About the Position: The incumbent serves as staff specialist, program manager, proponent and functional proponent for AR 600-8-3, Unit Postal Operations. He/she develops the Army's postal policy and provides technical and functional expertise to MACOM's and installations on all areas of personal military mail operations. Serves as USA Human Resources Command's (USAHRC) subject matter expert on Army postal contingency operations.

Duties

Prepares and communicates fact sheets, information papers, memorandums, executive summaries, and presentations. Gathers factual information, and coordinates developmental phases with appropriate officials of Human Resources Command (HRC), Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Staff, and interested field elements. Revises regulations, staffs same for comment and approval, and disseminates such changes or revisions to the field via the Army publications system or other appropriate means. Determines areas where improvements in program guides are necessary and points out such deficiencies to appropriate program development staffs within the agency. Provides Army-wide direction and guidance to the Field staff elements (e.g. Major Commands, G-ls, Adjutants, personnel group and MPD Chiefs. Required to respond to outside agencies i.e. Veterans organizations, Federal court system, and government agencies including DA, DoD, and VA. Gathers information to assist with recommendations for policy and program changes.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent subject to a One-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position requires the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station (10%) of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

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)Domestic 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.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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:Specialized experience is defined as one year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: Planning, directing, and coordinating Command-wide mail distribution. Participating in development of postal policy for the Command and evaluating impact of changes made in one or other programs before changes are implemented. Reviewing policies and procedures and providing training, as necessary, to implement changing predictions or new requirements throughout the Command. Mastery of the U.S. Postal Service concepts in order to perform long-range planning for and design of the command. 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

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this position, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone, NO substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address DM-APF-W6ED24 THE ADJUTANT GENERAL DIRECTORATE DO NOT MAIL Fort Knox, KY 40121 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk