Joining the Secret Service, Office of Protective Operations will allow you to support the logistics operations of the secret service protective mission. For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.
To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying. GS-11: Applicant must possess one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: - Utilizing systems to input, maintain and analyze travel and logistical data; - Coordinating the logistical support required to for organizational travel or events; and - Reviewing and verifying financial information to identify discrepancies and ensure accuracy. OR You have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related, from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this work. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) to support your claim). OR You have a combination of specialized experience (less than one year) and graduate education (beyond 2 years of graduate education), that when combined equals 100% of the qualification requirement. Note: Only graduate education in excess of two years (generally 36 semester hours) may be used in this calculation. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) and your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet the experience to support your claim). NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
The selectee will serve as a(n) Operations Specialist (Logistics) in the Office of Protective Operations. Typical work assignments include: Provides advice and assistance to management on logistics and operational security. Manages and coordinates assignments in support of protective operations and related security functions for protective events. Leads and conducts logistical, analytical, and administrative assignments and projects required to support the agency on foreign and domestic details. Collaborates and maintains liaison with stakeholders including, but not limited to White House staff, U.S. military, U.S. State Department, and USSS Headquarters offices (i.e., OPO, DPD, and INV), field offices, and foreign heads of state and embassies to ensure timely receipt and dissemination of protective information relating to trips of assigned protective details and to exchange information in preparation of logistic planning regarding visits. Ensures quality assurance and auditing of the protective service trip database including, but not limited to man-hours, assignments of staff, statistics and history management of the number of trips (e.g., foreign, domestic, and in-town) for protectees to support logistics planning, budget allocation and workforce planning. Apply for this exciting opportunity to work within Office of Protective Operations which includes planning, directing, coordinating, and implementing protective policies, programs, and operations of the Secret Service. This Operations Specialist (Logistics) position starts at a salary of $63,163.00, GS -11 step 1, with potential to $82,108.00 GS-11 step 10.