MILITARY FUNERAL HONOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR

MILITARY FUNERAL HONOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units Montana Army Nional Guard

• G1 Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

MILITARY FUNERAL HONOR PROGRAM

COORDINATOR, Position Description Number D2023000, and is part of the Montana Army Nional Guard, G1. (A copy of the Position Description can be obtained from HRO upon request.)

Selecting Official:

COL Janel Wiese Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

MILITARY FUNERAL HONOR PROGRAM

COORDINATOR, Position Description Number D2023000, and is part of the Montana Army Nional Guard, G1. (A copy of the Position Description can be obtained from HRO upon request.)

Selecting Official:

COL Janel Wiese Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/27/2026 to 05/12/2026 Salary $61,722

• $80,243 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Helena, MT 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0301 Miscellaneous Administrion And Program Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

MT-12943417-AR-26-433

Control number 866813100 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to the following: Area I

• Permanent (Tenure 1/2) T32 technicians of the MT Army Nional Guard (MTARNG), Area II
• Indefinite (Tenure 3)

MTARNG T32

technicians & MTARNG T5 permanent (Tenure 1/2) or term (Tenure 3) employees th are also military members of the MTARNG, Area III

• military members of the MTARNG or T5 temporary (Tenure 0) employees th are also military members of the MTARNG.

Duties Help Performs program development and the coordinion of functions for the Military Funeral Honors Program (MFHP), which provides military funeral honor ceremonies for service members and veterans. The position serves as an agency coordinor for the stewide MFHP in promotion and coordinion of the program through the educion of the Ste's Nional Guard, active component, veteran's service organizions, and other Veteran's advocacy groups. Develops, implements, interprets, and publishes SOPs, policies, opering regulions, and procedures. Plans, develops, schedules, and makes recommendions for changes to MFHP. Responsible for creing a cooperive network of agencies, organizions, and individuals whose interactions can lead to an improved MFHP. Develops, manages, and coordines MFHP training for the ste. Is responsible for maintaining the documention and recording the certificions into the various NGB required systems. Recruits, organizes, and trains Nional Guardsmen from within the Guard communities to render Military Funeral Honors in a professional and dignified manner. The Military Funeral Honors Manager coordines with NGB and the Regional Casualty Assistance Coordinor (CAC) for assistance and support in the conducting of training for the Military Funeral Honors/Casualty Assistance Programs in support of the Ste's Program. Serves as the primary point of contact, coordinor, and advisor for questions regarding Military Funeral Honors and/or Casualty Assistance. Receives request for Honor Guard support, verifies eligibility, and assigns approprie Funeral Honors Staff to perform the ceremony. Provides advisory services to family members of deceased military members (current and former), and serves as a liaison between the family, funeral directors, veterans services organizions, Veterans Affairs offices, Nional Guard Bureau (NGB), Regional CAC, and other military services. Provides assistance to the family members by advising them of the deceased member's entitlements and provides informion or assistance with filling out any required forms. Maintains files and libraries of current funeral/casualty assistance merial including policies, procedures, and guidance from Department of Defense (DoD), NGB, Regional CAC, and the Veterans Administrion. Coordines with the Regional CAC, funeral home, Honor Guard Teams, supporting military units, and each Casualty Assistance Officer/Casualty Notificion Officer (CAO/CNO) to ensure all requests for funerals and casualty assistance are supported. The Military Funeral Honors Program Coordinor (MFHPC) also interacts with the community by providing briefings on the capabilities of the program, eligibility requirements, and procedures to receive Honors, as well as the training for Military Funeral Honors. The MFHPC works with various community Veterans Service Organizions (VSOs) to provide certificion for their Honor Guard Teams. Also works to develop a cooperive network of organizions and individuals whose interaction can lead a network of professional honor guard teams in all regions of the ste. MFHPC is responsible for consolidion of Military Funeral Honor's expense informion used to make estimes for the program's annual opering budget. MFHPC participes in the establishment and control of fiscal programs necessary to ensure compliance with applicable ste funding rules and regulions. MFHPC sets up controls to monitor expenses during the year and recommends budget adjustments including restructuring budget allocions to deal with changing situions and changes in the availability of funds. Maintains and transfers funds between several unreled appropried fund accounts. Serves as the program manager for travel orders, ensuring availability of funds, proper lines of accounting, reviewing orders for approprie expenditures, and reviewing vouchers prior to submission to travel section for payment of travel claims. Reconciles un-liquided obligions to maximize funds utilizion and may serve on the Program Budget Advisory Committee (PBAC). May direct the daily activities of a small staff assigned to assist in carrying out the operions of the ste program. Assures the effective and efficient administrion of activities supervised. Plans work to be accomplished by the team, responsible for setting and adjusting short term priorities. Assigns work to team members based on their capabilities. Provides input to the supervisor on performance evaluions. Advises, counsels, or instructs new employees on both work and administrive mters. May participe in interviewing candides for vacant positions and recommends selections, evalues and enacts minor disciplinary measures, identifies training needs of employees and assures the conduct of such training, and develops performance standards. Serves as representive conferences and meetings for MFHP. Performs other duties as assigned Requirements Help Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

This is an excepted service position th requires membership in the employing ste's Nional Guard. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Appointments in the Title 32 MTNG technician program may termine/suspend your military incentives; please see your MTNG Retention Office/Military Personnel Incentive Program Manager for details. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. External applicants must be able to start within 6 months of selection. 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. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements and your organizion.

Qualificions Military Grades :

Enlisted E4

• E9; Warrant WO1
• CW3 GENERAL

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

: Must have experience, educion, or training which provided a general knowledge of principles of organizion, management, and administrion; experience compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey informion; progressively responsible experience which demonstres the ability to provide technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled; experience using computer and automion systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

• OR•EDUCATION

REQUIREMENTS

Must have one of the following: A) 1 year of specialized experience, educion or training equivalent to the GS-7 level; experience providing technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled; a thorough knowledge and understanding of administrive procedures and practices of management; experience developing administrive procedures. (MUST address your experiences in detail on resume as they rele to these specialized experiences, if using experience to qualify)

• OR•B) Master's or equivalent gradue degree•or•2 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree•or•LL.

B. or J.D., if reled. (Must submit transcripts with applicion, if using educion to qualify.) Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( Register |

Selective Service System :

Selective Service System (sss.gov) ). Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (AT

LEAST MONTH/YEAR

• MONTH/YEAR) , the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job.

Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2.

Other supporting documents:

Transcripts must be submitted with applicion, if using educion to qualify for this position. For additional informion on wh to include in your resume, click here . How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12943417 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Vanessa Toquero vanessa.toquero.civ@army.mil Address

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Mt Majo Street Fort Harrison, MT 59636-4789 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (AT

LEAST MONTH/YEAR

• MONTH/YEAR) , the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job.

Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2.

Other supporting documents:

Transcripts must be submitted with applicion, if using educion to qualify for this position. For additional informion on wh to include in your resume, click here . How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12943417 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Vanessa Toquero vanessa.toquero.civ@army.mil Address

MT J1 1956

Mt Majo Street Fort Harrison, MT 59636-4789 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/27/2026 to 05/12/2026 Salary $61,722

• $80,243 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Helena, MT 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MT-12943417-AR-26-433

Control number 866813100