Deputy Director

Summary

This position is in Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Emergency and Regulatory Compliance Services (ERCS), Emergency Management, Safety, and Security Division (EMSSD) and is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of APHIS employees, as well as coordination of an agency-level emergency management program.

Duties

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Lead a multi-faceted Division with wide-ranging responsibilities for safety, security, and emergency preparedness and response.
• Serves as a consultant and authoritative expert to APHIS officials regarding Agency-wide activities in security, safety, and emergency management.
• Provide Agency-wide leadership for physical and personnel security assessment, access control, and associated training aligned with the diverse needs of all APHIS programs.
• Engage stakeholders across APHIS and the Department in developing priorities and to communicate those goals and seek feedback.
• Responsible for implementing and updating applicable strategic plans and operating manuals.
• Ensure subject matter expertise is available to consult across the breadth of APHIS programs regarding facility access and personnel security.
• Division functions include planning, directing, organizing, and coordinating a wide range of security functions supporting APHIS employees, property, and facilities.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by the experience, education, and training you described in your application package, as well as the responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine the degree to which you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies listed below: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Your application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet (a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. Applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are determined to be among the best qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Noncompetitive candidates and applicants under some special hiring authorities need only meet minimum qualifications to be referred.

Note: If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.

To preview the application questionnaire, please visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12989883

Required Documents

• The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete.
• Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, your system failure or downtime, etc.
• Encrypted documents will not be accepted.
• Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
• Resume that includes: 1) personal information such as name, address, contact information;2) education;3) detailed work experience related to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); 4) all supervisors' phone numbers and if they may be contacted; and 5) other qualifications.
• Resume cannot exceed two pages.
• Only one resume will be reviewed.
• If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts.
• An unofficial copy is sufficient if it includes your name and all course information.
• If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to entering on duty.
• Education must have been obtained from an accredited institution.
• Education completed in a foreign institution must include an evaluation by an organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs that it was deemed equivalent to an accredited U.S. education program.
• For further information, see: Foreign Education Evaluation.
• All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
• Current and former career/career-conditional Federal employees: Most recent non-award Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) showing you are/were in the competitive service (block 24 must contain a 1 or 2 and block 34 must contain a 1), highest grade held (or promotion potential) on a permanent basis, position title, series and grade.
• If your current grade is not your highest permanent grade, submit an additional SF-50 showing your highest grade.
• Most recent performance appraisal (dated within 18 months) showing the official rating of record, signed by a supervisor, or statement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (e.g., length of time in current position).
• A performance plan is not an acceptable substitute.
• Screenshots or printouts of electronic systems, including eHR Apps (ePMA), will not be accepted unless it is of the actual appraisal form with the end-of-year rating summary.
• Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (as applicable), last performance appraisal, and the most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.