• Job Description

  Req#: 784206500
  This position is located in the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Administration (OA), Human Resources Division (HRD), Personnel and Physical Security Branch (PPSB). DOJ's mission is to uphold the rule of law, keep the country safe and protect civil rights. OJP's mission is to provide leadership, resources, and solutions for creating safe, just and engaged communities. OA provides building and emergency management, resource provision and multi-media services to OJP offices.
  
  Duties
  
  
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
  • Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
  • Requires registration for the Selective Service. Visit www.sss.gov.
  • Pre-employment drug testing required.
  • 1-year probationary period may be required.
  • Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required
  • Security Requirements: Critical Sensitive/High Risk, Top Secret Clearance is required.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Specialized Experience:
  Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
  
  Examples of specialized experience include:
  • Leads and/or advises on personnel security programs and operations for adjudicative and national security clearances for complex and/or difficult requests.
  • Advises on a wide variety of complex and/or difficult personnel security matters.
  • Manages and/or reviews special investigations for complex, critical and/or extremely sensitive national security issues requiring resolution or advanced adjudication knowledge.
  • Assists and/or coaches other security specialists on complex or unusual background investigations.
  
  Technical Qualifications:
  Applicants who meet the basic entry and minimum qualification requirements, as described above, will be further evaluated on the following technical qualifications:
  • Personnel Security Operations
  • Ability to Lead
  • Project Planning and Management
  • Oral Communication
  
  Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp
  
  All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DOJ is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the U.S. government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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