About the Position: Serves in the Army's Office of Policy and Global Affairs (OPGA) as strategic advisor, staff action officer, and staff-level representative to Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff (JS), and other external organizations for matters pertaining to strategy, policy, and resourcing.

Duties

Provides expert advice to supervisors and Army Senior Leaders (ASL) on issues and opportunities within assigned portfolio(s). Applies extensive knowledge of strategic concepts, ASL priorities, and national defense and security objectives to analyze DoD and Joint policies, concepts, and strategic plans and determine impacts on Army strategic equities. Facilitates ASL oversight of Army strategic planning processes through close coordination with a variety of strategic planning bodies within the Army enterprise. Coordinates across the Army, joint, and DoD enterprises on sensitive and complex projects, studies, and other efforts to formulate, integrate, implement, and assess ASL strategy and policy priorities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent subject to a One-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• ELIGIBLE FOR SITUATIONAL TELEWORK ONLY, INCLUDING EMERGENCY AND OPM PRESCRIBED "UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK".
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance.
• Personnel must pass drug screening prior to hiring and will be subject to periodic and random drug testing, thereafter, in accordance with AR 600-85 and Department of Defense Directive 2010.9.

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)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 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. Coordinating with a variety of strategic planning bodies to facilitate oversight of strategic planning processes. 2. Preparing briefings and memoranda to support organizational participation in senior-level engagements with political, civilian, or military leadership, including posture and budget hearings and testimony. AND 3. Coordinating across the Army, joint, and DoD enterprises to formulate policy priorities. 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: Manages and Organizes InformationOrganizational AwarenessPlanning 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-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-W00FAA HQDA OFC OF THE UNDER SEC ARMY DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk