About the Position: This is a military technician position with the 81st Readiness Division, Reserve Personnel Advisory Center Charleston, Satellite, GA002 located in Augusta, GA . Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed primarily in an office setting.

Duties

Manages and provides technical advice and guidance regarding a wide variety of military Human Resources (HR) programs; Interprets, develops, implements, and administers a variety of staff assignments in various military HR program areas. Analyzes significant military HR management issues and problems and develops recommendations and alternative solutions. Provides guidance, interpretations, training and/or briefings on current and proposed policies to commanders, managers, and other key officials. Manages and provides technical advice and guidance regarding the establishment and maintenance of pay accounts; processes, audits and edits of the complex pay actions. Reviews master military pay account transactions and reports; Researches complex pay complaints and issues involving fraud, waste and abuse and responds or provides information. Provides accurate and timely guidance to requests for information; Composes correspondence to clarify questionable areas; Compiles and analyzes data to identify trends, deficiencies and accomplishments. Manages personnel, finance, and automated systems activities; Prepares reports and presents briefings. Supervises the daily activities of personnel within the satellite center; Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and sets deadlines for completion of work; Assigns work to subordinates. Gives advice, counsel, and instructions to employees on both work and administrative matters; Interviews candidates for positions in the organization and makes recommendations; Effects minor disciplinary measures. Identifies developmental and training needs of employees; Provides or arranges for needed development and training.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position required a Secret Clearance.
• This position requires membership in the US Army Reserve (USAR).

Qualifications

This is a military technician position with the US Army Reserves. Becoming a Military Technician allows you to experience the best of two worlds by taking advantage of the opportunity to become a Citizen Soldier in the US Army Reserve Military Technician program. This enables you to receive full civil service benefits and military reserve benefits. Military Technicians are a vital link between the US Army Reserves and civil service and are one of the most important keys to combat readiness. This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set. To learn more about minimum qualifications to join the Army Reserve, visit http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.html 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 Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 utilizing knowledge of military personnel, finance and administrative regulations; operations procedures to manage military personnel programs; review military personnel and pay actions and resolve complex military pay issues; and compliance with internal controls and inquiries. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next 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 in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Business Administration. 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. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityAdministrative LawEmployee HR Management - BasicFundamentals and Operations of Military and Civilian Pay 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).

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address DE-W6KFAA 81ST US ARMY RESERVE REGIONAL SPT CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort McCoy, WI 54656 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk