EXERCISE PLANS SPECIALIST

Duties The primary purpose of this position: NGB/A3, Air, Space, and Information Operations Directorate develops and implements policy to Organize, Train, Equip and Deploy Air National Guard (ANG) Combat Ready Forces in Support of State, Combatant Command, and Services Requirements Worldwide. 1.Manages senior ANG aviation exercise Action Officers (AO) who collect, review and determine worldwide exercise requirements for ANG participation, attends exercise planning conferences, and organizes ANG aviation support to, and participation in, selected exercises. 2.Provides subject matter expertise and guidance on exercise processes and procedures to ensure selected exercises meet and support ANG aviation training, combat readiness, and Building Partnership Capacity BPC objectives. 3.Serves as the ANG established aviation exercise point of contact with States, Coalition Partners, Joint & Service staffs, NAFs, wings, foreign nationals & civic leaders on Combatant Command (COCOM), National Exercise Program (NEP), DoD Chairman's Exercise Program (CEP), Joint Exercise Program (JEP) and Service Exercises. 4.Functions as the Office Conducting Exercise (OCE) in the management planning, and facilitation of internal ANG exercises as well as staff members assigned to direct ANG exercise actions and chairs the ANG Aviation Exercise Participation Working Group. 5.Performs first level supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
  
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see sss.gov
  
• Employee must obtain and maintain a Top-Secret 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: afciviliancareers/regulatory/
  
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
  
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
  
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
  
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
  
• Ability to travel both foreign and domestically
  
• Employee must be willing and able to travel on military and/or commercial aircraft
  Qualifications
  

Continued Condition of Employment:

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. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety. Category II/Type 5/Code O.

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience include:

Mastery of advanced management and organizational principles and practices and a comprehensive knowledge of planning, and budgeting regulations, guidelines, and processes; and a thorough knowledge of Department of Defense and Air Force exercise planning and management processes to provide guidelines and advisory services in support to the ANG aviation exercise planning efforts. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment, review, and improvement of ANG, Air Force, and Combatant Command level exercise programs such as the Joint Exercise Program (JEP) and Joint Training and Information Management System (JTIMS). Analyze and perform weights of effort to determine cost, operational and training benefits, cost tradeoffs, and programmatic factors to produce a fully justified ANG aviation exercise plan that can be presented to senior leadership and subordinate organizations for use. Knowledge of DoD, Air Force, and Combatant Command exercise program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones such as planning conferences, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of actions as related to actual events. Designing and conducting comprehensive studies, and preparing solutions to especially broad, important, and severe operational and contingency exercise planning scenarios.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE

(TIG)

REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE

(GS)

POSITIONS

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE:

Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

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:

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