About the Position: This position serves as a Senior Exercise Planner for the Joint Activities located in Fort Liberty, North Carolina. This announcement is for current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 13 months. External candidates should apply to Announcement #MCGT244459596974R. This position cannot be made permanent. Position may be able to be extended upon review.

Duties

Serve as a liaison officer interfacing with senior leadership in order to ensure the appropriate approvals are obtained and to de-conflict operations for real-world contingencies. Lead and oversee special operations exercises, involving each of the Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCC) on a rotating basis. Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and lead in the coordination and execution of complex exercises and operational rehearsals that include combatant commands and Staff.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information SCI access.
• The work requires lifting up to 75 lbs. in the regular performance of duties. A pre-employment physical is required, and as needed thereafter.
• The position is deployable and is expected to travel OCONUS on a regular, rotating basis and/or on short notice. A physical is REQUIRED prior to EOD and as needed, thereafter. Immunizations are required for the deployed location.
• The position may require temporary duty (TDY) 30 days or less travel to various locations up to 25% of the time. May be required to spend 2-4 months TDY as the LNO to a Combatant Command.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, employee must successfully pass a urinalysis screening prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• The incumbent may be required to work uncommon tour of duty hours, working either fixed or rotating shift which may include evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
• The incumbent may be required to work with a short notice recall.
• Term employment is subject to a one year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments 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 GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with planning readiness operations exercises; providing advice on exercise policies and procedures; and assisting in the development of new approaches to the exercise programs for the organization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPlanning 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-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-13, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk