This position serves as the First Army Chief of Plans; responsible for operational planning and programs for a three-star command. First Army is headquartered in Rock Island Arsenal, has two Divisions and 10 Training Support Brigades and is responsible for training and mobilization of all CONUS-based conventional Reserve Component Units. Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 2 years by a current permanent Army employee.

Duties

Performs personnel management functions for both military and civilian members in the Plans Division. Responsible for planning efforts to support Mobilization Operations and coordinates directly with FORSCOM and other mobilization enterprise partners on plans, policies and concepts to support operational and contingency planning efforts. Responsible for directing First Army's planning efforts to support conventional Army National Guard and Army Reserve planning and management under the Global Force Management (GFM) process. Leads/attends meetings and conferences as needed to meet present and future mission requirements. Interfaces with higher, lateral, and subordinate commands to develop and implement First Army Concepts and Army Campaign Objectives. Supervises major studies and/or projects that impact Army mission, programs, or operations. Ensures plans, programs, and policies are consistent with the Commanders mission priorities, objectives, and goals.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent will be required to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• Incumbent will be enrolled in the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs, and subject to random drug testing.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports) upon entering the position and annually.
• This position may require travel up to 20% of the time.

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 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 specialized experience which includes demonstrated experience 1)Directing a multitude of operational functions of an organization to include establishing guidance, and implementing new or revised Force management policies/plans, 2) Performing a full range of employee supervisory duties to include performance evaluation, interviews, selection, and resolving employee grievances, and 3) Coordinating and developing relationships with activities, units and outside agencies to ensure resources are available to allow for the implementation large scale multi organizational plans. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Capital ManagementOral CommunicationOrganizational Performance AnalysisStrategic ThinkingWritten Communication 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-14).

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 SC-W3NQAA HQS FIRST ARMY DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk