Officer and Civilian Development Specialist, SSC/S1KO Job in Los Angeles County, CA

Vacancy No. AF-FY25-6S-NH-0301-3-SPLASH Department Space Systems Command
Salary $103,316.00 to $159,716.00 Grade 3 to 3
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 1/14/2025 Close Date 1/21/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Los Angeles County, CA


Summary

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Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles Space Force Base is searching for an Officer and Civilian Development Specialist, SSC/S1KO (NH-0301-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
Looking for a highly motivated individual and experienced professional in the field of Education and Training, to lead the Space Systems Center's (SSC) FLDCOM Education and Training activity. As a pivotal member of the SSC Learning Enterprise, you will team with an amazing group of like-minded professionals throughout SSC and the US Space Force, in providing exceptional education, training and learning opportunities for our entire SSC workforce in support of the dynamic US Space Force mission!

Ideal Candidate:
- The ideal candidate for this position should have experience in the field of Education and Training; must have experience working, developing, coordinating and collaborating on innovative education and training programs; this coordination includes working with external and internal organizations and contractor entities; experience working financial and contractor requirements; basic familiarity with the contract and finance tools and processes.
- Must have a general knowledge of applicable DAFIs and DAFMANs.
- Experienced developing and implementing training plans to include Individual Development Plans (IDPs).
- Must able to evaluate and distribute information to workforce that directly impacts their careers; experienced presenting information and assistance on various boarded opportunities to include force development, individual training, career development and long-term and/or developmental assignments; must be able to develop and track metrics related to education and training requirements and the progress of education and training programs.
- Experience working, coordinating and collaborating with/at the MAJCOM/FLDCOM/AFPC/HAF level.


Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of processes and procedures related to program management and strategic planning activities needed to execute projects and/or studies within established financial and time constraints.
2. Ability to encourage new ideas and innovations; manage human, financial and information resources strategically and build coalitions to achieve common goals.
3. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations
4. Ability to persuade others to accept recommendations, work toward an agreement, and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions.
5. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
6. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.
7. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decisions to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
  • Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for the position.
  • Resumes are to be limited to no more than 5 pages. Position will be closed after 5 business days or after 75 applications are received.
  • Subject to TDY 15 days a year.
  • May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft within CONUS or to downrange sites in the performance of Temporary Duty Assignments (TDY).
  • This position is on-site and eligible for situational telework, 2-4 days per pay period.
  • PCS funding is available.
  • Serve as Government Purchase Card (GPC) Holder.
  • Records management and other duties in connection with correspondence, forms, word processing, copiers, records disposition and utilization, privacy programs and reports control activities.
  • Coordinate administrative policies and procedures for the organization.

Qualifications

The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

Additional information

Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Required Documents

Resume: You must submit a resume that provides:

  1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
  2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
  3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
    • Job title
    • Detailed duties and accomplishments
    • Employer's name and address
    • Supervisor's name and phone number
    • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
    • Hours per week
    • Salary, if applicable
  4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

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Agency contact information

US Space Force Enterprise Talent Management
Address
USSF - Space Systems Command
1670 Space Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330
US
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Next steps

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