Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serve as an operations officer in the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security. Coordinates installation operations with higher, lower and adjacent headquarters, and coordinates the efforts of the installation staff in support of on-going operations.

Duties

Serve as an operations officer and operations manager for a mid-size community to support daily operations. Coordinate community and installation operations with various stakeholders in support of on-going operation. Conduct studies and reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of current operations plan. Serve as special project officer for a myriad of actions having senior leadership emphasis. Coordinate execution of contingency plans with tenant activities to ensure continuity of the community operations programs. Plan the accomplishment of operational requirements for the successful execution of community events. Maintain good rapport with a variety of groups contributing to the successful presentation of events. Represent management at meetings to provide information on installation activities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has been identified as being a Key Position under the provisions of AR 690-11, Use and Management of Civilian Personnel in Support of Military Contingency Operations.
• A Key position is defined as any Army position that cannot be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of their organization to function effectively.
• Because of the essential nature of these positions, the Secretary of the Army, or his/her designee, shall designate such positions as Key positions.
• Key positions shall require that they not be filled by Ready Reservists or military retirees with recall obligations.
• Prior to occupying the position, Civilians must be exempted from recall to active duty because of Reserve or retired military obligations. This is a Key Position.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• Required to do shift work during emergency operations.
• Subject to on-call approximately every 6 weeks as the emergency operations on-call officer.

Qualifications

Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 31 DEC 2025 by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grades can be extended beyond five (5) years if the temporary activity becomes the obligated activity for placement of the employee at the end of the time-limited assignment. When a time-limited promotion is terminated, the Army employee will be returned to the position from which they were temporarily promoted; or, with their consent, to a different position of equivalent grade and pay (AR 690-300/10-8). When a time-limited promotion is to an organization in a different command, the losing and gaining activities must agree to the temporary promotion and decide in advance which activity will assume responsibility for placement of the employee when the temporary promotion ends. If no decision is made, the employee will return to their permanent position of record (AR 690-300/10-8). 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 education and/or 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:1) Reviewing emergency plans: 2) Forecasting training requirements to meet operation objectives; AND 3) Establishing policies and procedures for management of administrative programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: PhD or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Operations Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementComplianceDecision MakingPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence 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-09). All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcements. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address FS-W6CFAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT HUACHUCA DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk