Clarification from the agency

Area 1: Current on-board permanent, term employees or Lateral (T32 military technicians/ T5 National Guard employees) with membership in the Tennessee Air National Guard. Area 2: Current members in the Tennessee Air National Guard. Area 3: All qualified applicants eligible for membership in the Tennessee National Guard.

As a SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN), GS-2210-13, you will manage, plan, organize, control, and direct the communications activities for the Wing and Base to ensure mission accomplishment and optimum use of resources. Coordinate communications activities and projects with other concerned agencies and organizations. Coordinate with support organizations to assure an integrated approach to solution of problems. Ensure formulation of comprehensive training plans for each function and specialty within the C4 and logistics activity. Monitor and control the daily expenditure for material and manpower resources in accomplishment of peacetime and wartime mission goals. Develop an IT acquisition process, which satisfies the provisions of the Information Technology Management Reform Act (ITMRA) while incorporating the Air Force Corporate Process and the DOD Acquisition structure. Ensure all support agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), are appropriately coordinated and approved. Work under the broad and general direction of the Administrative Officer (Support Officer). Prepare and maintain files and publications in accordance with current directives to include both paper and electronic media. Coordinate with higher headquarters (HHQ) elements, Program Management Offices, Specific System/Hardware Support Elements, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vendors and vendor contracted support facilities for issue resolution. Responsible for safety conditions, procedures, and work practices employed within the community. Provide input to and coordinate on relevant support agreements that require section support to make sure they correctly identify products and services needed. Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies, reviews technical periodicals, publications, commercial standards, and attends seminars. Adhere to management control plan requirements by conducting self inspection and staff assistance visits. Perform other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Applicant must complete a Baseline Pre-Placement Screening for General Schedule positions within 30 days of appointment.
• Acceptance of a Federal position may terminate Tricare Reserve Select eligibility.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Must be certified IAW DOD 8570.01-M, Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 and current AF directives.
• Conducts travel to and from offsite worksite(s) from the normal work area to perform assigned duties. This may include Operating Locations (OL) and/or GSU. Due to distances involved, travel may involve one or more overnight stays.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• For positions requiring a security clearance of (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver’s license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

Qualifications

Military Grades: O3 (Capt) through O5 (LtCol)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have experience, education, and/or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process; experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 36 months or 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at the least the next lower grade, education, or training that approaches techniques and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization; experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment where this entailed coordination with others outside the organizational unit and development of project controls; experience that required adaptations of guidelines or precedents to meet the needs of the assignment; experience preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies where is involved summarizing the material and organizing it in a logical fashion. Additionally, you must have experience in managing the function of the work to be performed which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.

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, Information Technology Management (Alternative A)

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, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

1. A COMPLETE RESUME IS REQUIRED. Your full name, address, email address and current telephone number must be on your resume. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT IN YOUR RESUME EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION CLAIMS. Your resume must show relevant experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and end dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.), hours per week & salary. Incomplete resumes will result in the applicant not being considered for the position.

Each applicant must fully substantiate in their own words that they meet 100% of the minimum requirements and specialized experience above in detail; otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified for this position. Do not copy and paste from the vacancy announcement or the position description.

2. ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: Examples include SF50, Diplomas, Official Transcripts, required Certificates/Certifications, Licenses, DD-214s (Member Copy-4), SF-15, VA Disability letter(s), Professional License(s), Official Course Completions (1059), etc.

PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, official transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify, change or add anything to your application packet after the closing date. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position.

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