You will serve as a PROTOCOL SPECIALIST in the REGIONAL PROTOCOL OFFICE AND VISITORS BUREAU DIVISION of COMNAVREGSW SDIEGO.

Duties

You will arrange itineraries or agenda recommendations for distinguished visitors. You will brief dignitaries' staff and support personnel on respective responsibilities for visit or event. You will perform protocol duties for distinguished visitors (DV's) (e.g., military services, congress members, senate members, distinguished civilian and foreign equivalents).

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Arranging itineraries for visiting dignitaries; 2) Planning conferences to include arranging time, place, transportation schedules, invitations and hotel reservations; 3) Providing logistics and administrative support for all hosted social events; 4) Maintaining files on all official biographies for civilian and military dignitaries; and 5) Answering questions on social etiquette and protocol. NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for the position. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Those who do not have the specialized experience listed under the Qualifications section may qualify with education or a combination of education and experience as follows:

EDUCATION/TRAINING SUBSTITUTION FOR GENERAL/SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR
Possession of an LL.M., that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address COMNAVREGSW SDIEGO 750 Pacific Hwy San Diego, CA 92132-0058 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]