About the Position: This is a Military Technician position with the Army Reserve Medical Command, 7456 Medical Backfill Battalion, Northeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group located in Des Moines, Iowa. This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set. To learn more about minimum qualifications to join the Army Reserve, visit http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.html

Duties

Serve as a Staff Administrative Specialist for an Army Reserve Brigade, Group, Battalion, or comparable activity. Perform one or more of the following assignments: manage unit and individual training; manage unit personnel and medical readiness programs; manage unit supply and logistics programs and/or manage various types of financial management programs. Serve as the military personnel technical expert for the unit. Coordinate, monitor and evaluate significant projects and activities concerning Headquarters and Command-wide administrative issues. Advise leadership and other staff regarding administrative matters. Review military, administrative and personnel related correspondence to make determination on adequacy prior to submission to higher headquarters. Provide training and technical guidance for administrative activities and personnel within the organization. Coordinate resources for assigned programs and training events. Evaluate administrative issues to recommend actions or develop policy to improve administrative operations. Utilize various automation programs concerning information on readiness that impacts individual service members and the unit's overall mission or deployment readiness status.

Requirements

• THIS POSITION REQUIRES ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP AS A SOLDIER IN THE U.S. ARMY RESERVE (USAR).
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• This position requires the incumbent to successfully complete the Unit Administrator Basic Course within 18 months of appointment.
• This position requires the incumbent to successfully complete the Unit Pay Administrator Course within 18 months of appointment.
• The duties of this position may require the incumbent to work evenings, nights, holidays, and/or weekends to include modification in shifts and/or tour of duty.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees 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. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes interpreting military regulations, policies, principles, and procedures to gather and analyze facts, identify problems and report findings on organizational programs; providing administrative guidance on unit requirements; consolidation of reports; reviewing training reports to identify training needs and/or changes needed; utilizing automated systems supporting various military programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Organizational Management and Leadership, Public Administration, Business Administration, and Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementComputer SkillsEducation and TrainingManages ResourcesOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProblem SolvingWriting 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-07).

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 DE-APF-W6FSAA USAR MED CMD FTS DO NOT MAIL Fort McCoy, WI 54656 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk