About the Position: Serve as Supervisor, Program Manager, Office of the Chief Legislative Liaison for the Secretary of the Army; managing and coordinating a wide range of sensitive, confidential, and complex tasks which are of direct interest and concern to the member(s) of Congress, Professional Staff Members of the House and Senate Committees, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of the Army.

Duties

Maintain oversight for the direction and management of all phases of the organization's travel program. Handle varied and simultaneous ongoing correspondence, each at different stages of completion, covering diverse functional areas. Serve as the Subject Matter Expert and Point of Contact for the Travel Management Company (TMC), the Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) and the Defense Travel System (DTS). Direct and assign work to subordinate employees. Analyze written correspondence and telephonic requests to determine pertinent issues, extent of research required, and sources from which to obtain information and facts to provide comprehensive replies. Authorize and approve for the Sec Army, use of all congressional travel funds and reimbursable funds for over 4(four) million dollars annually. Review funding expenditures for compliance with regulations and policies. Track Travel Funds using the General Fund Business Enterprise System. Analyze requirements, fiscal planning factors, potential issues, goals, and initiatives

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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 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 EligibleVeterans 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 specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which includes utilize knowledge of travel regulations, laws, and/or policies to assist in the development of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM); utilize analytical techniques such as cost benefit and/or value judgments to recommend changes to problematic travel issues; plan, evaluate and/or coordinate administrative support required to execute the travel program; and conduct long range planning by allocating resources devoted to the travel program.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementCustomer ServiceInterpersonal Skills 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-W1BYAA HQDA, LEGISLATIVE LSN DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]