About the Position: Serves as a Security Cooperation Program Manager responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising security cooperation activities, liaising with Partner Nation Liaison Officers, offering subject matter expertise in political-military affairs, managing the Military Personnel Exchange Program (MPEP) and the School of Other Nations Program (SON), and overseeing personnel exchanges.

Duties

Serves as the Senior Advisor for the International Military Affairs (IMA) Division within the Security Cooperation Directorate. Responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising security cooperation activities and events to execute the command’s Security Cooperation mission. Provides oversight for Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) directed bilateral Army-to-Army Staff Talks and other security cooperation activities throughout the AOR. Supervises and coordinates the activities of all IMA involvement in the performance of multi-national activities. Serves as the senior sponsor and liaison for Partner Nation Liaison Officers (PNLO): Assist four PNLOs with administrative, medical, and occasionally personal issues while the officer is assigned to ARSOUTH in the United States. Handles duties that are sometimes sensitive in nature, requiring close coordination with other Army Commands, various U.S. Embassies in the AoR, U.S. Consulates, Ministries of Foreign Defense, Ministries of Foreign Affairs and partner nation defense. Oversees and manages the administration of the Military Personnel Exchange Program (MPEP) and School of Other Nations Program (SON) . Research and analyze current events having political-military significance, focusing on government institutions and their influence on U.S. Army activities in the AOR. Supervises, assigns, directs, and evaluates the work of military personnel and one civilian within the IMA Division.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• TDY travel is required up to 25% of the time.
• Travel requires official passport, immunizations and personnel recovery training in accordance with US Army South policies.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an Official US Passport.
• Must file a Confidential Disclosure Report, Standard Form 450 within 30 days from occupancy of the position and annually thereafter.
• The position requires DoD SC Workforce (SCW) Certification-SC Planning, Oversight and Execution Management (AOC) Basic Level1 Certification.
• Top Secret clearance Executive Order 13526 is required.
• This is a Drug Testing position.
• A Supervisory Probationary period is required.

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 Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority 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 which includes Planning or implementing security cooperation programs with foreign partners; ability to coordinate and evaluate such programs to achieve strategic effects in target countries; Providing recommendations regarding the feasibility, prioritization, and/or resourcing of multi-year programs with foreign partners. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). This position has selective placement factor which must be met prior to employment and for continued employment. This position requires fluency in the Spanish language. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProblem Solving 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-12).

Contacts

• Address FR-APF-WJMW99 MAIN CMD POST, US ARMY SOUTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk