About the Position: Serves as a Military Plans Specialist for the G5 Plans Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff, G5 (Plans). This position will be filled on a permanent basis.

Duties

Develops written plans and routinely provides oral presentations and update briefs to senior personnel on the status of ongoing planning activities. Leads and facilitates Operational Planning Teams during execution of all planning activities while using established Army planning methodologies. Develops courses of action and/or recommendations for mobilization-related issues. Participates in Army wide mobilization and deployment activities with representatives of the Army's mobilization enterprise. Briefs higher echelon and distinguished visitors on planning, mobilization, and programming issues. Presents and defends the organizations planning and resource issues at major planning and programming conferences.

Requirements

• The position requires approximately 20% travel annually.
• 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 secret security clearance.

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 EmployeesDefense 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 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 required for GS-12: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, such as: 1. applying regulations and policies on military mobilization and/or deployment, 2. analyzing military mobilization and/or deployment plans for course of action, and 3. providing recommendations for improvement on military mobilization and/or deployment issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Organizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingReading Comprehension 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-11).

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