Summary You will serve as an Assistant Operations Officer (Joint Operations Center) in the Operations Directorate (J3), Current Operations Division (J33), Joint Operations Center (J335) Branch of HEADQUARTERS US INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. Responsibilities You will provide all-domain 24/7/365 monitoring and reporting across the conflict continuum from peace to war on a range of operations. You will assist the JOC Operations Officer (OPSO) monitoring the execution of all combined, joint operations and exercises being conducted within the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility (AOR). You will brief the Joint Staff's National Military Command Center (NMCC), USINDOPACOM senior leadership, and allies and partners on the progress of combined, joint operations and exercises followed by written reports. You will ensure JOC personnel who work with classified information are kept abreast of changes in policies, procedures, and provide assistance in problem solving. You will control and manage the J3 Directorate's Badge Access levels and J335 JOC Physical Accesses using the Badge Access System. You will provide disclosure/release recommendations to the Foreign Disclosure Officer (FDO); final release authority resides with the FDO. You will train/advise JOC Branch in Foreign Disclosure policies and procedures. You will assist in the preparation of the USINDOPACOM JOC to participate in various high visibility combined and joint exercises that spans the spectrum of military operations and include national level oversight. You will assist in the development of training plans and schedules to prepare the JOC for exercises. You will perform other Current Operations (or related) duties as assigned by higher-level officials, and/or equivalent leadership personnel. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying an extensive knowledge, skill, and ability managing operational and administrative tasks with minimal supervision for a 24/7/365 operations center. I also have experience and the ability to interact with a range of senior personnel to include flag and general officers, senior military officers, senior international officers, senior government civilians, and contractors. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Completing operational tasks such as monitoring and reporting on combined and joint operations and exercises that have the highest level of interest from senior leaders at the Department of Defense and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM); 2) Successfully completing time sensitive tasks during crisis situations; 3) Providing comprehensive verbal and written summaries of critical events with little to no supervision; 4) Managing a range of personnel administrative tasks that include military and civilian evaluations, military and civilian awards, and military personnel assignments; and 5) Managing records in accordance with Federal and Department of Defense regulations and guidelines. GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying a knowledge, skill, and ability handling operational and administrative tasks with minimal supervision for an operations center. I also have experience and the ability to interact with a range of senior personnel to include flag and general officers, senior military officers, senior international officers, senior government civilians, and contractors. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Assisting with operational tasks such as monitoring and reporting on combined and joint operations and exercises that have the highest level of interest from senior leaders at the Department of Defense and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM); 2) Successfully completing time sensitive tasks during highly critical situations; 3) Providing comprehensive verbal and written summaries of critical events with little supervision; 4) Assisting with a range of personnel administrative tasks that include military and civilian evaluations, military and civilian awards, and military personnel assignments; and 5) Handling records in accordance with Federal and Department of Defense regulations and guidelines. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements (including failure to appear). During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour - nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Eligible DoD career or career conditional employees shall be granted statutory return rights to their former position for a period of 5 years if continuously employed in a foreign or non-foreign area provided by Executive Order 10895 and DoDI 1400.25, v 1230. Employees that do not exercise their return rights within five years are no longer eligible for return rights and will be treated as a local hire. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
