About the Position: This position serves as the Deployment Specialist with responsibility to provide technical deployment/ systems support to all United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) and Army National Guard (ARNG) Units mobilized in the Continental United States (CONUS) in the First Army Area of Responsibility (AOR).

Duties

Serve as a Deployment Specialist responsible to provide technical deployment/ systems support to all units mobilized. Utilize data from major mobilization systems such as Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager, Joint Operations Planning and Execution Systems and other information systems to move units through the deployment process. Provide technical deployment assistance to units in collection of accurate unit movement data, utilization of Command and Control (C2) systems. Review TPFDDs to ensure data is correct in accordance with established Commands and Combatant Command guidelines.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position requires incumbent employee to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Position requires temporary duty (TDY) business travel approximately 25% of the time.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Experience in deployment and redeployment of forces during exercises, contingency operations and general wartime; 2) Compile, analyze, and maintain deployment data using systems intrinsic to military deployments; 3) Interpret the regulations, policies and procedures pertinent to Department of Defense structure; 4) Experience and familiarity with transportation requirements to resolve complex problems related to deployments. 4) Experience in the use of the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES), Department of the Army Mobilization Common Operating Picture (MOBCOP), consisting of Mobilization Deployment Information Systems (MDIS), Department of the Army Mobilization Processing System (DAMPS), and MOBCOP Messaging System (MMS), Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) in support of Army deployments.. 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. [remove LL.M., if unrelated] in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Management. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Operations SupportPlanning and EvaluatingStrategic Thinking 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address SC-W3NQAA HQS FIRST ARMY DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk