Summary This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command. Responsible to plan, manage, coordinate, and integrate all actions needed to prepare the Commander, United States Transportation Command for mission critical CONUS and OCONUS travel obligations and agendas in support of the DoD and the Command's objectives for official travel, visits, and appearances to both internal Air Force and external (Department of Defense, US Congress, foreign government, private sector) hosts. Responsibilities As a FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL SPECIALIST at the GS-0301-9/11/12 some of your typical work assignments may include: Leads multi-dimensional effort to develop detailed planning, and real-time execution for the foreign and domestic travel program for the CDRUSTRANSCOM. Directly interacts with representatives at the highest levels of the United States government, foreign governments, and private industry, with particular emphasis on the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Combatant Commanders, United States Embassies, and major United States corporations Provides consultation and preparation to CDRUSTRANSCOM and travel team for each visit, based upon coordination with location(s) to be visited and other affected agencies. Prepares CDR USTRANSCOM and entourage for each visit or appearance based on input from staff offices, USTRANSCOM LNO Teams, and/or Service Major Commands. Provides expertise for HQ USTRANSCOM (and Component Commands) staff action officers on matters relating to General Officer/ Flag Officer travel. Assists with military airlift requests. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You may qualify at the GS GS-09, GS-11 or GS-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications: Specialized experience is defined as: A. Managing, planning, and maintaining long-term travel schedule for a Commander which include; trip preparations, itinerary development, travel (including airlift management), ground transportation, lodging, security arrangements, protocol, and foreign clearance requirements coordinating and scheduling briefings, office calls, speeches, press conferences, and social functions associated with a Commander's travel events. Organizing trip preparation meetings for personnel including officer and enlisted aides, country desk officers, public affairs, protocol, Dept of State Political Officer (POLAD), medical, security personnel and all others as directed by the CDR and/or direct level executive staff. OR 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education You may substitute education for the following grade levels: GS-09: I have 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as LL.B. or J.D), from an accredited college or university. Education is also in a related business or Human Resources field. GS-11: I have 3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education of Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, from an accredited college or university. ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. Foreign education may be qualifying if a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Unofficial transcripts from U.S. Department of Education accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions listing your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned are acceptable for the application process. If selected, official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made. A photocopy of your degree/diploma is not acceptable. When relying on foreign education, submit transcripts and a copy of the equivalency evaluation results letter with a course-by-course listing. Documents must be in English or include an English translation. The hiring employer for this position does not evaluate degrees from foreign colleges or universities. For further information, visit: Foreign Education Additional Information Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the @type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements: Persons with Disabilities - Schedule A Special Hiring Authority for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities - Subpart F Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/register/) The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision. NOTE: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy. Selective Service Requirement: Please visit http://www.sss.gov for more information. For more information, please visit https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Re-employed Annuitant: This position Does/Does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
