IOWA AIR NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION This position is restricted to current Military members of the Iowa Air National Guard. LOCATION: IA ANG HQ, Johnston, Iowa

Duties

As a ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, GS-0341-12 your duties are below; 1. Ensures internal systems and procedures for carrying out the organization's administrative functions meet the requirements of balancing costs, benefits, productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness. Accomplishes or assigns actions/staff work to subject matter experts/functional proponents as appropriate based on knowledge of organizational responsibilities, familiarity with subject matter, and broad guidance from the command group. Work relieves Wing leadership of all but the most pressing and necessary decision and action policies. Provides sound research, analysis, advisory and consultation to the Command team; recommends improvements in the formulation and application of policies and procedures. Addresses Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) initiatives, legislative activities, and responses to congressional inquiries. Supports the organization through the development and oversight of the knowledge management program. Acts as an intermediary to resolve significant or controversial issues, problems and disagreements that are referred to Commander. Directs the management of a myriad of unique, atypical, and unrelated problems. Establishes communication channels internal and external to the organization; keeps internal and external customers as well as unit members, traditional and full time, informed and facilitates communication laterally and horizontally throughout the organization. Resolves day-to-day administrative and management problems, plan, develop, and execute organization's Administrative Management Program (AMP). Oversees administrative programs and projects that consist of a variety of functions, efforts result in increased accuracy, productivity and efficiency; develops administrative guidelines and standard operating procedures. Prepares, administers, collaborates and consolidates information in support of knowledge management requirements, trains personnel on system utilization and information sharing; partners with administrators to analyze and synthesize data, develop and publish command level strategic management plan, provides informational learning tools, publishes and shares pre, during, and post exercise or inspection information and results to develop a strong information sharing and learning environment. 2. Initiates, plans, directs, and/or participates in special studies and projects in areas such as; resource utilization, personnel management, logistical support, knowledge management, readiness programs, etc. Researches, reviews, and analyzes processes and procedures to determine the overall applicability, effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of activities and programs; develops final report and briefing, makes recommendations that impact high level decision making, and increases efficiency. Directs and oversees actions required to implement procedural changes, conducts in-process efficiency reviews, participates in site visits, completes after action reports, maintains historical data; ensures documented evidence is provided to support cost savings without compromising required standards of readiness, accuracy, effectiveness, and/or safety. Provides expertise, guides team or independently conducts process improvement studies, impacting future organizational effectiveness and efficiency in support of all areas of Wing management. Serves as the performance, process improvement coordinator, develops and executes process improvement studies that require the adaptation of analytical techniques to: (a) identify and resolve complex issues or problems, (b) develop new or modified work methods or (c) to make recommendations for improving program effectiveness and organizational productivity. Analyzes current and proposed operating programs to evaluate actual and potential effectiveness in achieving organizational objectives. Develops, maintains, and monitors integrated reporting systems affecting programs with interrelated functions and operations. Collaborates with inter-disciplinary team, internal and external to the State to support effective program evaluation, operations and milestones. Responsible to analyze, extract, summarize, and identify significant trends and issues. Forecasts and estimates program requirements; develops and finalizes reports, justifications, charts, graphs, statistical and narrative data, etc. for presentations and briefings. Establishes internal procedures to secure adequate control in terms of deadlines, progress reports, and directives and uses own initiative in developing procedures which will increase the general flow of information and overcome bottlenecks in the administrative process. Independently secures the required administrative and managerial support to meet operating requirements. Serves as the organization's focal point for facilitating improvement initiatives, assuring compliance with information systems, security practices. Performs other duties as assigned. D2368

Requirements

Qualifications

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address the minimum/specialized experience needed for the position in their resume will not be referred for consideration. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Experience, education or training in managing or directing, one or more programs, including appropriate supporting service organizations. Supervisory, managerial, professional or technical work experience and/or training which has provided knowledge of management principles, practices, methods and techniques. Experience using computer and automation systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: GS-0341-12: Must have at least 36 months experience in the following: Experience, education or training analyzing problems, identifying significant factors, gathering pertinent data and recognizing solutions. Experience preparing reports, plans, policies and various correspondence. Experience evaluating objectives and develop plans to facilitate the availability and effective utilization of various resources. Experience utilizing the organization, its mission and the organizational staff procedures. Experience using quantitative and qualitative techniques for analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of administrative and technical programs. Experience developing the mission and work processes of programs throughout the military organization and multi-level agencies. Experience in analytical and investigative techniques. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.

Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience - Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or university, meets the GS-5 level requirements.

To receive credit for Education, you must provide college transcripts to support your Educational claims.

Contacts

• Address IA Joint Forces Headquarters Air 7105 NW 70th Ave Johnston, IA 50131-1824 US
• Name: Alyssa Smith
• Phone: 515-252-4682
• Email: [email protected]