Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to develop and evaluate special operations focused curriculum and professional military education programs. Maintain currency in specific joint military of interagency operational subject areas; and research, analyze and publish on critical Joint Special Operations Forces (JSOF) issues and operations.

Duties

Conducts curriculum development, course instruction, topical research, scholarly analysis and program evaluation for special operations education. Perform extensive critical analysis and tailored research that supports the learning outcomes of the incumbent's area of subject matter expertise. Presents Joint Special Operations doctrine, strategy, and operational curriculum to various Joint SOF Headquarters, Professional Military Education Schools, the Joint Staff. Combatant Commander staffs, military services and agencies, OSD, and other USG agencies and , when directed, to equivalent levels and units of designated International Partners. Organizes, participates in and leads working groups, special study task forces, and research team. prepares and/or reviews position papers and other necessary documents for negotiations between USSOCOM senior officials and their counterparts in DOD and other military services Reviews current developments concerning assigned area(s) of responsibility on a frequent basis.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Position may be subject to random drug testing
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Deployment within CONUS or OCONUS, performing frequent and lengthy TDYs and other types of employment related duties.
• Incumbent will be expected to perform essential duties and responsibilities during wartime and/or contingency operations.
• Periods of extensive travel, to include travel in combat zones, on military or commercial aircraft may be required .
• Incumbent will receive Force Protection training and weapons familiarization as required for deployments.
• This position is subject to mobility.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s); Supervising or administering a training program; Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results; Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis; to include practical experience with special operations forces in one or more of the following subject matter areas: 1) Joint SOF Doctrine/SOF Command and Control (C2) structure, 2) SOF Air Operations, 3) SOF Maritime Operations, 4) Unconventional Warfare, 5) Counterterrorism, 6) Psychological Operations (PSYOP), 7) Civil Affairs Operations, 8) Foreign Internal Defense, 9)Counterinsurgency, 10) Multi-National Special Operations, 11) Irregular Warfare 12) Interagency Activities and Interoperability and 13) Security Force Assistance. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of a wide range of special operations or interagency subject matter areas and issues that directly impact current or future Joint Special Operations doctrine, strategy, concepts of operations, operational procedures or systems and other functional issues. Knowledge of US defense policy, national military/security strategy, history of Special Operations Forces, illustrative military operations, organizational structures, command and control mechanisms, Multi-National Special Operations Forces and the capabilities/application of Special Operations Forces across the spectrum of conflict. It is desireble to possess and advanced degree. Knowledge at the expert level in one or more of the following subject matter areas: 1) Joint SOF Doctrine/SOF C2 structure, 2) SOF Air Operations, 3) SOF Maritime Operations, 4) Unconvenational Warfare, 5) Counterterrorism, 6) Psychological Operations (PSYOP), 7) Civil Affairs Operations, 8) Foreign Internal Defense, 9) Counterinsurgency, 10) Multi-National Special Operations, 11) Irregular Warfare and 12) Interagency Activities and Interoperability. Ability to effectively deliver instruction in professional military education courses and through various instructional technology mediums. Ability to communicate in writing in orderto present innovative and complex ideas to a divergent US military, interagency and international partner audience. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address MacDill AFB 8011 Tampa Point Blvd Ste 4 MacDill AFB, FL 33621 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]