Exercise Planning Specialist

Summary About the Position: Serves as an Exercise Planning and Combat Training Center (CTC) Planning Specialist for United States Army Alaska (USARAK). Responsibilities Prepares exercise documents to include planning milestones, concept and issue updates, planning tools, executive summaries, staff summaries, orders, and command briefings. Serves as the command’s principal contact for scheduling, planning, coordinating, and supervising USARAK forces participation in all designated CTC rotations and exercises in the USINDOPACOM Theater and the Alaska Joint Operations Area of USNORTHCOM. Coordinates with senior, lateral and subordinate headquarters, and represents USARAK at planning conferences to meet sourcing requirements for all exercises tasked by appropriate higher headquarters. Develops exercise objectives, master scenario event lists, control plans, transportation plans, and support requirements for exercises. Provides advice, guidance and assistance to Major Subordinate Command and Theater Enabling Command action officers and negotiates with allied and partner nation planners to ensure that the results of each exercise maximize the training of all units. Assists in the allocation and management of all exercise funds received from higher headquarters for all Army units participating in exercises. Demonstrates capability and knowledge of the missions and capabilities of Army forces in order to provide valid comments and recommendations to U.S., allied and partner nation Armies in the design of force lists. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning, coordinating, and/or evaluating of combat training center exercises and other military exercises to include integration of allied/partner forces This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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 aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). Education Additional Information 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. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. 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. This is a(n) Training Capabilities and Doctrine Warfighting Developers Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing date of this announcement. Since Alaska is considered an overseas assignment, Statutory Return Rights apply is many cases. 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.