About this role
Job SummaryAbout the Position: This position is located at SHAPE, Belgium. SHAPE is the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe.The surrounding area is rural with other cities within 30 minutes drive. The base is in central Belgium with the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, and Germany within a day's drive; the United Kingdom is also easily accessible via ferry or chunnel. The base is small but offers most amenities provided by larger installations.
QualificationsWho 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 Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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. Specialized Experience: Applicants must demonstrate they possess one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-13) or equivalent. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Coordinating, planning, or executing future operations, military contingency plans, or joint effects within a joint, multinational, or theater-level military command. 2) Experience representing an organization or serving as a focal point to coordinate, synchronize, and exchange operational planning information with higher headquarters, multinational partners, or theater-level commands. 3) Developing operational policy recommendations, providing technical planning advice, or coordinating organizational responses during crisis actions, deliberate planning cycles, or contingency operations. 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 (GS-13).
Major DutiesDirect, coordinate, and oversee long-range planning, future operations, and joint effects strategies to align branch activities with higher headquarters' overarching strategic goals.Lead cross-functional joint planning groups to formulate operational concepts, taskings, and execution orders for headquarters staff and subordinate military units.Serve as the primary representative and operational liaison at high-level boards, working groups, and multinational conferences with allied forces, interagency partners, and theater-level commands.Deliver executive policy guidance and strategic advice to senior leadership on deliberate military planning, crisis response, combat operations, and strategic command-and-control systems.Facilitate the seamless transition and hand-over of strategic operational concepts, frameworks, and long-range plans into current execution channels.Supervise, evaluate, and mentor a diverse, multinational staff of civilian and military personnel, managing workloads, resolving conflicts, and directing training programs.