About the Position: Serves as consultant and advisor to the Office of the Chief of Chaplains (OCCH) SIG Chief and serves as the SIG Chief's representative to OCCH on a wide variety of issues related to the organization and managerial policies, theories, practices and procedures governing religious support programs.

Duties

Supports the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CHC) by developing strategic initiatives, executing corresponding engagements, and implementing strategic communication plans. Analyzes Army religious support missions and functions to identify core capabilities to ensure initiatives are nested, based on a thorough analysis, adequately covering key areas of concern. Assesses OCCH’s transformation plans and activities that may have an impact on Army religious support organizations and resources (to include dollars, manpower, physical facilities, and capital equipment). Reviews emerging policies from Congress, OSD, and HQDA that may impact OCCH’s technical and organizational ability to perform its mission.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed “unscheduled telework”.
• One year trial period may be required.
• This position requires the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station (25%) of the time.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

Position may be filled as a term appointment Not-To-Exceed (2) years. Term appointments may be extended beyond six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. 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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited AssignmentsInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1. Evaluating strategies to improve projects, transformation plans, and activities. 2. Developing strategic initiatives, engagements, and communication plans to support missions, organizations, and policies. 3. Assessing transformation plans and activities to determine impact on organizations and resources. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Please be clear and specific when describing your experience. We are unable to make assumptions about your experience. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence 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-13).

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 HT-W00CAA HQDA OFC OF THE CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk