About the Position: This position serves as an Executive Assistant DE-0301-03 in the Army Futures Command (AFC), HQ Office of the Chief of Staff (COS) G 4/9, located in Austin Texas. AFC exists to modernize the way the Army does business by creating a space of endless possibilities to explore, develop, and test new methods, organizations, and technologies. Visit us on www.armyfuturescommand.com and join the team leading the Army into the future.

Duties

Provide independent advice and recommendations on procedures, policies, and staff coordination requirements. Analyze administrative functions and determine the need for new/revised policies. Develop project plans based on priorities, funding, and AFC mission objectives. Responsible for planning actions, coordinating with staff elements, and conducting all phases of administrative support. Formulate and review policies and procedures relating to directorate management, operations and administration. Evaluates completed actions for adequacy of subject matter content ensuring response compliance with request, clarity of information, logic, coordination, and writing style. Coordinate all aspects of official travel plans to include funding, itineraries/agendas, ground and air transportation requirements, and lodging through Defense Travel System.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires business travel (TDY) to other duty locations 10% of the time.
• Position requires incumbent to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Secret level.
• This position may require a One year trial/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 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-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:1. Experience in planning and task management under a large staff or headquarters with ability to draft staffing correspondence for memoranda, tasking orders, and official letters. 2. Coordinate all aspects of official travel plans, including funding, itineraries and lodging, utilizing government travel systems such as Defense Travel System (DTS). 3. Experience communicating orally and in writing, dealing with high-level officials both within and outside the DoD, Joint Commands, Congress, and to prepare materials for meetings, briefings, and working groups. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a DE position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (DE-02 ).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address FN-W0CUAA US ARMY FUTURES COMMAND HQ DO NOT MAIL Austin, TX 78701 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk