TRAINING SPECIALIST

Duties As a TRAINING SPECIALIST (INSIDER THREAT) you will be responsible for the following duties: * Develops training content and delivers in-person and virtual instruction to the defense security enterprise, cleared industry, and insider threat practitioners across the U.S. Government. * Provides support through planning, coordination, implementation, and maintenance for current and emerging security certification programs. * Serves as a recognized and authoritative Insider Threat consultant, provider of training for the protection of national security, and performs other sensitive duties required by DOD with respect to counterintelligence. * Provides authoritative guidance to students, security specialists in the field, and the professional DOD security community at large. * Advises in the planning, coordination, and execution of Insider Threat training programs, products, and services throughout analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation and delivery. * Ensures the CDSE Insider Threat training curriculum aligns with defined security skill standards, meets national training standards, and current DOD and ODNI policy. Required Certification: * Must attain and maintain the CDSE Instructor Certification at the Basic levels within 24 months of initiation of the Instructor Certification Program. * Industrial Security, Information Security, Personnel Security/Vetting (including Adjudications, Security, Suitability, and Credentialing), Physical Security, General Security, or Special Access Programs will require the employee to attain and maintain the DOD Security Professional Education Development Program (SPeD) Security Fundamentals Professional Certification and Security Asset Protection Professional Certification within 24 months of hire. * If assigned as an Industry Security, Physical Security, or Special Access Programs Subject Matter consultant, the incumbent must successfully attain and maintain the applicable specialty certification (Industrial Security Oversight Certification (ISOC), Physical Security Certification or Special Program Security (SPC) Certification (SPSC) within 24 months of hire. * The Insider Threat discipline will require the employee to attain and maintain one of the DOD Certified Counter Insider Threat Professionals certifications within 24 months of hire. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Must be a US citizen * Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov * Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered * This is a Drug Testing designated position * Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601 * Work Schedule: Full Time * Overtime: Occasionally * Tour of Duty: Flexible * PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized * Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt * Financial Disclosure: Not Required * Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis. * If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement. * Must attain and maintain the CDSE Instructor Certification at the Basic levels within 24 months of initiation of the Instructor Certification Program * Industrial Security, Information Security, Personnel Security/Vetting (including Adjudications, Security, Suitability, and Credentialing), Physical Security, General Security, or Special Access * Programs will require the employee to attain and maintain the DOD Security Professional Education Development Program (SPeD) Security Fundamentals Professional Certification and Security Asset * Protection Professional Certification within 24 months of hire. * If assigned as an Industry Security, Physical Security, or Special Access Programs Subject Matter consultant, the incumbent must successfully attain and maintain the applicable specialty certification * (Industrial Security Oversight Certification (ISOC), Physical Security Certification or Special Program Security (SPC) Certification (SPSC) within 24 months of hire * The Insider Threat discipline will require the employee to attain and maintain one of the DOD Certified Counter Insider Threat Professionals certifications within 24 months of hire Qualifications This position has a Basic Requirement for the 1712: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. or Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: * Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s). * Supervising or administering a training program. * Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results. * Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis. *NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/training-instruction-series-1712/ 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 04/29/2024 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: * Developing, implementing, and evaluating training programs; * Evaluating counterintelligence, security, education, or training programs; * Counterintelligence and/or Insider Threat program management, policies, and implementation; * Counterintelligence experience, including practical applications to security and security countermeasures, awareness and reporting, new developments, policies, and program procedures; * Demonstrated interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, to include public speaking. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. TRAINING AND EDUCATION ANALYSIS * Analyze processes/programs and interpret results in assessing training and education requirements. Identify individual and collective training and education capabilities and resourcing gaps, and develop gap mitigation strategies. 2. INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY AND LEARNER DEVELOPMENT * Deliver, provide, and monitor training and education for individuals and groups within learning environments. Tailor and adapt instruction to ensure learners' needs are met and learning outcomes are achieved. 3. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE * Support activities that protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons, or terrorist activities. 4. VULNERABILITIES ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT * Conduct assessments on threats and vulnerabilities, determine the level of risk, and develop and recommend appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations. Conduct assessments in a counterintelligence context to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, and sabotage conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons, or international terrorist activities. 5. INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT * Apply protocols and procedures to ensure safety requirements are met, and establish a learning environment that promotes positive interactions, collaboration, and sustainment of learners' interest. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Due to Individual Occupational Requirements, transcripts MUST be provided. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. 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