About the Position: GAIN JOINT EXPERIENCE! The incumbent serves as a Joint Staff officer and coordinator for strategy, plans, policy, and special projects for the Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance (JCISFA), located at Fort Leavenworth, KS in support of the Joint Staff, Services/Departments, and OSD. JCISFA is Joint Staff and Chairman's Controlled Activity located at Fort Leavenworth in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Duties

Develop and integrate Security Force Assistance (SFA) principles and best practices into strategy, plans, and policy. Integrate SFA principles and best practices into joint force development processes to address capability gaps. Write and review joint and service doctrine to integrate SFA principles and practices. Direct team study work and negotiate with military officials and agencies to implement recommendations that require changes in established procedures. Lead joint multidisciplinary teams through Joint Planning Process and Army Design Methodology to develop strategy and policy recommendations for senior decision-makers. Brief Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMD), Service, and Secretary of Defense (OSD) leadership in conferences on the development and implementation of security related strategies, plans, policies, and programs. Coordinate with appropriate agencies to account for SFA-centric authority considerations and outcomes with joint strategies, processes, and plans.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• You will be required to possess and maintain an interim and/or final Top Secret/SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete the Security Cooperation Workforce Practitioner-level certification (Level II) in accordance with the timelines specified in DoD Instruction 5132.15.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R "Condition of Employment for certain civilian positions identified as critical under the drug abuse testing program".
• Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) appr. up to 15% of the time away from home station.

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)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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: One year of specialized experience which includes implementing strategies, plans, and policies to integrate security force assistance (SFA) principles and best practices within joint doctrine, education, and training; evaluating security cooperation issues and programs to identify and address capability gaps; developing recommendations and updates to enhance methods and effectiveness of security strategies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Influencing/NegotiatingPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence 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 job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address FR-APF-W096AA HQ USSOUTHCOM DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk