About the Position: Position may be filled as Term Appointment Not-to-Exceed 3 years, if the candidate is not a current, permanent Army Employee. Term appointments within the DoD may be extended up to 8 years. Position may also be filled as a temporary promotion or temporary reassignment NTE 3 years by a current, permanent Army employee. Temporary promotions or reassignments may be extended up to a maximum of 5 years and may be made permanent without further competition.

Duties

Serve as the primary point of contact and command representative with complete responsibility for developing, coordinating, and managing Security Assistance (SA) programs. Prepare briefings, trip books, read-aheads, issue papers, action items, informational papers/memorandums, and other documents for leadership. Coordinate and participate, as required, in visits by U.S. personnel and officials to assigned foreign countries/organizations. Serve as a Country Program Manager (CPM) for assigned countries, programs, and organizations for the purchase, transfer and/or lease of defense articles, training, and services. Responsible for all logistical aspects (for example but not limited to: receipt, review, documents, waivers, notification, taskings, processing, etc.) of SA program management.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Percentage of time to be spent Temporary Duty travel (TDY) is 25%.
• The position requires DoD SC Workforce (SCW) Certification. The incumbent must complete certification-related training requirements in the SC Area of Concentration (AoC) within the timeframe associated with the position's SCW certification level.
• This is an obligated position.

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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the development of country procurement plans to meet established requirements, analyzing operational deficiencies to provide corrective action; preparing briefings for higher level and foreign officials on the development and execution of assigned programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Organizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical CompetenceTechnical Data 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-12).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address GT-W1VWAA US ARMY SECURITY ASSISTANCE COMMAND DO NOT MAIL New Cumberland, PA 17070 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk