Summary About the Position: Serve as Operations Officer responsible for organizational policies and procedures for establishing and managing operational and administrative support requirements for field research activities in general and direct support of the U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI) for the Behavior and Social Sciences' research mission. Responsible for independently planning and coordinating tasks/projects requiring Army unit and Soldier support/participation world-wide. Responsibilities Interface directly with Army command/unit leaders and research scientists to formulate and coordinate Army-wide access to units and Soldiers for Army Research Institute's (ARI) comprehensive data collection and research mission. Provide basic staff guidance for organizational legal and Operations Security review requirements. Coordinate with researchers on projected troop support requests for future research requirements. Compile baseline information to support development of an ARI-wide troop support plan and requirements task document to accommodate research objectives. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce 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 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; 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 1) Coordinating and assembling composite Soldier support/requirement plans for data collection activities; 2) developing command/Soldier tasking/requirement documents for each requested or projected supporting command/unit; 3) coordinating the execution of unit/Soldier support requirements tasked to military commands/units; 4) and managing operational requirements/functions (e.g., Operational Security officer, technical publication release/clearance review, employee training/orientation programs, alternate billing official). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DE-02/GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Decision Support Manages and Organizes Information Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating 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). Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Three year probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Human Capital and Resource Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. This is a DEMO position at the DE-03 level; the DE-03 pay band is equivalent to the GS-12 step 1 through GS-13 step 10 grade levels.
