Director, Office of Continuity and Security Management

For the SS-02 grade level, you must have one year (12 months) of full-time specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the SS-01/SES grade level in the public or private sector.

Qualifying specialized experience is defined as experience serving as an executive responsible for providing consultative and advisory services on continuity of operations and security laws, rules, and regulations; and overseeing a staff responsible for delivering organization-wide operations involving at least three of the following specialties: personnel security, physical security, emergency management, insider threat, and facilities management.

Executive Core Qualifications

1. Commitment to the Rule of Law & Principles of the American Founding. Experience modeling integrity, upholding laws and organizational regulations, and ensuring alignment with statutory authority and governing directives. Demonstrates civic responsibility by ensuring decisions serve the broader public interest, fosters public trust through transparency and fairness, and applies sound judgment in navigating complex legal, political, and regulatory environments.
2. Driving Efficiency. Experience strategically and efficiently managing organizational resources to maximize impact. Demonstrates fiscal responsibility, effective allocation of staffing and budget, and the ability to reduce waste while improving performance. Applies data, technology, and process improvements to streamline operations, strengthen accountability, and deliver measurable gains in efficiency and effectiveness.
3. Merit & Competence. Demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
4. Leading People. Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.
5. Achieving Results. Demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Technical Qualification

Extensive knowledge of security and continuity management programs, including information assurance and emergency management, to direct organization-wide efforts that protect personnel, facilities, and information assets.