Strategy Policy Plans Specialist

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 Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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. One year of specialized experience in 1) Developing, analyzing, and implementing mid and long-range theater command strategic plans (OPLAN, Theater Campaign Plans, Campaign Support Plans, Mission Guidance Letters, etc.); 2) Analysis of theater command strategic plans to determine Special Operations operational mission requirements; 2) Conducting reviews of current global and national trends and national policy guidance (NSS, NDS, NMS, JSCP, etc.); 3) Experience in Mid and Long-Range Capabilities based planning processes and 4) Experience in Force Development processes of mid and long-range required capabilities. 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 alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Leadership Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating Written Communication 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).
About the Position: This position is located at US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Fort Liberty, NC. The 2019 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, led by the Office of Personnel Management, showed that USASOC ranked as the #1 best place to work out of all Army subcomponents. The ranking is fully based on views from the employees who work in the organization. USASOC leads in supporting diversity, employee innovation, strategic management, and effective leadership.