LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Clarification from the agency

Area of consideration is limited to current permanent internal Air Force employees in the Logistics career field only.

Duty 1:
Department of the Air Force (DAF) Set the Theater Program prepositioning strategy based on the planning, programming, and budget guidance to facilitate the identification and determination of alternative ways to achieve the best mix of equipment and support attainable, within fiscal constraints, for theater actions supporting the National Defense Strategy. Develops integration strategies to identify, coordinate, synchronize, and prioritize the Set the Theater Program requirements. Aligns resources, develops strategic placement and sustainment strategies in support of the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Tasking Order (TASKORD). Coordinates and aligns execution of resources programmed for the purpose of the Set the Theater Program from a capability perspective vice individual commodity. Integrates across independent organizations and functions for logistics, acquisition, storage, and sustainment processes.

Duty 2:
Leads study teams and working groups to identify the equity and actions for Enterprise Strategy and lines of effort directed by the SecAF, CSAF, AF/A4, and/or AFMC. Plans, organizes, and directs complex study work and negotiates effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations, where the proposals involve substantial agency resources, require extensive changes in established procedures, or may be in conflict with the desires of the activity studied. Organizes teams to develop milestones and goals driving required analysis to provide solutions and options for leadership consideration and approval. Evaluates reports by analyzing facts and performing appropriate research and prepares detailed responses.

Duty 3:
Prepares and presents high level reports and briefings of conclusions; many being highly subjective and not readily susceptible to verification until actual operational situations are encountered. Initiates studies, reports, responses to queries, justifications and background papers on the technical aspects of areas of expertise and assignment. Represents the organization on working groups, steering groups, or other meetings, conferences, seminars, etc. May chair such groups or meetings when the meeting is in the incumbent's area of assignment.

Duty 4:
Maintains continuous liaison with other DAF, OSD, Joint Staff, other DoD offices, and across MAJCOMs to ensure informed decision-making by senior DAF leadership. Identifies key results of studies, analyses, and evaluations to counterpart agencies to share experiences, resolve controversial matters, and thereby improve overall defense level planning in areas of assignment. Promotes interchange of information on requirements, capabilities, deficiencies, and technology applications in the area of specialization. Influences cross-functional and cross- organizational teams to advocate for support, align workload, and provide clear and consistent messaging for all project elements.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Special sensitive security clearance
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• PCS cost will be paid IAW Career Broadening Policy under this agreement.
• Career Broadening positions are managed by AFPC/DP2Z and are centrally funded.
• Positions are established specifically to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of a high-potential, mid-level manager.
• Career Broadening also provides training and developmental opportunities at various organizational levels.
• These assignments offer the qualified candidate a unique assignment in that the candidates brings certain experience to the assignment while gaining new experiences in a different work environment
• TEMPORARY PROMOTION: If the position is filled as a temporary promotion, upon completion of the career broadening assignment, the temporary promotion may lead to permanent promotion without further competition
• Travel by regularly scheduled commercial or military conveyances IAW Joint Travel Regulations may be required in performance of TDY
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• This is a formal career broadening position; assignment duration is limited to 36 months.
• Position is designated special-sensitive and requires eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information,
• or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed. A favorable suitability determination is required before appointment
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Employee may be required to work overtime.
• Mobility is a condition of employment; employee must sign an Air Force-wide mobility agreement.
• This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes the following: (1) Mastery of logistics to apply theories and recommendations to meet significantly changing missions and programs, (2) Interpreting and developing critical program logistics policies, (3) Exceptional knowledge of DOD, Joint, and United States Air Force structures, missions, programs, policies, and organizational relationships (4) Advanced knowledge of management and organizational principles and practices, and a comprehensive knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting processes, (5) Thorough knowledge of DOD and Air Force planning, acquisition, and management processes to provide force planning, investment strategy advisory services to ensure support for long-range Air Force war, mobilization, exercise, deployment, and similar operations planning efforts.


FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-14 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Mastery knowledge of DoD concepts, principles, and practices for Agile Combat Employment and War Reserve Materiel; agency missions, policies, and objectives; management principles and processes, methods, and techniques for assessing program development and/or execution and improving program effectiveness and efficiency. Familiar with recent U.S. Military prepositioning initiatives, e.g., European Deterrence Initiative (EDI), Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI), and demonstrates a working knowledge of how those initiatives impact AF War Reserve Material.

2. Skill in stratifying resources against approved programs; planning, presenting, and executing budgets; analyzing policy and budget impacts on programs; forecasting long-term funding requirements; reviewing, evaluating, and presenting data; and supporting analysis of logistics management programs and activities' specialized documentation, etc.

3. Ability to plan, organize and direct the staff of an organization including special study teams and task forces composed of members from different organizations and commands.

4. Ability to plan and execute several complex, time-critical, multi-faceted projects simultaneously, as well as organize and direct the functions of an organization to meet established deadlines.

5. Ability to recognize and analyze complex analytical problems, conduct research, summarize results, and make appropriate recommendations for resolution while working through and leading others.

6. Ability to articulate a policy position to senior Air Force officials. Must be able to effectively develop and deliver information or persuasive briefing or speech.


PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume.

The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine eligibility and qualifications will be eliminated from consideration. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming.

1. Online Application: Questionnaire
2. Resume: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional information on resume requirements can be located under "How To Apply".
3. Transcripts/Registration/License: If qualifying on education/position requires education, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registration/license.
4. Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, AND a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if different from your recent SF-50. The SF-50, block 24 must contain "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1". Employees eligible under an OPM approved interchange agreement, block 34 may contain a "1" or "2".
5. Promotion Consideration: If you wish to be considered as a promotion candidate and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).

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