About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the U.S. Special Operations Command (Army), Strategic Systems Support Element, in Alexandria, Virginia.

Duties

Serve as an Operations Officer within the G3 Directorate of a Brigade Size unit. Develop and evaluate operational proposals, plans, studies and orders for adherence to current operational capabilities and conformity to public law, regulations, policy and directives. Direct the work of subordinated elements and Brigade staff, setting priorities and strategies, and ensuring correctness, soundness and accuracy of operations efforts and products. Plan, develop, prepare, and present formal and informal briefings and documents to senior level officials within the Special Operations Community and with deployed US forces. Coordinate and monitor briefings on current operations to DoD senior leadership and interagency stakeholders. Represent the organization and its higher headquarters in interagency forums, furnishing information, defending organizational positions, and coordinating studies and conclusions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret (TS) security clearance based on a T5 investigation/Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• Must pass the organization's Personnel Reliability Program which includes credit check, drug screening, polygraph and psychological evaluation.
• Must sign a statement attesting to the understanding of DCIPS provisions as indicated in AR 690- 13.
• Travel may be required up to 35% of the time.
• Must be willing and able to participate in organization operations and training within and outside of the continental United States.
• May be required to work overtime or irregular hours.
• Individual is required to submit a Confidential Finacial Disclosure Report. *For more information, please see "Additional Information" below.

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 Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to at least the GG/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1.Experience with development, planning, integration, and coordination of operations, plans and intelligence programs. 2.Evaluating operational projects and the development of new methods, approaches, or procedures. 3.Advising management at all levels on matters related to operations and organizational activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service (GG/GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementCustomer Operations and RequirementsIntelligence Staff ManagementPartnering

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 ST-IC-W4JLAA STRATEGIC SYSTEMS SUPPORT ELEMENT DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]