Job opening: PROJECT SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Salary: $98 240 - 127 707 per year
Published at: Aug 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a project support specialist in the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case support section.
Duties
Serves as the primary liaison to the ESC FMS Divisions and Branches for preparation of Letter of Offer and
Acceptance (LOA) data packages.
Provides support to manpower and resource management activities.
Interprets and provides recommendations on FMS policy and guidance.
Performs administrative functions within WFNM.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Male must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- The position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization
- This position may require travel
- This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include overtime and /or
irregular hours
- This position meets the administrative exemption criteria for the Fair Labor Standards Act (5 CFR 551.206)
- This is a Security Cooperation position due to the FMS nature of the position’s duties and responsibilities
- Position requires DoD Security Cooperation Workforce Certification
- Area of Concentration (AoC) and Level are to be determined by supervisor
- Employee must meet DoD Security Cooperation Workforce Certification requirements applicable to the duties of the position
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Miscellaneous Administration and Program, Series 0301.
Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes experience in business support and acquisition, practices, and requirements; substantive nature of federal programs, activities, mission, policies, and objectives; resource management principles and processes; and analytical and evaluative, methods and techniques as well as executing budgets to analyze budget impacts on programs and to forecast long term requirements.
NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
Due to the use of 120 day Due to the use of 120-day rosters, applicants within 120 days of completion of TIG requirements are encouraged to apply.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Expert knowledge of business support and acquisition, practices, and requirements; substantive nature of federal programs, activities, mission, policies, and objectives; resource management principles and processes; and analytical and evaluative, methods and techniques.
Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques to apply DOD, Joint, and Air Force, concepts and methodologies and information technology management directive, concepts, procedures, guidance and policy relating to resource management functional areas of responsibility.
Ability to stratify resources against approved programs; to plan, present, and execute budgets; to analyze budget impacts in programs; and to forecast long term requirements.
Skill in analyzing problems, conducting research, summarizing results, and making appropriate recommendations.
Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small to medium sized organization.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Hanscom AFB
20 Schilling Circle
Bldg 1305
Hanscom AFB, MA 01731
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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