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About the Position:
DUELMEN, Germany: Duelmen is a medium sized town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Duelmen has about 47,000 inhabitants and it is the largest town in the county of Coesfeld. The city is located in the Muensterland between the Hohe Mark Nature Park, the hills of the Baumberge, the city of Muenster and the Ruhr area. Many innovative and internationally oriented companies are located in Duelmen. A mixture of industrial, commercial and trade businesses guarantees a modern economic structure. As a business location, Duelmen has an easy access to the nearby motorways and main roads. The airports of Muenster-Osnabrueck, Dortmund and Cologne can be reached quickly. As there is no Military Post near Duelmen there is no logistical support like Commissary, Military Housing, Military Hospital and no DoDDs schools but there is an International School in Duesseldorf which can be reached between one or two hours.
Who May Apply:
Only applicants worldwide 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 Civilian Employee with the Department of the Army
Current Department of Defense (DOD) - Civilian Employee (non-Army)
Current Permanent Federal Civilian Employee (other than DOD)
Former Federal Employee, eligible for Reinstatement
Eligible under Veterans with a service-connected disability of 30% or more
Eligible under Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
Eligible for overseas Military Spouse Preference
Eligible for overseas Family Member Preference
Eligible due to Interagency Career Transition Program (ICTAP)
Eligible for Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment (FMNP)
Learn more about this agency04/28/2017 to 05/12/2017
$52,329 - $68,025 per year
GS 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - TDY is approximately 15%
Yes—PCS costs are authorized
Term - Term NTE 4 years
Full-time - Full Time
11
No
EUJU179710051949217
468552000
You will serve within the S3/5/7 as an Operations Specialist supporting the USAG Benelux APS mission. You will draft WARNOs, OPORDs, and FRAGOs in support of the Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) mission; perform planning to support the execution of contingency peacetime missions and force modernization, coordinates emergency planning policies, and training evaluation programs to attain optimum maximum use; review policy guidance and recommend changes for exercise plans, force modernization and mass casualty plans; provide input and assist in drafting and executing table top, functional, and full scale exercises; recommend long range training objectives in terms of organizational structure, programs, and milestones in order to meet the USAG Benelux training resource requirements and training objectives; assist the APS site operations officer to accomplish BASOPs, emergency and contingency peacetime missions and force protection planning for the USAG Benelux; and assist in the force modernization development.
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions
· 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.
· Two years trial/probationary period may be required.
· Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
· Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
· You will be required to provide proof of US permanent residency status.
· You may claim Military Spouse Preference.
· Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a military driver's license.
· Position is designated as Emergency Essential.
· A medical examination is required.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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 is experience in performing planning to support the execution of
contingency peacetime missions and force modernization; coordinating emergency
planning policies and training evaluation programs; and reviewing policy
guidance and recommending changes for exercise plans, force modernization and
mass casualty plans.
This definition of
specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower
grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
- Contingency operations and force protection program management
- Antiterrorism program management
- Training program management
- Ability to perform administrative support duties
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 GS-09 grade (or equivalent).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below:
GS-11: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related; or equivalent combinations of experience and education.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, U.S. Department of Education website at -http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Education can be substituted for experience. Review the qualification requirements for specific information.
Foreign Education: Education that has been completed in a foreign college or university may be used to meet the job requirements. In order to receive credit in the examination for your foreign education, you must have your foreign education evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education credentials. Such education must be declared the equivalent of similar undergraduate or graduate work in a U.S. institution. Please include this information in your resume.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). ; If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist (Outside the Continental United States) and Proof of Eligibility.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See: Transcripts and Licenses
Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at: Faxing Applications and Documents The Vacancy ID is 1949217. You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, May 12, 2017 to receive consideration.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/468552000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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