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Command Security Manager
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP) · Kings Bay, Georgia · Closes tomorrow

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

The job is open to the public, but the agency clarified that only U.S. citizens may apply. Veterans' preference does not apply under this hiring authority.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to NH-02 (GS-11) level, in federal or private or public sector work. Specialized experience means work closely related to this job, such as leading a full security program (physical, personnel, information, industrial, and COMSEC), interpreting federal rules, and briefing senior leaders.

Licenses and certifications:

Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC), obtained within 2 years of hire
DoD Security Professional Educational Development (SPeD) certification, obtained within 2 years of hire

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of no more than 2 pages, readable, sent as a PDF or Word attachment (not a link) Resume showing employer, start and end dates (month/year), hours per week if part time, and federal pay plan, series, and grade Copy of any certificate or credential you claim, such as SFPC or SPeD Official or unofficial transcripts or course list if you use education to qualify DD-214 or VA letter if you claim veterans' preference Statement of service on command letterhead if you are on active duty Unredacted originals of any documents if selected

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes tomorrow (November 4, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Human Resources reviews your resume and supporting documents to check minimum qualifications, and your resume is the main basis for your rating. Inflated qualifications can make you ineligible, and incomplete packages receive an ineligible rating. Qualified applicants may be referred to the hiring manager, who may interview them.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Sensitive Compartmented Information), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Keep your resume to 2 pages and include dates in month/year format, hours per week, and federal grade for any federal job.
Email your resume to Robert.Birke@swflant.navy.mil with the subject line DE-13104781-27-JRG COMMAND SECURITY MANAGER; faxes and links are not accepted.
Attach copies of any certificates or credentials you claim, since they must be in your package.

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