Exercise Specialist

Summary About the Position: This position is with the United States Army Reserve Command, G-3/7, Collective Training Division located at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Responsibilities Advise the Division Chief and Army Reserve Director of Training, G-7 for all pre-mobilization collective training. Serve as the USARC exercise policy and directive coordinator with all external agencies for matters pertaining to Army Reserve participation in exercises. Develop collective training programs such as The Army Reserve Exercise Program, Annual Training Maneuver Combat Training Center and Combat Support Training Center rotations. Develop budgetary input to the Program Analysis and Resource Review for inclusion in the Program Objective Memorandum and to the Command Operating Budget. Evaluate Army Reserve exercise participation to ensure training objectives are met and training priorities are achieved. Recommended collective training strategies, policies, regulations and issues to the Army Reserve G-7 and Command Group. Supervise field grade officers, Department of the Army Civilians, and contractors. 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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities 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 Reinstatement 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: Executing both short and long range joint exercise programs involving higher headquarters, other military and civilian national agencies and foreign government. Interpreting command and higher headquarters directives, policies, procedures and regulations covering all phases of exercises in support of the USARCs mission, goals and objectives. Conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis, to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of joint exercise programs. Performing a wide variety of analytical studies and projects related to management improvement, productivity improvement, management controls, and long-range planning. Justifying a training budget to ensure management concurrence. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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: Financial Management Human Capital Management Problem Solving Strategic Thinking Technical Credibility 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-12). 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) Education and Information Sciences Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay. 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.