About the Position: Serve as the Program Manager responsible for religious accommodations (RA) in support of U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CHC). Manage the planning, scoping, and direction of program areas including religious accommodation law, policy, and Army-wide requests.to establish a consistent and fair application of Religious Accommodations across the Army.

Duties

Utilize expert written and oral communication skills to develop executive level briefings, draft information papers, and schedules briefings. Serve as the consultant within the Office of the Chief of Chaplains to evaluate the religious basis and sincerity of the request, and to ensure consistency and fairness across the force. Implement corporate decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policy into the development, coordination, and management of assigned programs. Serve as the Program Manager responsible for religious accommodations. Execute Section 2000bb of Title 42, United States Code and DoDI 1300.17 and Army Regulations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications

Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed 2 Years by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a term appointment will be appointed/converted into a term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a term appointment will be appointed/converted into a term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. 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 Applying on Time-Limited Assignments 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 experience that includes; providing guidance to senior leadership through policy clarification such as religious support; developing executive level briefings and or developing training on processes and procedures for religious accommodations. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingStrategic Thinking 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-13).

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 HT-APF-W00CAA HQDA, OFFICE CHIEF OF CHAPLAIN DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk