About the Position: Serves as an Army Public Affairs (PA) Documentation (Tables of Organization and Equipment (TOE), Basis of Issue Plans (BOIP), Qualitative/Quantitative Personnel Requirements Information (QQPRI), Manpower Requirements Criteria (MARC)) Specialist, with the Department of the Army Office, Chief of Public Affairs, HQDA, Army Public Affairs Operations Group, Army Public Affairs Center (APAC).

Duties

Recommend courses of action and documentation necessary to meet Army Public Affairs (PA) organizational and force modernization requirements. Provide assistance in monitoring the progress of various ongoing force development actions and studies. Prepare correspondence, position/decision papers, reports and briefing material as required. Review Tables of Organization and Equipment (TOE) and associated Incremental Change Packages (ICPs) for all U.S. Army Public Affairs (PA) units. Provide recommended changes to doctrine where appropriate to reflect desired capabilities. Advise material/combat developers in the understanding and application of the Force Management System. Reviews Basis of Issue Plans (BOIPs) and supporting Qualitative/Quantitative Personnel Requirements Information (QQPRI) documents for compliance.

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 Secret security clearance.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• The work requires occasional travel to attend meetings and conferences.

Qualifications

Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 1 year by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a temporary appointment will be appointed/converted into a Temporary appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. 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: One year of specialized experience which includes: conducting reviews of materiel and organizational concepts, presenting briefings to senior leadership, and recommending courses of action to meet organizational and force modernization requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-09. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business, Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Management, or other closely related discipline pertinent to Management and Administration. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Education and TrainingOral CommunicationResearch 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-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address HT-W06N02 ARMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS OPERATIONS GROUP DO NOT MAIL Fort Meade, MD 20755 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk