About the Position: The U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command, headquartered in North Chicago, IL, is a jointly staffed command, staffed by representatives of all branches of the Armed Forces. The command, through its 66 military processing locations (Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS)/Remote Processing Stations (RPS)), determines whether applicants are qualified for enlistment based on standards set by each of the services. This will be filled as a permanent position.

Duties

Develop overall Management Analysis programs for the Command. Propose methods to enhance the performance of the Command's enterprise accession reporting system. Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to individual employees on both work and administrative matters. Prepares Conducts a variety of briefings and reviews for senior military and civilian officials to recommend solutions during the decision process. Monitors operations, support, and service to the USMEPCOM processing facility elements through periodic visits to the field and makes recommendations as necessary. Analyzes and evaluates statistical data on USMEPCOM processing facilities to identify trends, deficiencies, and accomplishments. Develop functional requirements (functional and semi-technical in nature) for Command?s enterprise accession reporting system supporting the applicant processing mission. Regulates functional software testing processes from user acceptance to implementation. Supervise and direct subordinate employees within the branch. Conducts analysis and coordinates with the Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) for determining most efficient method for moving recruits from USMEPCOM processing facilities to RTCs. Assists in recommending USMEPCOM policy changes based on extensive field research and analysis.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has been designated as non-sensitive and requires a personnel security background check.
• One-year Supervisory trial/probationary period may be required.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.

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)Interagency 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) EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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. Experience Required: GS-13: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled such as: (1) Proposing system changes or actions based on policy requirements to higher echelons that could impact military enlistment processing and/or accession reporting; (2) Developing long-range plans and/or procedures to enhance the performance of the accession reporting system processes; (3) Developing appropriate plans on management issues associated with military applicant processing and/or management procedures relating to the enterprise accession reporting system; (4) Supervising civilian workforce (e.g., distributing workload, Identifying training needs, evaluating work performance of subordinates, resolving first-level grievances and complaints from employees, interviewing candidates for positions, etc.). This definition of specialized experience is typical work performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service (GS-12). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Ability to lead or superviseCommunicationsOrganizational AwarenessProblem SolvingProgram Management 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-12). If you are a current, Federal employee, you must include your pay plan, series and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within-grade increase SF50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade Requirement. In addition, if your step reflects '00', you must include your current salary for each position.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address BG-APF-W37NAA HQ US MEPCOM DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk