Summary
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is with the G-33 Current Operations Division of the US Army Aviation & Missile Command and is located in Katterbach, Germany.
Duties
- Coordinate and exercise direction over the integration of new equipment training, fielding, redistribution of items and disposal for assigned aviation weapons systems during all phases of the life cycle.
- Coordinate to gather information, conduct research, analyze the material, and integrate into logistics assignments.
- Perform liaison visits to users of the aviation weapon systems to evaluate logistics support and provide advice and assistance on logistics problems.
- Maintain liaison relationships with other organizations and agencies as well as industry to review and analyze reports for assigned systems to determine solutions for logistics problems to circumvent potential program issues.
- Apply a variety of analytical methods and techniques to unique and complex logistics matters.
- Analyze reports using organizational specific database systems.
- Review and analyze reports for aviation weapon systems to determine solutions to logistics problems.
- Gather data and prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership.
- Represent leadership at conferences and meetings with representatives from internal and external agencies with the authority to make decisions for the organization.
- Ability to interface with Senior Maintenance Representatives to solve complex problems.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and write in a succinct and organized manner.
- Advises commanders on how to obtain and maintain supported weapons systems at or above the Department of the Army Materiel Readiness Goal (AR 700-138).
- Logistics authority and consultant on all aspects of logistics assistance with intensive knowledge of logistics concepts, data collection and analysis and maintenance/supply management principles.
- Interface between the retail and the wholesale supply systems for supported commands of the region.
- Liaison between the supported commands, other MSCs, and AMCOM elements to resolve maintenance, supply, and technical problems impacting the readiness of weapon systems.
- Maintains cognizance of AR 220-1 (Unit Readiness Report) and AR 700-138 (Army Missile Materiel Readiness Report) reporting and responds to those conditions which are affecting supported commands.
- Capable of conducting formal training or extensive on-the-job training through prior experience. Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
- Works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job.
- Maintains liaison with pertinent elements of AMCOM including support organizations (The Army Aviation and Missile Enterprise) on actions pertaining to weapon systems as required by AR 700-4.
- Maintain currency on applicable weapons systems through recurring training.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- One year probationary period may be required.
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
- 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.
- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
- Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf.
- Must be able to perform logistics assistance under field conditions in CONUS/OCONUS. Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing.
- Must be willing to sign a mobility agreement and be assigned anywhere in the world as the needs of the service dictate.
- This is an Emergency Essential Position.
- Must be able to participate in Aerial Flight (not as a crew member).
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical examination, annual examination, deployment physical and agility test in accordance with AMC Regulation 700-19.
- Must possess a valid state-issued driver's license. Must be able to obtain and retain a valid vehicle operator's license as required by the OCONUS Country of assignment.
- Must be willing to be on-call, work irregular hours, accompany the assigned unit during technical and training field exercises and deploy to contingency areas.
- Required to travel away from the duty station on multiple overnight trips up to 50% of the time.
- Must be able to attend required training courses to obtain and maintain proficiency on the assigned systems.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government Credit Card.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid official passport.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
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.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) expertise in aviation weapon systems logistics and maintenance operations; 2) exercising a broad range of logistics relationships; 3) experience in logistics operations or management programs to include resolving weapon systems interface, hardware and software problems; 4) providing coordination for continuous evaluation of maintenance operations, supply functions, and needs affecting status of aviation weapon systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-12) or equivalent pay band.
Education
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.
Benefits
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
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.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and 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.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
- 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.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
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 un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on05/06/2024 to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12391493).
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
- It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
- Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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