About the Position: This position will serve as a Staff Action Officer for the Directorate of Training and Doctrine (DOTD), Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE) located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The incumbent will provide staffing guidance to directorate divisions in response to urgent and routine requests for information and recommendations on issues of operations, current events strategy and plans, command and control, and training issues.

Duties

Serve as the advisor to the Director, Deputy, Operations Officer and Division Chiefs on both technical and administrative matters relating to the accomplishment, coordination and disposition of a variety of substantive staff actions and assignments. Responsible for the oversight of a variety of actions which are characterized by unique requirements demanding continuous oversight, research, analysis, planning to provide administrative coordination for staff actions and correspondence. Carry out high priority assignments, studies, and projects personally assigned by the Director on a wide variety of sensitive and confidential matters. Participate in important administrative management planning and policy development affecting the directorate. Principal advisor to directorate administrative officers, in matters of personnel and position management, processes and procedures of performance management systems, and other aspects of administrative management.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is 15 percent.
• Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive may be authorized.

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)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive 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) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople 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 education 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 the following: Provide a full range of management services including staff counsel, administrative services and program management; Provide recommendations on staff actions for key programs and issues; Create briefings/presentations, memoranda and reports to ensure programs and initiatives are accurately met; and Inform others of established procedures, policies or guidance to ensure compliance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration (Note: Must upload 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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Manages and Organizes InformationPlanning and EvaluatingProblem Solving 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 EK-APF-W6NEAA USA FIRES COE DO NOT MAIL Fort Sill, OK 73503 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk