Chief of Staff.

Duties

• Provide oversight, program direction, and leadership of the directorate, coordinating and synchronizing efforts of five divisions to ensure operational end-state is achieved.
• Directly supervise and rate front office personnel, military, and Division Chiefs.
• Assign work via the Task Management Tool (TMT) or verbal/written orders to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty, and requirements of the assignment.
• Responsible for the entire budgetary process (e.g., program objective memorandums (POM), integrated priority lists (IPL), annual spend plan development), coordinating efforts between this and other directorates (e.g., J5, J8, Comptroller).
• Represent the directorate to the highest standard with senior US military, government, and international leadership.
• Work with the staff, GCC comptroller and program/resource management staff, and the contract management board to prepare the directorate's annual and out-year budget.
• Participate in the development and implementation of both short- and long-term operational, administrative, and budgetary policy, plans, goals, and objectives for the directorate.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• 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.
• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
• Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Must comply with drug abuse testing program.
• Position is designated as Emergency Essential: Must sign a statement of understanding to perform the duties of this position in the event of a crisis until relieved by proper authority.
• Prior to appointment to this position, must sign a statement documenting your consent to be immunized with the complete anthrax vaccination series and subsequent annual boosters.
• Member of Ready Reserve must be released from reserve status to go into emergency essential positions.
• A medical examination required: If selected, satisfactory completion of a medical examination is required before assignment to the position.
• Positions designated "Mission Essential" per DODI 3020.42.
• In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations (natural or man-made disasters), the incumbent is required to report to/remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• Required to keep a command cell phone - required to return to duty within 60 minutes after receipt of notification.
• In conformance with AR 600-500, Standard of Conduct for DA personnel, Paragraphs 3-1 and 3-2A, incumbent of this position must file a Statement of Employment and Financial Interests.
• This position may require a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one-year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.

Qualifications

Who May Apply:

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment
• Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician 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

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Strategic Program Management and Leadership: Managing a major program or branch within a large organization to ensure program deliverables meet established organizational goals.
• Logistics and Operational Planning: Leading the development of complex logistics and operational plans by facilitating key stages of processes such as the military operational planning process (OPP).
• Fiscal Management and Interagency Coordination: Overseeing financial execution of fiscal resources for a directorate to ensure audit readiness.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Strategic Program Management and Leadership
• Logistics and Operational Planning
• Fiscal Management and Interagency Coordination

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-14).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
• If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
• Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
• Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions.
• Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and
• For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information and direct questions concerning a specific country (Foreign Duty Location) to the appropriate Army Human Resources point of contact prior to the acceptance of employment and your entrance on duty.
• This is a(n) General Administration and Management Career Field position.
• The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months.
• Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
• Advanced In-hire may be authorized.
• Relocation Incentive may be authorized.
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.