secretary and senior DHS leadership.
Responsibilities will include leading efforts to establish a framework to provide clarity for NGOs on the roles and responsibilities of various DHS Components and offices and supporting senior Department leadership in their engagement efforts. Efforts will include implementing recommendations of the FBSAC.
The successful candidate will lead efforts to coordinate across DHS Components and offices to effectively leverage these relationships across all mission sets to build and maintain relationships with stakeholder groups for continued participation in DHS programs; Represent NGO at high-level, inter-departmental meetings, conferences, inter agency task forces, and governmental seminars; and Participate in various councils, professional organizations, and working groups, both internal and external to the DHS. They will also: analyze established policies and procedures affecting NGO activities; develop technical and policy papers, speeches, reports, testimony, and various types of correspondence regarding NGO issues; draft briefing memos, talking points, and other materials to support NGO, OPE, and Department leadership. Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position.
**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:
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.
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:
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/21/2025 to receive consideration.
Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the selecting official for further consideration and a possible interview. We will notify you by email at various stages in the process. Your status will also be updated on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your status, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on "Application Status," and then click "More Information." We expect to make a final JDA offer within 90 days after the deadline for applications. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
Telework: Telework eligibility is based on the needs of the office and is subject to change.
Additional information pertaining to your interest and availability for this position may be needed after the closing date of the Joint Duty Assignment vacancy announcement; therefore, a timely response to these requests must be adhered to in order to remain in consideration.
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/802140000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The DHS Joint Duty Program (JDP) is an intra- and inter-departmental program which offers civilian personnel professional and developmental opportunities. Joint Duty Assignments (JDAs) enhance operations and mission execution through unity of effort and collaboration.
The DHS JDP is a human capital program initiative which is managed by OCHCO at DHS headquarters. The DHS JDP's purpose is two-fold: to encourage and to facilitate assignments of DHS personnel to other DHS components as well as outside agencies. The purpose of JDAs is to gain multi-component, multi-faceted experience focused on cross-cutting DHS and Federal-wide operations to enhance performance of the individual, the organizations, and the Department. JDAs are for a period not to exceed 1 year and do not qualify for Joint Duty credit.
The DHS JDP covers current Federal employees at the GS-13 through GS-15 grade levels and equivalent. The DHS JDP does not apply to members of the military service or contractors. JDAs do not offer Temporary Promotions.
