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Unspecified
Unspecified
Arlington, VA (On-Site/Office)
Duties
DUTY 1
Advises the direction of hearing preparation and presentations to the Committees on Appropriations and Budget for the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Budget), and all other high level Secretariat and Air Staff officials.
DUTY 2
Manages day-to-day communications between the Air Force and the Congressional Committees on Appropriations and Budget.
DUTY 3
Provides management advice, assistance, and guidance on the development and interpretation of congressional budget cycle legislation, executive orders, guidelines, and policies derived from Congress, Office of Management and Budget, and Office of the Secretary of Defense.
DUTY 4
As a management official, provides management advice, assistance and guidance of all appropriations matters dealing with military construction, military personnel, operation and maintenance, and investment accounts.
DUTY 5
Monitor the Headquarters Air Force Task Management Tool (TMT) to stay abreast of current congressional inquiries, financial issues, trends, and innovations as they relate to program/budget formulation and financial management and analyze data collected from the database system.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
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,
Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-13 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. Expert knowledge of Air Force programming, budget formulation and execution process and familiarity with the congressional budget enactment process and its impact on the Air Force's budget through the l enactment of annual defense appropriations and national defense authorization bills.
2. Experience working with the Appropriations and Budget Committees of the U.S. Congress. Experience may include work in a Combatant Command or Air Force MAJCOM Commander's Action Group or base level experience developing written responses to congressional members or working
congressional visits to DoD or Air Force installations.
3. Knowledge of witness hearing requirements to prepare DoD or senior Air Force leaders for their testimony before congressional committees.
4. Expert knowledge of the congressional hearing process and focus of committees and individual congressional members' interest in issues that will impact the Air Force. Skill in researching, analyzing, and deducting legislation, technical studies, and congressional data and ability to apply to written and oral responses to Congress.
5. Knowledge of congressional dynamics is critical to the preparation of hearing material and congressional inquiry responses. Skill in managing an inquiry database and ability to analyze collected data.
6. Knowledge of formulating and coordinating the Air Force position and budget policy on legislation by expert ability to analyze Congressional report language and statutes.
7. Comprehensive knowledge of the DoD planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE), OUSD Comptroller, prioritization process and financial management statutory and regulatory requirements in order to coordinate the Air Force budget and appeal congressional appropriations legislation counter to Air Force budgetary objectives.
8. Ability to communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing to resolve problems or questions related to work.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
PCS restrictions: An employee selected to make a PCS to a Career Broadening assignment is restricted from making a second PCS for 12 months
Defense National Relocation Program is Authorized
Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may not be used.
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 .
If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click .
Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. 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 GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 for additional information.
DUTY 1
Advises the direction of hearing preparation and presentations to the Committees on Appropriations and Budget for the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Budget), and all other high level Secretariat and Air Staff officials.
DUTY 2
Manages day-to-day communications between the Air Force and the Congressional Committees on Appropriations and Budget.
DUTY 3
Provides management advice, assistance, and guidance on the development and interpretation of congressional budget cycle legislation, executive orders, guidelines, and policies derived from Congress, Office of Management and Budget, and Office of the Secretary of Defense.
DUTY 4
As a management official, provides management advice, assistance and guidance of all appropriations matters dealing with military construction, military personnel, operation and maintenance, and investment accounts.
DUTY 5
Monitor the Headquarters Air Force Task Management Tool (TMT) to stay abreast of current congressional inquiries, financial issues, trends, and innovations as they relate to program/budget formulation and financial management and analyze data collected from the database system.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Mobility is a condition of employment. Incumbent must sign an AF-wide mobility agreement.
- Incumbent must be able to attain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
- If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
- PCS cost will be paid IAW Career Broadening Policy under this agreement.
- Career Broadening positions are managed by AFPC/DPZ and are centrally funded.
- Positions are established specifically to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of a high-potential, mid-level manager.
- Career Broadening also provides training and developmental opportunities at various organizational levels.
- These assignments offer the qualified candidate a unique assignment in that the candidates brings certain experience to the assignment while gaining new experiences in a different work environment
- TEMPORARY PROMOTION: If the position is filled as a temporary promotion, upon completion of the career broadening assignment, the temporary promotion may lead to permanent promotion without further competition
- Travel by regularly scheduled commercial or military conveyances IAW Joint Travel Regulations may be required in performance of TDY
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d.
- Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program."
- Must be in the Financial Management Career Field
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,
Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-13 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. Expert knowledge of Air Force programming, budget formulation and execution process and familiarity with the congressional budget enactment process and its impact on the Air Force's budget through the l enactment of annual defense appropriations and national defense authorization bills.
2. Experience working with the Appropriations and Budget Committees of the U.S. Congress. Experience may include work in a Combatant Command or Air Force MAJCOM Commander's Action Group or base level experience developing written responses to congressional members or working
congressional visits to DoD or Air Force installations.
3. Knowledge of witness hearing requirements to prepare DoD or senior Air Force leaders for their testimony before congressional committees.
4. Expert knowledge of the congressional hearing process and focus of committees and individual congressional members' interest in issues that will impact the Air Force. Skill in researching, analyzing, and deducting legislation, technical studies, and congressional data and ability to apply to written and oral responses to Congress.
5. Knowledge of congressional dynamics is critical to the preparation of hearing material and congressional inquiry responses. Skill in managing an inquiry database and ability to analyze collected data.
6. Knowledge of formulating and coordinating the Air Force position and budget policy on legislation by expert ability to analyze Congressional report language and statutes.
7. Comprehensive knowledge of the DoD planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE), OUSD Comptroller, prioritization process and financial management statutory and regulatory requirements in order to coordinate the Air Force budget and appeal congressional appropriations legislation counter to Air Force budgetary objectives.
8. Ability to communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing to resolve problems or questions related to work.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
PCS restrictions: An employee selected to make a PCS to a Career Broadening assignment is restricted from making a second PCS for 12 months
Defense National Relocation Program is Authorized
Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may not be used.
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 .
If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click .
Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. 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 GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 for additional information.
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