About the Position: Serve as an Awards Specialist supporting the Civilian Awards Program and providing awards guidance and assistance to Acquisition Support Center (ASC) and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)). This is a pay banded position. The NH-02 band encompasses grades 5 to 11 under the General Schedule (GS) system.

Duties

Responsible for the receipt, logging, processing, proofing, boarding, and quality control of all award recommendations for the organization and forwards them to the appropriate reviewing/approving officials. Serves as a focal point on issues concerning awards and decorations. Upon request of the Command and serviced Directorates, serves as Master of Ceremonies (MC) for presentation of awards. Processes the upper range of civilian awards. Ensures each award recommendation is entered into the Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2) for tracking and monitoring. Queries the database and develops reports to manage the awards and other administrative programs. Prepares staff papers and briefings relative to new developments, changes, or issues that affect the awards and other administrative programs. Prepares, staffs, and implements policy statements/updates and SOPs pertaining to the operation of the awards and other various programs.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is designated as moderate risk involving Public Trust. Must be able to pass a background investigation including a credit check to determine suitability for Federal employment and/or the position.
• This position is subject to a one-year probationary period.

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 Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 experience equivalent to the NH-01/GS-4 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service that includes: 1) Experience preparing awards, memoranda, processing procedures for publication and distribution throughout an organization; 2) Providing guidance to managers for use in managing and promoting awards to their respective organizations; and 3) Administering briefings and trainings regarding various administrative programs to include incentive awards coordinators, supervisors, and managers on the incentive awards program. All Current Federal Employees MUST attach a current SF-50 for consideration. Without a SF-50, your application WILL NOT be considered. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementCommunicationsKnowledge ManagementPlanning and Evaluating

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 AS-APF-W27PAA US ARMY ACQUISITION SPT CENTER ASC DO NOT MAIL Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk