About the Position: This position is located at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) in Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The 2022 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, led by the Office of Personnel Management, showed that USASOC ranked as the #1 best place to work out of all Army subcomponents. The ranking is fully based on views from the employees who work in the organization. USASOC leads in supporting diversity, employee innovation, strategic management, and effective leadership.

Duties

Serves as the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Master Black Belt (MBB), Innovation Division. Provide guidance, direction, and coaching in the conduct of business improvement activities across United States Special Operations Command (USASOC). Works with USASOC Senior Leaders across the enterprise as the principal change agent/advisor to identify potential improvement opportunities. Coordinates LSS initiatives throughout USASOC and functions as the coordinating office for communications between USASOC, USSOCOM, DA, other Army and USSOCOM organizations, Department of Defense agencies, and private industry. Serve as a senior trainer for Army Master Black Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt, and Project Identification and Selection Workshops. Works with senior leadership as a critical change agent in assuring, directing, and performing the steps necessary to create business cases based on objective data within the framework of the CPI methodology.

Requirements

• A one-year probationary period may be required unless otherwise completed.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• TDY Business Travel up to 40%.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with Sensitive Compartmented Info clearance.
• This position requires a pre-employment drug test and random drug tests thereafter.
• This position requires a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience in 1) Applying analytical and evaluative methods/techniques to a broad range of complex and high level functional areas; 2) Developing new theories or hypotheses for the root cause of suboptimal processes and problems and formulating solutions; 3) Utilizing process tools used in Lean Six Sigma (e.g., hypothesis development and testing, value stream mapping, statistical tools, project charters, customer analysis, multi-generational planning, failure mode and effects analysis, cause and effect matrix and diagrams, control charts, process simplification, etc); 4) Analyzing views and leading process owners toward workable, more efficient processes for accomplishing identified goals; 5) Organizing details of multiple subjects, issues, position and situations and presenting options in a logical, understandable manner; 6) Designing, developing, maintaining, and conducting Lean Six Sigma training courses; and 7) Advising leadership on Lean Six Sigma concepts and methodologies to identify business process improvement opportunities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-13. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: LeadershipProject ManagementStrategic ThinkingTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address DN-APF-W45VAA ARMY SPEC OP CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort Bragg, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]