Operations Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: At the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, every Civilian role directly enables the success of our nation's special operations. We signify a high-performing workforce built on commitment, innovation, strategic management, and effective leadership, ensuring our employees are empowered, challenged, and valued. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact, apply now and take the next step toward a rewarding career with USASOC.
Major duties
Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of staff and unit positions and perspectives and present recommendations that directly contributes to the rapid identification and resolution of potential issues. Receive general instructions as to scope of assignments and broad objectives. Gather information, identifying and analyzing issues, coordinating various interrelated projects, and developing recommendations to resolve substantive problems of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations and training support. Ability to communicate by telephonic contacts with both supported organizations and higher and adjacent headquarters. Perform daily execution of assignments requires the integrated application of the functions with a solid practical knowledge of all operational regulations, policies and precedents, which affect the operations center. Serve as Contracting Officer Representative primarily for requirements for heavy equipment and contractors to serve as role players in training scenarios.
What you need to qualify
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 Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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: One year of specialized experience which includes maintaining various training data bases, developing charts and graphs, providing training to subordinate unit operations personnel, developing courses of actions for decision briefs, participating in or leading training-related meetings, ensuring compliance with training guidelines and procedures, inspecting required training documentation such as cadre certifications, training schedules, events, and agendas, locating alternative sources for equipment and materiel, and serving as a Contracting Officer Representative. Analyzing operational training requirements, assesses training program capabilities and develops courses of actions to effectively execute mission requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or with a major study in education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. 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-09).
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