Supervisory Program Specialist

Duties

he Executive Secretariat is responsible for handling correspondence to Congress, security partners, and citizens; DHS correspondence, taskings, and briefing materials for leadership; action and information memos; and Congressionally-mandated Reports and Questions for the Record.

High-level duties include:

• Directs and supervises staff responsible for the assignment, preparation, executive clearance, and final disposition of official documents for approval or signature by the Administrator and Deputy Administrator. Ensures continuity and quality of operations.
• Oversees the handling of correspondence to Congress, security partners, citizens, and DHS leadership. Manages the preparation and review of action and information memos, congressionally mandated reports, and Questions for the Record.
• Serves as the primary point of contact with the DHS Office of the Executive Secretariat (ESEC) and represents TSA Executive Secretariat programs, policies, and operations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Evaluates and responds to complex and sensitive inquiries from Congress, DHS, OMB, and the White House regarding TSA programs and operations. Coordinates with executive leadership to ensure accurate and timely responses.
• Performs the full range of supervisory duties for three subordinate supervisors and their staff, including assigning work, training, performance assessment, personnel actions, and leave approval.
• Analyzes and evaluates the impact of highly complex and controversial correspondence and taskings on TSA's strategic goals and objectives. Develop recommendations and coordinates responses to ensure alignment with agency priorities.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

1. You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National.
2. You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application.
3. You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).
4. Selective Service registration is required.
5. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
6. This position is subject to the pre-employment/pre-appointment and random drug testing provisions of TSA's Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Program.
7. You may be required to complete a one-year Supervisory Trial Period.

If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment.

Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-K Pay Band (equivalent to GS-15), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-J or GS-14 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience serving as the primary Agency representative for Executive Secretariat programs, policies, and operations. Experience coordinating agency-wide initiatives, ensuring compliance with executive directives, and facilitating effective communication between senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of legislative processes including the inner workings of Congress and Congressional networking to direct broad legislative protocols and activities.

Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

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.

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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Additional information

Eligibility to apply for other Federal positions: TSA is an Excepted Service agency exempt from most of Title 5 United States Code; therefore, employment with TSA does not confer the "Competitive Status" that generally results from selection and service in Competitive Service agencies. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has established an Interchange Agreement, which allows most permanent TSA employees to apply and be considered for vacancies in Competitive Service agencies. Information from OPM on this or other Interchange Agreements is available at: http://www.opm.gov .

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation as a condition of placement into this position.

DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.

TSA employees who are absent for the purpose of performing military duty may apply for any vacancies announced in their absence.

When you enter on duty, you will be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450. You will need to provide this information annually.

TSA policy requires verification of Selective Service registration for male applicants born after 12/31/59. For more information click here .

Client-provided location(s): Springfield, VA

Job ID: TSA-870429000

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-05-23T19:58:41