Summary DCSA Personnel Security Adjudication and Vetting Services (AVS) is seeking a Branch Chief to supervise the Metric's & Reporting, adjudicative processing and systems teams. The incumbent will provide authoritative guidance and oversight on Continuous Vetting and Adjudication metrics and reports, processing, and workflow, ensuring the integrity and trustworthiness of the data, case flow, to mitigate risks to national security. Responsibilities As a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM SPECIALIST (BRANCH CHIEF, OPERATIONS) you will be responsible for the following duties: This position is in the Operations Division of AVS at Fort Meade MD and reports to the Division chief for metrics and operations. This position will supervise operation officers, a processing team, and the AVS Metric team, responsible for generating standard and ad hoc reports for leadership and other government offices on DCSA adjudications and Continuous Vetting. - Oversees the flow of cases and materials and the creation and assignment of cases to adjudicators, regularly analyzes efficiency and accuracy of cases through the workflow, identifies opportunities for improvements, and implements changes in consultation with leadership. - Ensures the quality of reports and related data and establishes processes to ensure efficiency and accuracy. - Manages staffing, workload, and coverage of relevant teams, and takes primary responsibility for the hiring and training, development, and evaluation of the branch. - The successful candidate will be acting as a role model for the office and work closely with Adjudicators, data scientists, management, higher offices within the DOD, and governmental agencies to improve the case flow process and overall operations and reporting. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: i.e. for professional positions or positions with a basic education requirement: http://main.opm.gov/policy-dataoversight/ classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/foreign-affairs series- 0130/; i.e. for positions with no IOR: http://main.opm.gov/policy-dataoversight/ classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management and -program-analysis-series-0343/) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 02/14/2025 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-13 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: leadership, managing, developing, and oversight of programs and supervision in operations, generating reports, and products to include the analysis of data, modeling, conclusions and transformation into useful information that is accurately presented to senior leaders; and demonstrated critical thinking skills to correctly identify issues, develop, and implement mitigating strategies with no or minimal supervision. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Critical Thinking: Exercising sound reasoning and analytical thinking, using knowledge, facts, and data to resolve workplace issues. 2. Data Analysis: Analyze, model, and transform data to highlight useful information; suggest recommendations and conclusions, and support senior leader decision making. 3. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. 4. Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. 5. Interpersonal Skills: Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.