Supervisory Physical Security Specialist

Summary The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Smithsonian Institution, Office of Protection Services (OPS). The Office of Protection Services is responsible for overseeing, a large museum/complex law enforcement and security program and leading and providing protection throughout the Smithsonian Institution. Responsibilities The Supervisory Physical Security Specialist will be responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing the programs and functions of several other centralized functions. In this position, you will: Perform all the major aspects of a supervisor which include to interview and select candidates for positions; train and assign work; conduct performance evaluations; recommend promotions, reassignments and other personnel actions. Oversee the management of the SI Personnel Security and ID Office for security operations. Administer the personnel security suitability/fitness intake program and ensure fingerprints are collected from employees, contract employees, volunteers and other affiliate staff and submitted to the appropriate agency. Train other specialists and subordinate staff on new, revised, and existing personnel security intake and ID Office procedures. Manage the day-to-day workflow of ID processing, pre-employment checks, and e-APP initiation and completion. Create metrics which identify common errors and develop and implement remediation strategy to eliminate errors and improve quality over time, as well as produce monthly metrics which focus on both team and individual productivity and accountability to determine metrics that evaluate the overall health of personnel security intake. Requirements Conditions of Employment Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation May be required to serve a probationary period. Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service. Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website. Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed. Qualifications Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Demonstrated experience in 1) Managing the day-to-day workflow of ID processing and preemployment checks to provide leadership and direction to security assistants/specialists; 2) Developing and implementing personnel security/ID management policies/procedures; 3) Administering and monitoring background investigation requests; reviewing/adjudicating background investigation reports; and 4) Creating metrics and reports that monitor work volume, trends, productivity, quality, and timeliness. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Education This position does NOT have a positive education requirement. Additional Information This position IS NOT included in the bargaining unit. Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Office of Human Resources. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and, Beginning and ending dates of appointment. Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.