This position is for a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST, PD# D2469000, part of the Nevada Air National Guard. This position is located at the Air National Guard Wing Information Protection Offices. The primary purpose of this position is to plan, to implement and administer the personnel security program for the wing. The employee is under the chief of information protection and ensures all personnel security standards are met for every member of the wing.
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Education requirement is based upon the qualification standards for the specific position and is stated under the heading "EDUCATION". Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific in describing your experience. EACH APPLICANT MUST FULLY SUBSTANTIATE (IN THEIR OWN WORDS) THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE LISTED BELOW; OTHERWISE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION. DO NOT COPY FROM THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience, education or training in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; be able to apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material; have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing, using presentation and report formats; demonstrate the ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures; learned ability to assess the surrounding environment to recognize immediate risk levels; must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level (GS-09).
Serves as the technical authority for the Wing personnel security program. Enforces all operational, functional, and mission assurance aspects of the program to include the establishment and maintenance of Incident Reports (IRs). Formulates program goals, plans, policy implementation guidelines, procedures and work plans dealing with the development and operation of wing-wide personnel security program and activities. Provides technical and administrative direction to wing personnel performing personnel security duties. Develops localized policies and advises leadership on the establishment and related actions for IRs. Evaluates derogatory information and provides guidance to commanders on the establishment of IRs and/or the suspension, revocation, or denial of an individual's security clearance. Monitors the control and safeguarding of IRs within wing organizations. Interprets AF, DoD, National directives and rules as they pertain to personnel security and ensure they are fully implemented and applied throughout the wing. Provides effective guidance, training, and direction to subordinate Squadron level organizations, activities and units. Develops operational standards and provides oversight for Wing requests for security investigations and clearances. Ensures complete documentation requirements are met prior to submitting to an investigative or adjudication agency. Responsible for personnel security clearances for the installation and serves as the primary point of contact in resolving sensitive clearance issues. Evaluates compliance of activities with security requirements; identifies deficiencies; and ensures corrective action is implemented and rectified within a timely manner. Ensures security clearance requests are validated and supporting documentation is completed prior to processing of a clearance. Analyzes request processes for determination of validity for access indicated. Ensures subordinate organizations validate the sensitivity of their positions and substantiate all investigative requests. Establishes priority processing of requests for investigations and correspondence pertaining to clearance records. Ensures subordinate unit review of security clearance requests and similar related material for information that adversely reflects on the individual's loyalty or character, such as sabotage, espionage, sedition, or subversive tendencies; criminal, infamous, notorious, or disgraceful conduct; drunkenness; drug addiction; or sex perversion. Conducts program assistance visits in order to support operational needs throughout the wing. Ensures all required information for suitability or clearance eligibility is established, maintained, recorded and documented. Serves as the advisor to the Chief of Information Protection and Wing commanders (CC/CV) on the full spectrum of personnel security matters across the Wing and all subordinate organizations. Provides direct support, guidance, training, and direction to a civilian and military work force, to include subordinate organizations, and serves as their representative for all related personnel security issues. Provides technical advice, training, and assistance to commanders, directorates, and security managers regarding all aspects of personnel security and the convergent effect on information security and industrial security. Briefs leaders and program managers as necessary to ensure personnel security program management effectiveness. Provides advice, assistance, and training on personnel security matters to all security specialists supporting other programs and organizations throughout the Wing. Formulates and manages supplemental security training courses, meetings, and aids to assure maximum effectiveness of the programs. Presents security material and distributes pertinent security information as required to ensure mission assurance. Responsible for providing assistance to the Industrial and Information Security Specialists, as well as the Chief, Information Protection. Ensures the three core information protection security disciplines of information, personnel, and industrial security are fully converged from a policy and programmatic viewpoint to ensure overall information protection requirements meet mission requirements. Ensures all wing security specialists are adequately informed, trained, and supplied with necessary support for personnel efforts on issues within their respective areas of responsibilities. Works directly with other security specialists to ensure they are sufficiently versed in all facets of the personnel security programs in order to best support assigned areas of responsibility. Collaborates with security specialists and navigates through information and industrial security disciplines and associated issues to provide the Chief Information Protection on risk identification, avoidance, and mitigation. Performs other duties as assigned.