About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
Join us at the United States Southern Command. We provide direct support to a four-star unified Combatant Commander, but are compact enough that our staff also works with senior leadership representatives of our inter-service, inter-agency and (public and private) international partner organizations. Our contribution to furthering our country's relationships with South and Central American nations and peoples are substantial.
Qualifications
Who 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 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:
- 1) coordinating operational force and resource requirements with military components, interagency partners, and partner-nation organizations to support counterdrug and counter transnational organized crime missions;
- 2) applying Department of War and Joint planning guidance to review deployment, planning, and execution orders for operational support; and
- 3) analyzing operational activities, capability gaps, and program information to prepare reports, recommendations, and briefings for senior leaders.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-11).
- You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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-11).
Major Duties
- Coordinate operational resource requirements with command components, joint task forces, and country teams to support efforts that stop and disrupt illegal trafficking.
- Validate deployment and execution orders to ensure forces supporting counterdrug and counter transnational organized crime operations comply with Department of Defense directives.
- Oversee ongoing counterdrug and counter transnational organized crime operations to support timely reporting and response to operational shortfalls.
- Manage division resources to support budgets, travel, training, conferences, property accountability, and information technology requirements.
- Validate system requirements to prioritize radar, surveillance, and information-sharing capabilities based on counterdrug and counter transnational organized crime operational needs.