About the Position: This position is located at the 1st Information Operations Command (Land), Office of the Commander, Fort Belvoir, VA. This position is being filled on a permanent basis.

Duties

Serve as the point of contact for coordinating care to ensure that sexual harassment complainants and sexual assault victims receive appropriate and responsive care. Ensure sexual assault victim advocacy services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, both on and off post, for all service members and other persons covered by the SHARP Program. Maintain liaison with the Provost Marshal/CID, medical and legal services, and commanders to facilitate immediate response and accurate reporting of sexual assault incidents. Respond to sexual harassment complaints, advises complainant of rights and responsibilities, explains the complaint system, and attempts to ensure resolution of complaint. Ensure continuity of prevention and response activities in both garrison and deployed environments, as required by the commander. Emphasize commitment to maintain a workplace environment that rejects sexual harassment and sexual assault and attitudes that promote such behaviors. Provide policy guidance and other information for victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault, subordinate unit commanders, first responders, and those who seek to prevent or respond to sexual harassment and sexual assault. Provide information to Soldiers, employees, managers, and family members at all levels, concentrating on systemic problems as well as individual problems. Ensure unrestricted sexual assault reporting requirements are properly documented and reported to CID immediately. Establish information and interactive, engaging training to ensure understanding of the reporting procedures, confidentiality, and other elements of the SHARP program. Report sexual harassment and sexual assault data using the Integrated Case Reporting System (ICRS) for sexual harassment and Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID) for sexual assault.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• In accordance with Chapter 3, AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, employee must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Position requires a Top-Secret security clearance.
• Requires successful completion of a 7-week Sharp training course and completion of all requirements to obtain DoD Certification within 6 months of hire.
• This position requires successful screening through the National Sex Offender Registry.
• Background checks against all records as required by law, OPM, DoD, and Army policy and regulation will be conducted, prior to entering on duty in the position and IAW governing regulations, on a recurring basis while employed in the position.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and have the ability to operate a motor vehicle should the need arise to operate a government vehicle/motor pool vehicle.
• May be required to carry cell phone and be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week on a rotational basis, based on the needs of the organization.
• Within six (6) months of employment must successfully complete required Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) training and obtain and maintain DoD Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (D-SAACP).
• Must complete all required training, certification, and be placed on appointment orders prior to having any victim contact or access to victim information.
• This is a mission essential position.
• Will be screened against police records, Army Substance Abuse Program, Inspector General files, Criminal Investigation Command/Crime Records Center, Central Registry, records maintained in Military Human Resources Record and Official Personnel Folder

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)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementInteragency 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) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as providing Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program management support; providing SHARP training to military and civilian employees in order to reduce or eliminate sexual harassment and sexual assault; developing SHARP program publicity materials in accordance with SHARP campaign messaging; utilizing automated software (i.e. Integrated Case Reporting System and Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database) in order to report sexual harassment and/or assault. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service, GS-09. OR Education Substitution: Successful completion of a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, that is directly related to the work of the position. OR Combination of Experience and Education: If you have some, but not all, of the experience or education described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable experience and education that you possess. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education in excess of 36 hours (total semester hours minus 36) by 18, Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementData ManagementPlanning and Evaluating 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-09).

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 BF-APF-WNER99 US ARMY CYBER COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Meade, MD 20755 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk