About the Position: The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY is an academic institution located in the Hudson River Valley, 50 miles from New York City. The historic site is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. West Point is a self-contained city with housing, a Department of Public Works, libraries, hospital, fire department, chapels, and restaurants. Employees have access to Eisenhower Hall Theater, Hudson Valley's performing arts center, and recreational facilities.

Duties

Coordinate, schedule, staff, and maintain status on required actions to include taskings, current operations, staffing actions, short range plans, event de-confliction. Develop and publish installation-level messages, warnings, and/or taskings for emergencies, non-emergencies and/or day-to-day current operations. Represent Directorate at coordination meetings, in-progress reviews, and planning meetings for installation level event scheduling. Write and edit reports, briefings, and other informational material to document installation tasking, scheduling, and utilization of resources. Develop implementing instructions and directives to accomplish both short- and long-term actions. Conduct internal planning and oversee support commitments for the execution of installation level ceremonial events to include scheduling of garrison facilities or areas, fields, locations, and specific support. Responsible for assisting the Resource Manager with General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and financial accountability.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a valid state Driver License.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government Driver License.
• As a DPW Operations Specialist responsible to acquire and maintain Emergency Operations Center (EOC) credentials.
• Job may require shift work if the Emergency Operations Center is activated in support of an all-hazard actual event.
• Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) or Business Travel is up to 10% to attend resident emergency management courses, conferences, and other associated training.
• Job requires working up to 12 hours, on weekdays and weekends in support of home football games, major installation concerts, WestPoint Graduation, and other major events.
• Job requires some after duty hour support to assist with the Ready West Point emergency preparedness program.
• Job requires monitoring tables with community information and answering questions about emergency preparedness.

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. Current 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) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 which includes: 1) Planning, organizing and/or prioritizing work assignments; 2) Developing, writing, editing and/or publishing reports, briefings and/or operational orders; 3) Utilizing automated software/databases to prepare reports, spreadsheets, charts, and/or graphs; and 4) Resolving problems associated with current operations execution, operational taskings, calendars/scheduling, and/or administrative duties. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration, Business Management, Public Administration, Organizational Management or in a related field. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Manages and Organizes InformationOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingWritten Communication 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-07).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address BR-APF-W6BMAA US ARMY GARRISON WEST POINT DO NOT MAIL West Point, NY 10996 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk