Department of State

Department of State - Agency Wide

Job Specifications

Location

Arlington, VA

Salary

$140,000 - $190,000 PA

Published

a day ago

Type

Full Time

Career Level

Senior Level

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Program Manager

This position is located in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service, Overseas Security Advisory Council (DS/DSS/OSAC). OSAC is a public private partnership between DSS and security professionals from U.S. organizations operating abroad. OSAC assists the U.S. private sector, including businesses, non government organizations, faith based organizations and academic institutions with their security and information needs overseas.


  • Leads strategic planning, senior-level briefings, and cross-functional coordination efforts to support U.S. Government decision-making, major event operations, and private sector security initiatives.
  • Directs planning, budgeting, logistics, and execution of OSAC major event operations, including threat analysis, resource forecasting, stakeholder coordination, and operational support for domestic and international events.
  • Manages end-to-end support for international major events, including the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, and UN conferences, by developing operational protocols, coordinating staffing and logistics, and overseeing analyst training and readiness.
  • Provides security analysis, foreign policy guidance, and threat briefings to senior government officials, sponsors, and private sector stakeholders while coordinating interagency approval and dissemination of declassified threat information.

Requirements

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience coordinating the logistics, production, and execution of security operations for domestic or international events; Experience formulating and recommending revisions of plans, policies, and budget data to support the management of an events operation program; Experience researching, analyzing, and communicating security threat information from multiple sources to inform decision-making for leadership or stakeholders. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.