This position is located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. The ASD(SO/LIC) serves as the principal advisor and assistant to the Secretary of Defense and oversees special administrative matters pertaining to the readiness and organization of special operations forces, resources and equipment, and personnel. Find out more about OUSDP on our LinkedIn page: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | LinkedIn.

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Advises the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense (PDASDs) on the formulation of highly sensitive policy issues of nationwide importance. Manages and executes Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD(SO/LIC))'s oversight authorities, roles, and responsibilities through development and implementation of OASD(SO/LIC) guidance and standard operating procedures. Provides management officials with expert assistance and advice on various policies and procedures and their implementation, and coordinates numerous, complex, and high priority special assignments. Prepares communications for ASD(SO/LIC) and the two PDASDs, as needed, on issues of varying complexity and audiences, both nationally and internationally, in and outside of government. Serves with other high-ranking staff on various OASD (SO/LIC) committees that have far reaching organizational significance, such as those related to records management; new enterprise systems for financial, digital asset, data management, and personnel policy.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions will be required to submit to urinalysis screening for illegal drugs prior to appointment and are subjected to random drug testing.
• Position has been designated as Special Sensitive. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI and SAP components.
• The incumbent must adhere to DoD Standards of Conduct
• This position may require occasional travel (up to 20%) away from your normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Emergency Essential/Key position.
• Advanced leave accrual and student loan repayment may be authorized in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-15 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-14 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-14 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: preparing communications such as congressional briefings, talking points, or correspondence with internal and external communities (e.g., industry and academia); policy development or implementation; and analyzing policy problems of national and international significance. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Communication, Policy Development, Political Savvy, Project/Program Management, and Reasoning Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met at the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GS-15 grade level.

Contacts

• Address Office of the USD for Policy 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]