COMMANDERS ACTION GROUP ASSISTANT

Duties

• You will serve as a key facilitator for coordinating staff actions and information requests involving the Commander, handling specialized, sensitive, and time-critical assignments.
• You will interact regularly with directorate staff and external points of contact to enable command leadership by preparing administrative and operational communication products, addressing inquiries, and coordinating input across departments.
• You will conduct preliminary reviews of reports, projects, and correspondence submitted to the Commander via the CAG lead, to ensure appropriate staff work and clear options or recommendations.
• You will initiate, plan, and conduct staff studies and operational reviews to improve administrative efficiency, organizational workflows, or communication channels across functional boundaries.
• You will gather and analyze information to develop recommendations for resolving operational bottlenecks or improving administrative support to the Commander.
• You will organize and prepare finished written materials and supporting audiovisual presentations with general guidance.
• You will represent the CAG in staff meetings and working groups to facilitate communications, gather data, and convey command preferences.

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.
• This is a Special Sensitive position which requires a Top Secret/SCI 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 is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.

Qualifications

GS-12:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated experience in coordinating and interacting with staff and external points of contact in preparing products, briefs, addressing inquiries or visits, and coordinating input across departments.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating, scheduling, and conducting staff meetings.
• Experience in organizing and preparing finished written material and supporting audiovisual presentations.
• Demonstrated knowledge in drafting responses to official and specialized correspondence for the Command's signature of review via the CAG lead.
• Demonstrated knowledge of initiating, planning, and conducting staff studies and operational reviews to improve administrative efficiencies, organizational workflows, or communication channels across functional command Directorates.

GS-11:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated experience in coordinating and interacting with staff and external points of contact in preparing products, briefs, addressing inquiries or visits, and coordinating input across departments.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating, scheduling, and conducting staff meetings.
• Experience in organizing and preparing finished written material and supporting audiovisual presentations.
• Demonstrated knowledge in drafting responses to official and specialized correspondence for the Command's signature of review via the CAG lead.
• Demonstrated knowledge of initiating, planning, and conducting staff studies and operational reviews to improve administrative efficiencies, organizational workflows, or communication channels across functional command Directorates.

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

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:

Graduate Education: Master's degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, applied sciences, law, or other fields related to the position is qualifying for GS-11 positions. Total undergraduate and graduate study must have included at least 9 semester hours in mathematics and statistics and 9 semester hours in economics. Degree work must have included independent study or research in regulatory impact. Theory courses, without independent study or research, are not sufficient to demonstrate ability to per-form at the GS-11 level.

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:

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.

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:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.