About the Position: This position is with the Office Chief of Staff Operations, Plans, Legislation and Policy in Alexandria, VA.

Duties

Support the Director’s objectives for educational excellence within DoDEA to encourage student excellence and educational outcomes. Represent DoDEA by working with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) officials to initiate, review and/or revise DoD Directives, Instructions, and other issuances which impact DoDEA. Organize working groups or work with SMEs (at times remotely) to research, design, coordinate, implement and/or evaluate legislative issues with high turn around and need for high accuracy. Serve as an expert on DoDEA policy, procedural and/or legislative issuances pertaining affecting DoDEA, including those internal and external to DoDEA. Advise senior staff and/or other officials in the Department of Defense on the impact of policies on students. Performs a full range of first-level supervisory responsibilities. Monitor and provide analysis of congressional and administrative actions (e.g., legislation, congressional climate, executive orders) to senior DoDEA leadership to assist them on when action is appropriate on behalf of DoDEA Draft communications to high level officials (e.g., DoDEA leadership, OSD Leadership, congressional leadership, and administration) in forms of letters, information papers, or briefings on a wide range of DoDEA matters. Interviews candidates for positions in the unit and recommends selection Hears and resolves complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager.

Requirements

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• One year trial or probationary period may be required.
• Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• One year supervisory probation period may be required.
• You may be required to sign a transportation agreement.
• Duties of this position require the incumbent to obtain and maintain a SECRET Clearance.

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 Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian EmployeeCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Collaborating with subject matter experts for legislative affairs; Identifying policy needs of programs; Reviewing legislation to improve programs; and Managing personnel workload. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementManaging Human ResourcesOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and Evaluating 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 DoDEA Headquarters 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22311 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk