COMMANDER'S ACTION GROUP ASSISTANT

Summary You will serve as a COMMANDER'S ACTION GROUP ASSISTANT in the COMMANDER NAVAL INFORMATION WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER of NAVINFOWARDEVCEN NORFOLK. Responsibilities You will serve as a key facilitator for coordinating staff actions and information requests involving the Commander, handling specialized, sensitive, and time-critical assignments. You will interact regularly with directorate staff and external points of contact to enable command leadership by preparing administrative and operational communication products, addressing inquiries, and coordinating input across departments. You will conduct preliminary reviews of reports, projects, and correspondence submitted to the Commander via the CAG lead, to ensure appropriate staff work and clear options or recommendations. You will initiate, plan, and conduct staff studies and operational reviews to improve administrative efficiency, organizational workflows, or communication channels across functional boundaries. You will gather and analyze information to develop recommendations for resolving operational bottlenecks or improving administrative support to the Commander. You will organize and prepare finished written materials and supporting audiovisual presentations with general guidance. You will represent the CAG in staff meetings and working groups to facilitate communications, gather data, and convey command preferences. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Demonstrated experience in coordinating and interacting with staff and external points of contact in preparing products, briefs, addressing inquiries or visits, and coordinating input across departments. Demonstrated experience in coordinating, scheduling, and conducting staff meetings. Experience in organizing and preparing finished written material and supporting audiovisual presentations. Demonstrated knowledge in drafting responses to official and specialized correspondence for the Command's signature of review via the CAG lead. Demonstrated knowledge of initiating, planning, and conducting staff studies and operational reviews to improve administrative efficiencies, organizational workflows, or communication channels across functional command Directorates. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Demonstrated experience in coordinating and interacting with staff and external points of contact in preparing products, briefs, addressing inquiries or visits, and coordinating input across departments. Demonstrated experience in coordinating, scheduling, and conducting staff meetings. Experience in organizing and preparing finished written material and supporting audiovisual presentations. Demonstrated knowledge in drafting responses to official and specialized correspondence for the Command's signature of review via the CAG lead. Demonstrated knowledge of initiating, planning, and conducting staff studies and operational reviews to improve administrative efficiencies, organizational workflows, or communication channels across functional command Directorates. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Graduate Education: Master's degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, applied sciences, law, or other fields related to the position is qualifying for GS-11 positions. Total undergraduate and graduate study must have included at least 9 semester hours in mathematics and statistics and 9 semester hours in economics. Degree work must have included independent study or research in regulatory impact. Theory courses, without independent study or research, are not sufficient to demonstrate ability to per-form at the GS-11 level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.