Summary This position is placed in the immediate office of the DCSA Director and will serve as the Executive Assistant to the DCSA Senior Leadership, including the Director, Deputy Director and Chief of Staff providing advice and recommendations on all matters relative to the coordination, integration and synchronization, of staff actions, events, and activities personally affecting and involving the DCSA Immediate Office. Responsibilities As a EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT you will be responsible for the following duties: -Serve as Executive Assistant to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Director, Deputy Director and Chief of Staff. -Develop and manage numerous high priority special projects for the Director and Deputy Director, and Chief of Staff monitoring the DCSA organizations' progress toward meeting suspense. -Respond to inquiries for substantive information regarding DCSA programs, products, and projects utilizing practical knowledge of the DCSA strategic mission and programs and of their relationship to the mission of DUSD(CI&S) and USD(I). -Ensure the Director, Deputy Director and Chief of Staff's strategic objectives, goals, and priorities are conveyed to DCSA Program Managers and Headquarters Staff Office Chiefs by using substantive knowledge of executive level programs. Local Commuting Area (LCA) Definition: Quantico, VA All U.S. Citizens who reside or currently employed in the MCB Quantico local commuting area, which includes the Virginia counties of Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Hanover, Henrico, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Richmond; Maryland counties of Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's; District of Columbia; and all cities existing in Virginia or Maryland within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties. 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: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 (opm.gov) 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 09/20/2024 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-12 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: Professional practice developing, managing, and providing recommendations to an agency's Senior Level Officials on matters relative to the coordination, integration and synchronization of agency events, projects, programs, and activities. Experience attending high-level internal and external meetings and briefings with, or for, Senior Level Officials; taking notes, documenting actions, following up and monitoring actions through to completion. Competence in creating and briefing messages and/presentations to Senior Leadership as well as an agency's workforce. Comprehensive knowledge of the capabilities, operating characteristics, and advanced functions of a variety of types of office automation software and knowledge of similarities, differences, and integration of the different software types. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. 2. Influencing/Negotiating: Establishes and maintains relationships with key individuals/groups; understands what motivates them. Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information, find solutions, and accomplish goals. 3. Communication: Communicate orally and in writing. 4. Information Management: Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. 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.