CATERING MANAGER
Agency
Pacific Air Forces
Location
Kadena Air Base Okinawa, Japan,
Salary
$52,195 - $73,065 Per Year
Open & closing dates
Posted: October 16, 2025
Closes: November 5, 2025 (15 days left)
Job Description
About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and is located at the Rocker Enlisted Club. This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 11/05/2025 The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents in Okinawa, Japan. Legal US residents must possess a social security number and be citizens of a NATO country. Must be able to provide documentation proving residence status overseas. Business Based Action Family Member Preference Outside Applicant Veteran Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran Transition Hiring Preference 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Qualifying Experience: Experience which demonstrates the ability to plan, coordinate, and execute diverse catering events for large groups, across varied formats and service styles. Must have experience in scheduling special events, arranging catering services, and supervising facility layout for social functions. Must be able to organize activities requiring multi-faced coordination and collaboration across various services and personnel. Must be able to communicate effectively with clients and staff, orally and in writing. Must have experience in developing and monitoring budgets and analyzing costs. Must have the skills to market and promote catering services through outreach, member engagement, or advertising strategies.
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employee, etc.). The below documents are required and must be submitted with your application: Resume Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include: Cover Letter DD-214/ Statement of Service Diploma/ GED Disability Letter (VA) Proof of SOFA status (PSC Orders or Letter of Employment) Other (2) Professional Certification Resume Separation Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an in-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
Department Information
Agency
Pacific Air Forces
Department
Department of the Air Force
Location
Kadena Air Base Okinawa, Japan, , Japan