Other Duties/ Responsibilities

• Provides emergency/crisis support and is subject to recall to the Senate Operations Center primary location, an alternate Continuity of Government facility, or telework site during emergency operational support conditions, training, or exercises. Such incidents may require the employee to work extended hours and days outside the normal work schedule.

Required Work Experience

• 5-8 years of senior management in operations and planning.

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• Demonstrated operations center experience, expert knowledge of operations center functioning, and cross-organizational coordination.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating shared situational awareness, maintaining a common operating picture, coordinating operational or emergency response activations, and providing decision support.
• Demonstrated experience providing operational support, prioritizing individual and team actions, and managing resources in a high profile, high stress environment.
• Demonstrated experience prioritizing, organizing and coordinating resources to achieve operational objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, conduct analysis, and provide recommendations which improve upon SOC performance.
• Knowledge of project management in a government setting.
• Knowledge operational planning, the principles of emergency management, and the incident command system.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to produce and implement effective operations plans.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly, ability to brief effectively, and to coordinate decision support meetings, agendas, and briefings across a wide group of stakeholders.
• Must possess excellent writing, editing, and communications skills.
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to work effectively with and influence across functional units at all levels within in the organization, as well as with external parties.

As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Working Conditions

• Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Senate when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during government shutdowns, in inclement weather, on holidays, and during late night, overnight, and weekend sessions. In the context of government furloughs, this position is
  considered excepted.
• This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee be available and prepared to work during government shutdowns, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• No exceptional physical demands

Security Clearance

• This position requires that the applicant obtain and maintain a Top-Secret U.S. Government security clearance.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens in order for the SAA to submit your application for a security clearance.

The Sergeant at Arms is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Senate rules, regulations, and applicable Federal Laws. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please email employment@saa.senate.gov with “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line. No moving, relocation or pre-employment travel expenses will be paid for this position, or while in application for this position.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.