Summary You will serve as COMMANDER ACTION GROUP in the FOURTH FLEET of COMDR US NAV FORCES SOUTHERN CMD. Responsibilities You will be the principal Advisor for the Commander on strategy and policy. You will plan and organize staff activities that result in recommending strategic policy that complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets the needs of the Commander. You will perform analytical, and advisory duties to provide responsive, forward thinking, and insightful policy, executive agreement and naval forces posturing advice. You will analyze, interpret, disseminate and provide recommendations on National/Strategic Policy documents in order to ensure compliance with directives and instructions. You will lead for coordinating, advising, tracking, and maintaining component executive agreements in one consolidated database. You will coordinate the command's basing and posture of Naval Forces within the overall Global Defense Posture framework. You will execute daily operations and activities, set priorities of assignments and will be directly responsible for a wide range of command-wide tasks and support. You will interact with daily with flag officers and SES, including frequent presentations and discussions with the Commander, Deputy Commander, and Chief of Staff. You will plan, schedule, and coordinate staff work with other internal and external organization supervisors. You will identify need for changes in priorities and take action to implement such changes. You will balance workload and provides advice, guidance, and direction on a wide range of strategic and administrative issues. You will serve as principal editor, vetting speeches, policy papers, presentations, and testimonies on the operations before release. You will lead a cadre of senior military and civilian strategists and subject matter experts l in formulating and developing strategic documents and products. You will provide responsive interdisciplinary and analytical capability involving broad, complex issues of either one time or recurring nature. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying expert knowledge of Component command organization, function, authorities, relationships, policies, missions and strategies in order to effectively plan and execute U.S. Navy policy development process from the strategic environment assessment, through command strategy and strategic plans as well as developing resourcing naval forces basing and posture guidance for the area of responsibility. Experience applying extensive knowledge in the joint, combined, and interagency arenas is required to further U.S. Navy strategic development process and goals. Experience in joint and interagency application and processes. Experience applying expert communications skills including complete mastery of all commonly accepted writing and editing techniques and skill in applying those techniques in the preparation of strategic documents and briefs to senior U.S. and foreign officials. Experience justifying and defending strategic conclusions that relate to requirements and capabilities for naval forces to meet the challenges of the USSOUTHCOM operating environment. 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 There is no education substitution at this grade level. 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 report to any of the scheduled appointments. 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 (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) 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. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf The incumbent of this position serves "on call" 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and may be required to be available after duty hours when problems arise. 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. ICTAP Applicants: 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. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ 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.
