You will serve as a TRAVEL SUPPORT & PROGRAM SPECIALIST in the TRAVEL DIVISION of DDHBAP ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

Duties

You will coordinate and facilitate the safe travel of all staff world-wide, and foreign invited attendees to our courses/events as well as invited adjunct faculty or guest speakers. You will prepare and process/monitor vouchers until liquidated and the administration and disbursement of cash or debit card payments for travel entitlements dependent on traveler?s status. You will make flight, lodging, and rental car reservations as required, processes orders via the Defense Travel System (DTS). You will manage the process of student travel and provides for living allowances when on temporary duties/invitational travel orders, both in the U.S. and en route due to flight schedules. You will review and confirm reservations/itineraries for arrival reports and identifies any VIPs as well as those who may have special needs.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: planning, developing, and processing travel arrangements and orders for staff, visitors, high level visitors, and leadership; coordinating travel for high level visitors and leadership; and processing passport requests. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree; or
• Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree; or
• Successful completion of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/; or
• A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address DDHBAP ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES 2058 Maluhia Road Honolulu, HI 96815 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]