Summary
This position is located at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Operations Division, Office of Technology & Innovation. The incumbent serves as a program analyst for CFPB's Privacy program with responsibility for monitoring privacy compliance within assigned portfolios.
Duties
As a Government Information Specialist (Privacy Program Analyst), you will: Support the implementation of the Privacy program. Monitor Federal law, regulation, standards, and policy for changes that affect the Privacy program. Provide guidance in the development and establishment of Privacy policies and procedures to ensure that significant privacy issues are identified, and deficiencies are addressed. Review proposed Bureau policies, procedures, systems, or initiatives that have a privacy component and provide recommended changes to impacted management and program processes to enhance privacy. Recommend the adoption and application of new methods and approaches to ensure program or project requirements address privacy risks while aligning with strategic objectives. Draft standard operating procedures, guidance, and handbooks for the Privacy Office and other teams that have a responsibility for safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII). Conduct privacy compliance documentation and participate in the implementation of policies and programs required by law to protect personal information under the Privacy Act, E-Government Act, or other privacy guidance through the entire lifecycle of Bureau information systems. Monitor offices and programs within assigned portfolio to ensure adherence to Privacy policies. Develop and conduct training that incorporates appropriate privacy protections into all relevant aspects of CFPB operations.
Job Requirements
Key Requirements: Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National A one year probationary period may be required. Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with The CFPB. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow The CFPB to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the CN-53, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the CN-52 grade level in the Federal service. (For qualification purposes, the CN-52 is broadly equivalent to the GS-12).Specialized Experience for this position includes: Developing, coordinating, and/or implementing privacy policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other guidance documents; AND Analyzing new or proposed updates to IT systems, programs, or other initiatives or efforts (e.g., data intakes or sharing, proposed rules, research projects, procurements), and documenting, and making recommendations on the privacy implications, impacts, or risks (e.g., Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA), and System of Records Notice (SORN)); AND Responding to suspected privacy breaches, including providing guidance on remediation and mitigation; AND Conducting privacy-related trainings or briefings to various agency stakeholders; AND Working with business operations to understand how privacy requirements apply to core functions across an agency. CFPB uses an experience-based process to set pay for employees. Experience is evaluated and credited using the employee's résumé. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g., internships, volunteer work, details, part-time, self-employment, secondary jobs, etc.) is considered and accounted for, please ensure that your résumé covers the following: your entire work history with specific start and end dates (MM-DD-YYYY) provided for each listed position hours worked per week for each position degrees and the dates conferred (MM-YYYY) Part-time experience will be credited pro-rata based on a 40-hour work week, while work of 32 hours or more will be rounded up to full-time experience. If you have multiple positions that have overlapping start and/or end dates, only 40 hours of experience will be credited for a given work week. Refer to Resume Tips for more information on how to submit a comprehensive résumé. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.
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