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POSTAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Department of the Navy

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Job Description

Duties

  • You will serve as the Postal Operations Analyst / Enterprise Official Mail Manager initiating, planning, leading and conducting detailed postal analyses, surveys and program reviews related to the Navy's official mail program.
  • You will initiate and provide official mail management policy guidance for the administration.
  • You will plan and conduct periodic studies to determine the cost effectiveness of employing mail meters, electronic scales, electronic mail, OCR and bar code readers.
  • You will collect and prepare annual fiscal year prepaid official mail postage report from each region, Systems Command (SYSCOM) and other Major Commands (MACOM).


Requirements

Conditions of employment
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal
  • MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Performing expert knowledge of official and personal mail required to provide mail management policy guidance for the administration and operation of 657 Navy Post Offices afloat and ashore, 12 Consolidated Mail Facilities, 45 CONUS Official Mail Centers, and other postal facilities worldwide. Expert knowledge of rules, regulations, policies and operations of the Military Postal System, Navy Mail Routing and Department of Defense in order to oversee and execute the Navy-wide official mail Cost Control Program, conduct official mail and postal operation inspections, and assist the Navy Mail Routing Crew. I have expert knowledge of postal laws, regulations, directives, practices and procedures of postal rates, classes of mail, special and supplemental services to respond to global fleet support postal issues, CONUS and OCONUS postal initiatives and collaborate/coordinate with echelon I, II, and III agencies in order to provide the Assistant Commander for Supply Chain Management, Policy, & Performance Directorate with Navy Postal advocacy on various committees and working groups at the Department of Defense (DoD), Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA) and USPS Headquarters level. Comprehensive knowledge of Navy organizational structures and relationships and those of other military services and the USPS, NAVSUP Enterprise and DoD to ensure the command/Navy postal program goals are identified and metrics tracked and briefed to the chain of command during product and services reviews and budget data calls. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of NAVSUP Postal Command-wide program goals and objectives, and of their budgetary implications to ensure the most accurate program planning, budget formulation, execution, and identification of emergent requirements needed to support relevant global initiatives.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position
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