About the Position: This position is located within the Coastal and Hydraulic Lab (CHL) with the U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, MS. This position is being filled as a Staff Management Specialist, DJ-0301-03, (GS 11/12).

Duties

Ability to handle a variety of tasks related to official ceremonies, dignitary visits, and VIP events. Develop and manage itineraries, name cards, invitation lists, and seating arrangements for visiting military officials. Facilitate large-scale U.S. Army conferences, including the U.S. Army Board of Coastal Engineering, the Coastal Working Group, and other official luncheons, receptions, dinners, and meetings. Instruct staff on appropriate etiquette and conduct during dignitary/official visits. Provide protocol and procedural guidance to the Director of CHL and other staff on military and diplomatic protocol for events, conferences, and meetings. Provide expert advice on planning, programming, and executing protocol-related activities. Ability to interact professionally with high-ranking military and civilian officials.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

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 Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. To Qualify at the DJ-03 (GS-11/12) grade level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the DJ-02 (GS-09) grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) planning, coordination, and execution of high-level military and civilian events and visits 2) manage conference details, including time, location, duration, participants, audiovisual needs; 3) Strong written and verbal communication skills 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 Management, Project Management. (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: Client Engagement/Change ManagementLeadershipOral CommunicationPublic Planning 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 DJ-02 (GS-5/10). All qualification requirements, including time after competitive appointment, must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies for six months of the closing date. This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project at the DJ-0301-3 (equivalent to GS-11/12). In accordance with the Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 57, dated March 25, 1998, an employee of the Laboratory Demonstration project must have a current average performance score of 2.5 or above in order to be selected for promotion. All applicants currently employed under a Laboratory Demonstration Project must include their most recent performance appraisal score as part of their electronic resume. If you are a Lab Demo employee submitting your resume for the first time, or if you have previously submitted your resume without your most recent score, you must submit your resume now with the following statement to be included in the section on your training: Current Performance Rating 2.5.

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 RG-W03GAA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMT CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk