About the Position: Serves as a senior specialist responsible for planning, developing, and executing sensitive and/or complex Foreign Military Sales(FMS) cases for an assigned group of countries/international organizations.

Duties

Develop complex Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases for assigned countries/international organizations. Interpret Security Assistance (SA) policies and procedures as they relate to munitions logistical support. Communicate and collaborate with other country managers, program managers, and other organizations to develop Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer requests. Modifies and amends Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to maintain logistical and financial transactions related to Foreign Military Sales. Perform technical reviews of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases to ensure completeness. Review system-wide operations for changes in policy and/or procedures to ensure effective materiel support.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires temporary duty (TDY) travel up to 20% of the time.
• This is an Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Life Cycle Logistics-Foundational Certification within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. If the security clearance is denied or revoked, the individual may be denied or removed from the position, accordingly.
• This is a Non-Key Security Cooperation (SC) position based on the duties and responsibilities. The position requires DoD SC Workforce (SCW) Certification.
• The incumbent must complete certification-related training requirements in the SC Area of Concentration (AoC) Intermediate Level certification within the timeframe associated with the position's SCW certification level.

Qualifications

This position provides the employee with full benefits, vacation and sick leave. Army employees at the Rock Island Arsenal enjoy other privileges such as use of the fitness center, outdoor recreation rentals, child and youth care center, Arsenal food court, employee assistance program, recycle program, RIA Museum, thrift shop, discounted tickets for some community events, National Historical Landmark Park/Pavilion rentals. 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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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: 1) Interpreting policies to resolve Security Assistance (SA) issues; 2) Providing guidance in the development of Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA); 3) Analyzing performance of ammunition activities so that commitments to foreign governments are met; 4) Coordinating export release ability decisions to comply with Foreign Military Sales (FMS) regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPlanning 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-11).

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W4MMAA US ARMY JOINT MUNITIONS COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk