Government Information Specialist (Compliance)

Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the 13 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as: Implementing and coordinating federal privacy program compliance responsibilities. Evaluating agency policies, programs, operations, systems, technologies, and information sharing initiatives for privacy risks and recommending appropriate mitigation strategies, safeguards, compliance language, and documentation approaches.

Overseeing the coordination and development of privacy compliance documentation (e.g., privacy threat assessments, privacy impact analyses, or system of records notices) for new or modified agency initiatives with privacy implications. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

As a Government Information Specialist (Compliance), at the full performance level you will perform the following duties: Provide expert advice to the ICE Privacy Officer, Assistant Director for the Office of Information Governance Privacy, Deputy Assistant Director for OIPG, and other senior officials on ICE programs, operations, systems, technologies, information sharing practices, and policies that raise privacy implications.

Advise program offices, system owners, project teams, and senior officials on how to assess and mitigate privacy risks through appropriate privacy controls in agency programs, policies, procedures, and system development activities that maintain, collect, use or disseminate personal information.

Coordinate with the DHS Privacy Office, ICE program offices, operational components, system owners, legal counsel, information technology personnel to develop privacy compliance documents in accordance with applicable timelines and requirements.

Conduct technical and quality reviews of privacy compliance work products prepared by team members, contractors, or program offices to ensure accuracy, clarity, completeness, consistency, and compliance with applicable law, policy, guidance, and established privacy standards. Serve as a senior privacy official representing DHS at meetings, trainings, and conferences, as directed by the supervisor.