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Position Title
Senior Advisor
Agency
DHS Headquarters
Announcement Number
IMP-12662992-25-PRIV Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 to Monday, January 27, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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2. Are you a currently employed as a Federal civilian employee with the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters in the Competitive Service (this does not include the following: CISA, TSA, CBP, USCIS, ICE, FEMA, U.S. Secret Service, or U.S. Coast Guard)? who has held or currently holds, a permanent competitive service position in the federal government with lesser promotion potential as this position?

To verify your eligibility as a current DHS Headquarters employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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3. Are you a currently employed as a Federal civilian employee with the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters (this does not include the following: CISA, TSA, CBP, USCIS, ICE, FEMA, U.S. Secret Service, or U.S. Coast Guard) who has held or currently holds, a permanent competitive service position in the federal government with equal or higher promotion potential as this position?

To verify your eligibility as a current DHS Headquarters employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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4. When the Department of Homeland Security completes their selections, the remaining list of qualified candidates may be shared with hiring managers and Human Resources specialists at additional agencies who are hiring for similar positions. Please opt-in here if you would like your name, application material, and assessment results shared with additional agencies. There is no guarantee of further consideration, and you can continue to explore other job opportunity announcements. (limit characters)
5. Do you reside within at least 50 miles of the duty location of this position? (limit characters)
6. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing. (limit characters)
Preferences
1. In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or Non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your SF-50s, in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
  • A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
  • A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
  • A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Senior Correspondence Analyst position with the Department of Homeland Security. To be eligible for the position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements for the position of Senior Advisor, GS-0301-15. (limit characters)
1. To qualify, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. For this position, specialized experience is defined as evaluating and enhancing effectiveness of the Directorate, its programs and otherwise accomplishing a variety of critical assignments. Such experience may include:
- Analyze complex legislations, policies and regulatory decisions to make adjustments to the Privacy Office processes and procedures;
- Responsible for conducting research into highly complex program and policy areas and exercises primary responsibility for developing goals, analytical framework, and appropriate methodologies; and
- Advise senior leadership on legislation alternatives and policies affecting the Privacy's Office mission.
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INSTRUCTION: For each statement, carefully review and select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each of the tasks listed below:
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2. Manage multiple competing priorities with tight deadlines for completion and execution. (limit characters)
3. Apply analytical methods and techniques to evaluate and interpret policies, legislative initiatives, and programs. (limit characters)
4. Present, justify, and/or defend programmatic information/issues critical to the program success. (limit characters)
5. Analyze work plans and make revisions necessary to enhance the achievement of the goals and objectives of the office. (limit characters)
6. Recommend course of action in response to congressional and other high visibility inquiries. (limit characters)
7. Identify workload challenges that complicate the work of a privacy and disclosure program. (limit characters)
8. Serve as advisor for leadership to communicate information pertaining to planning, directing, and coordinating privacy and disclosure matters. (limit characters)
9. Assist in the development and execution of operational or programmatic policies and strategic plans. (limit characters)
10. Represent office in working groups, steering committees, and/or other meetings and conferences. (limit characters)
11. Provide expert analysis and advice on complex program issues to effectively manage complex matters and activities. (limit characters)
12. Meet and collaborate effectively with a variety of stakeholders having opposing points of view and conflicting interests. (limit characters)
13. Establish and maintain working relationships with internal and external entities. (limit characters)
14. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)