AIRLIFT OPERATIONS OFFICER

Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed. In addition to their civilian assignments, they are assigned to equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. Appointee's civilian assignments will consist of the following duties. Responsibilities The primary purpose of this position is: to serve as an Air Reserve Technician (ART) in the performance of mobility/war-time readiness support operations including planning, coordinating, and execution of the unit's ability to implement the Airlift Control Flight. Work manages the operations and administration of the Airlift Control Flight/Global Mobility Squadron programs and identifies logistical support requirements. The incumbent of this position also provides training to reservists in the accomplishment of tasks set forth herein. Duty 1: Manages and administers the AFRC Airlift Control Flight Program: Provides administrative and technical oversight, ensuring that actions comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Directs meetings and exercises involving theater, MAJCOM, and NAF representatives and maintains liaison. Duty 2: Organizes, develops, coordinates, and executes the wartime plans to meet the support requirements of COCOMS and MAJCOM airlift mission for Operational Plans: Planning activities include; training exercises, continental U.S. (CONUS) and outside continental U.S. (OCONUS) deployments, air expeditionary forces (AEF), and wartime tasking. Duty 3: Operational and Readiness Reporting. Integrates and compiles information from a variety of sources, analyzes and determines reporting requirements using multiple HHQ instructions and guidance. Duty 4: Manages Logistics and Air Transportation Activities: Performs logistics deliberate planning processes. Duty 5: Resource Management: Conducts management studies, inquiries, and surveys to determine support requirements and to measure the effectiveness of existing structures in meeting objectives. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Conditions of Employment cont. This is a drug testing position. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) officer position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to fully participate in unit training assemblies (UTA). The incumbent's regular assignments are ART duties; however, the incumbent may be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities. THIS IS AN AIR RESERVE TECHNICIAN OFFICER POSITION. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position located at 315 AIRLIFT CONTROL FT with the military rank of Lt Col/O5, AFSC: 011M3K. For questions concerning military eligibility please contact the Air Force Reserve Qualification Center at 1-800-257-1212. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. or Specialized Experience: Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of the transportation function(s) of the position to be filled. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience includes applying knowledge of standardized telecommunications concepts, principles, and practices regarding deployable computer/communications equipment and systems used to: plan and evaluate resources and support for deployments; ensure logistics support is available; assess the status and availability of deployable equipment; respond to changes; ensure that appropriate training is provided to employees; coordinate activities for deployments; resolve telecommunications problems; etc. Ability to resolve well-defined problems or questions by gathering and analyzing facts from a variety of sources, forming and communicating conclusions, and making recommendations for recurring and continuing assignments. Skill in weighing the impact of variables such as changes in electronic and other equipment characteristics, equipment availability, interoperability of components, and types of communications required. Federal Time-In-Grade (TIG) Requirement for General Schedule (GS) Positions: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-11 grade level or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of Airlift Control Flight/Global Mobility squadron plans, policies, and operations. Knowledge of Airlift Control Flight/Global Mobility squadron software programs. 2. Knowledge of guidance governing wartime deployable airfield operations management. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization. 3. Ability to resolve well-defined problems or questions by gathering and analyzing facts from a variety of sources, forming and communicating conclusions, and making recommendations for recurring and continuing assignments. 4. Ability to formulate plans and policies, analyze, plan, and adjust work operations to meet program requirements. 5. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. Additional Information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Current Federal Civilian employees may apply for temporary and term positions and if selected, a break in service may be required prior to appointment to the position. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here.