Program Manager (Security Assistance Training)

Duties
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• Coordinate, plan, and program eligible foreign governments' security cooperation education and training requirements.
• Assist countries in the development of their security cooperation education and training plans.
• Direct the planning, programming, scheduling, and administration of assigned security assistance programs for foreign countries and international organizations.
• Approve recommendations for substitute training or refining requirements, and elimination of requirements which do not meet established criteria or those which cannot be supported.
• Ensure proper disposition of International Military Student (IMS) disciplinary problems and other administrative issues in accordance with existing regulatory guidance as well as US law.
• Serve as a first line supervisor assigning work, setting and adjusting priorities, preparing performance standards, evaluating performance, etc.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a valid T3 (Secret) security clearance.
• This position may require temporary duty (TDY) for business for up to 25% of the time.
• This position is designated as a Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) position and must comply with the Implementation Guidelines for the DoD Security Cooperation Workforce Certification Program 2.0, effective 1 October 2024.
• Must obtain SCW certification at the Expert/Advanced Level (SC4B3) within 2 years IAW NDAA2017, Title 10 USC, Section 34, and comply with all DoD, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and DA requirements of the SCW certification program.
• Incumbent may be required to complete a one-year probationary period for new supervisors/managers.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) 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.

Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) applying regulatory guidance associated with Security Assistance/Security Cooperation program management [i.e., Foreign Military Sales (FMS), International Military Education and Training (IMET)]; 2) direct management of Security Assistance/Security Cooperation programs resulting in the delivery of defense articles and services (i.e., major end items, equipment, and/or training); 3) participating in multi-discipline teams (i.e., interagency, military, civilian, and/or partner nation) in order to manage Security Assistance/Security Cooperation programs; and 4) creating and presenting written and oral communications that provide solutions to resolve challenges associated with Security Assistance/Security Cooperation programs.

For qualifications determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to
month/year or month/year to present) and (if position is Federal) pay plan, job series and grade. If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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-12). You may have to submit more that one SF 50 to document your time-in-grade.
Please see the specific instructions regarding supporting documentation for Time in Grade requirements in the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
section, below.

NOTE: Applicants must meet all Time-in-Grade requirements and experience requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Current
Federal employees applying under VEOA eligibility are subject to time-in-grade restrictions like any other GS employee.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• 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.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position is excluded from the bargaining unit.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Foreign Affairs and Strategic Planning Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• No incentives will be considered for this position as they are determined not to be in the Government interest.
• This position is eligible for situational telework only
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.