About the Position: Position serves as Protocol Officer, providing correct protocol guidance to enable Command to make decisions regarding meetings, ceremonies and social events in accordance with current references, applicable instructions or regulations and established Command precedent. Position is located in 1st Theater Sustainment Command, at Fort Knox, KY.

Duties

Serve as Protocol Officer for 1ST TSC by providing correct protocol guidance to enable Command to make decisions regarding meetings, ceremonies, and social events. Manage Commander?s Official Representation Funds in accordance with established regulations and procedures to ensure that funds are handled correctly, and events meet the intent of the guidance. Develop comprehensive plans and strategies of the day-to-day assignments, actions, and activities requiring the involvement of the Commander. Work closely with the US Army Central Staff, and Fort Knox Garrison Staff to manage the operational schedule and the calendar for the Commander. Direct and maintain the administrative operations of the Commander's Office.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• This position requires the employee to possess a valid current state driver's license.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Are you willing and able to work an assigned shift to meet work requirements?
• Position requires completion of one (1) year probationary period unless the requirement has been previously met.

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)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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: To qualify based on your work experience, the 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 scheduling of upper-level management and maintaining all aspects of the calendar. Experiencing preparing and review staff actions and correspondence for correct grammar, consistency, completeness, pertinence of content, general tone, logic, and compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations. Experience performing protocol duties to coordinate, track, and provide services for all aspects of executive level visits to the organization. Please be clear and specific when describing your experience. We are unable to make any assumptions on your experience. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-11). 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-11).

Education

Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for required experience to qualify. For this position, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. Substitution of education for experience is NOT permitted.

Contacts

• Address DM-APF-WBGU99 US Army Central Command DO NOT MAIL Fort Knox, KY 40121 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk