About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES 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. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Duties

Serves as one of the Command’s points of contact (POCs) with national outreach units as well as with senior US Government and Washington, DC based foreign embassies to identify upcoming interactions with representatives of allied foreign nations. In collaboration with the Chief of Protocol, make optimal use of the Command’s available resources, participates in the analysis required to schedule calendar events involving VIPs, foreign visitors, and external program partners. Participates in efforts to identify and obtain resources necessary to plan for and effect the visit. Coordinates with cognizant internal team members to assure their complete understanding of responsibilities in support of planned events. Positively confirms the ability of all identified team members, especially those outside the direct chain of command (e.g., NSA campus access control authorities) to achieve these requests for visit support. Provides direct administrative and management support to ensure that all necessary services are provided, not only to facilitate the events themselves, but also to facilitate participants’ attendance at them.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information access and complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph.
• Incumbent will be required to be available for other than normal duty hours to include weekends to support exercises and crisis planning.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time. TDY may be required. Incumbent may be required to travel by military and/or commercial aircraft in the performance of assigned tasks.
• The incumbent must meet NSA personnel security requirement outlined in NSA/CSS Policy5-1.
• See "Additional Information" for more conditions of employment.

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 Cyber Excepted Service (CES) EmployeeCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) PositionsCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army)Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions Army CES 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 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. 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. Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by: 1) Coordinating with multiple leaders and staff members to determine the resources needed for events; 2) Researching customs of other organizations to ensure compliance; 3) Interpreting policies and procedures to address protocol issues.

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 KB-W6UXAA US ARMY CYBER COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Meade, MD 20755 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk