This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as a Public Health Planner in the MEDCOM DCS, FHP, Operations and Intergeration Directorate (OHD), responsible for developing, analyzing, and evaluating Public Health policy, conducting strategic planning, and developing Army-wide Public Health business processes.

Duties

Conducts mid- and long-range planning and strategy development for Army Public Health and Force Health Protection in the context of Joint, DoD, Army, and Army Medical Department (AMEDD) missions, visions, needs, concepts, plans, and capabilities. Develops and recommends strategies to prioritize Army Public Health, FHP, and OEH risk assessment, management, and communication requirements, capabilities, and gaps. Markets (educate/inform/promote) Public Health, Force Health Protection, and the Public Health Proponency throughout the AMEDD.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 10% TDY may be required

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the work 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: provides Public Health Emergency Management policy guidance to the OTSG/MEDCOM Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO) and Public Health Emergency Planner. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the lower grade/level position or equivalent in the federal service (GS-12).

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 M1-W6A3AA US ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk