Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Please see Duties Section for position summary. Responsibilities Summary continued: The primary purpose of this position is: To manage everyday operations in support of 49 WG and all tenant unit personnel deployments. Responsible for providing support in matters pertaining to strength accounting, deployment availability data, lost duty time, mobility, duty status reporting, and preparing for the Military Personnel Flight wartime mission. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Duties: Manages contingency deployment processing using the Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES) system, associated software programs and all deployment systems directed by the Installation Deployment Officer (1DO). Responsible for processing, updating, and reporting duty status. Ensures preparations of all daily/monthly project/deployed personnel accountability slides and information requested for commanders/required base agencies. Responsible for updating duty status via DCAPES and Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS), monitoring Transaction Registers, and communicating with units to ensure 100% accountability is maintained during routine and exercise deployments. Communicates on a daily basis with MAJCOMS, Air Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Center, Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO) teams, the IDO, Logistics Plans, Unit Deployment Managers (UDMs), Manpower Office, the Traffic Management Office (TMO), and Finance on deploying personnel. Uses multiple office automation software with varied functions to produce a wide range of documents, formats, etc., pertaining to personnel readiness element. Performs a wide variety of record keeping, updating manuals on policy and directives, reporting, and informational duties in support of deployments, contingencies, and special projects. Establishes, defines, and implements requirements for military personnel programs to ensure operations are in line with regulatory and fiscal requirements, support goals, and mission requirements. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinates. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, GS-0201. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes: 1) Providing knowledge of the interrelationships of base agencies sufficient to properly refer management and service members for assistance and technical problem solving. Applying knowledge of military contingency and war mobilization plan requirements, knowledge of all base organization wartime mobility requirements. Analyzing facts, identifying problems, and reporting findings. 2) Communicating sufficiently to prepare correspondence, reports, and present briefings. Interpreting and applying regulations, procedures, and/or precedents to provide assistance. 3) Using knowledge of various office software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs. 4) Applying knowledge of classified material disposition and safeguarding. 5) Using knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures. 6) Analyzing, planning, and adjusting work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. This is a Mission Essential (ME) position performing a Mission Critical Function (MCF) which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumptions of all functions, in accordance with DoDI 3020-42, Defense Continuity Programs. OR EDUCATION: Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of specialized experience and education as described above. Therefore, a combination of experience and education to meet the qualifications of the position. This education must have been received from an accredited University, College, etc. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. 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-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 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 the interrelationships of base agencies sufficient to properly refer management and service members for assistance and technical problem solving. Knowledge of military contingency and war mobilization plan requirements, knowledge of all base organization wartime mobility requirements. Ability to analyze facts, identify problems, report findings. Skill in communication to prepare correspondence, reports, and present briefings. Ability to interpret and apply regulations, procedures, and/or precedents to provide assistance. Knowledge of various office software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs. Knowledge of classified material disposition and safeguarding. Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. This is a Mission Essential (ME) position performing a Mission Critical Function (MCF) which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumptions of all functions, in accordance with DoDI 3020-42, Defense Continuity Programs. 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 transcripts with 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. Additional Information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.
