This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DoD Prevention Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is with the National Guard Bureau, Joint Staff, NGB-J1, Manpower & Personnel Directorate, Arlington, Virginia. About the Surrounding Area: Situated in Northern Virginia on the south bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington D.C.

Duties

Develop and execute policies, programs, and procedures which implement primary integrated violence prevention programs that apply to the 54 States/Territories/District of Columbia within the National Guard. Serve as a technical writer for the National Guard Bureau Warrior Resilience and Fitness Division by authoring informational materials to implement primary prevention programs. Review new and existing policy regarding primary prevention and other applicable programs by determining the impact across the National Guard Bureau enterprise.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Employee may be required to work overtime.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Work may occasionally require travel of 25% away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Individuals have to meet 1 of the IOR basic requirements: A). A bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or a degree in a related discipline appropriate to the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR B). A combination of education and experience that provided me with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR C). Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates that I have acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above you must also meet the specialized experience below. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: developing and implementing comprehensive policies concerning acts of interpersonal or intrapersonal violence; establishing and maintaining effective working relations and skill in written communications used in briefings, reports, and/or training programs; providing policy writing, technical writing, and/or equivalent by using knowledge of public health, social science work principles to assist in the resolution of complex problems related to operational processes; reviewing exiting policy and identify redundancies, and gaps in primary prevention policies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

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 HT-APF-W0B4AA National Guard Bureau DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22204 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk