About the Position: The Academic Records Management Specialist will serve under the Director of Academic Affairs at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). The mission of the DLIFLC is to educate, sustain, evaluate, and support foreign language specialists under the guidelines of the Defense Foreign Language Program, which provides the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies with linguists fully capable of supporting United States national interest worldwide.

Duties

Create and modify interfaces between front-end data input and the student database. Assess data storage needs to create required amounts of tables in database system. Create database applications with constraints to limit type or information to be entered. Alter database tables to add, modify, rename, and drop columns, indexes, and constraints. Manage and create recurring and adhoc reports for document production. Provide technical input on information systems training requirements. Evaluate advances in technology for application to organizational requirements. Monitor information technology systems to assess effectiveness. Analyze data to identify errors and trends. Develop work methods for implementation. Monitor plans of action making adjustments to prevent emergent problems. Applies knowledge of higher level programming languages (dBase, Paradox, Lotus, SQL) and data structures. Applies data processing and relational database principles and structure in a distributed environment.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary duty travel this position is 10%

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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. FOR GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: maintaining databases used for reports and trend analysis; installing software for Tier I/front-end computer users; and analyzing data to identify errors and trends. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. 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 of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. FOR GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes writing database queries in Structured Query Language (SQL); conducting work method studies on administrative processes and operations; performing database quality control analysis; and resolving front-end data input conflicts and issues. 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: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. (if related) in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. 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 of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work is sedentary; incumbent may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there is some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items such as papers and books. No special demands are required to perform the work. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Computer LanguagesData ManagementProblem SolvingQuality Management Time in Grade Requirement: GS-09-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-07). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements within 30 days from the date the referral list is issued. GS-11 - 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). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements within 30 days from the date the referral list is issued.

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 SB-W1ECAA DLIFLC AND POM DO NOT MAIL Presideio of Monterey, CA 93944 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk