Management Support Specialist

• Supports military and civilian personnel programs by managing evaluations, promotions, awards, and records to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely processing across the organization.
• Manages acquisition workforce initiatives including DAWDA funding, Section 852 programs, CAPL reviews, and career program activities to strengthen workforce readiness and compliance.
• Provides advisory services to managers and employees on HR programs including DPMAP, incentive awards, recruitment strategies, career development, and resolution of personnel issues.
• Analyzes workforce data, resolves personnel problems, and develops recommendations to improve strength management, readiness, retention, organizational structure, and HR program effectiveness.
• Retrieves, validates, and organizes data from HR systems to prepare reports, briefings, and guidance materials supporting policy implementation and leadership decision making.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret clearance level or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position requires temporary duty travel (TDY) away from its duty station up to 10% of the time.
• Appointment to this position requires a one-year probationary period unless the selectee has previously met the requirements in 5 CFR Part 11. During the probationary period, the employee may be terminated with limited appeal rights.

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 for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible

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: 1) assisting in performing military and civilian personnel management functions, such as maintaining personnel records, validating personnel actions, preparing evaluations, and/or supporting promotion and awards processes; and 2) assisting in managing recruitment, placement, workforce development, and/or incentive awards activities; and 3) assisting in analyzing personnel data, identifying issues, and/or recommending solutions related to strength management, readiness, retention, and organizational structure; and 4) assisting in preparing reports, briefings, and/or guidance materials to support human resources programs, policy implementation, and/or management advisory services. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower level/grade position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11). 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.

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

• Customer Service
• Manages and Organizes Information
• Oral Communication
• Problem Solving

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: .

• 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.
• 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.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• 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 information sheet.
• This is a Civilian Human Resources Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• 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 for more information.
• 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.
• The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-03 is equal to the former GS-12 Step 01 through GS-13 step 10. ATEC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broadband. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $121,777.00 including locality.