Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Planner.

Duties

• Provides PSYOP expertise and planning support to USAFRICOM and components.
• Formulates USAFRICOM PSYOP operational concepts and policy, and reviews USAFRICOM PLANS and CONPLANS for suitability, feasibility, technical accuracy, adequacy, and integration of PSYOP content.
• Develops and integrates USAFRICOM PSYOP policy on mission, strategy, doctrine, employment, and command and control.
• Establishes and maintains a synergistic coordination network with USAFRICOM, USASOC, HQDA, and FORSCOM, to ensure integration of PSYOP policy and doctrine.
• Prepare and present information and decision briefings to the AFRICOM command group requiring development of written analyses, requirements documentation, operational plans, and oral presentations at the executive level.
• Plans, prepares and reviews point papers, talking papers, and briefings on PSYOP planning, strategy, and assessment matters related to this branch for AFRICOM, as required.

Requirements

• Conditions of Employment
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 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 Do D Instruction
• Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI

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• 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.
• Must obtain and maintain Country/Theater Clearance per the Foreign Clearance Guide located at and maintain no‑fee passport and Visa.
• Must be willing to obtain any vaccinations and pertinent immunizations, and complete any pre‑employment screening for country entry.

Qualifications

• Who May Apply
• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non‑Army)
• 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
• Priority Placement Program, Do D Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, Do D MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, Do D Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• 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, Ameri Corps) 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.

Specialized Experience

: One year of specialized experience which includes planning and analyzing Psychological Operations (PSYOP) and/or Military Information Support Operations (MISO) and coordinating for the employment of Psychological Operations (PSYOP) forces and planning support for an organization.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS‑12).

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.

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• 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‑12).

Reasonable Accommodation (RA)

Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i. e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case‑by‑case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

• Additional Information
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service.

Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.

• 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 Do D school on a space‑required basis in accordance with Do DEA Regulation

, the Do DEA 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 Do DI and Do DM

• 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 Do DEA on a space‑required basis in accordance with Do DEA Regulation

, 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 Do DI and Do DM

• 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 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 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) Information Technology/Cyber 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 with the government, the Internal Revenue Service 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.
• Recruitment Incentives 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.

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