Job Summary

About the Position: The pay band NH-03 includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-12/13. Other initiatives under the Acquisition Demonstration Project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process and expanded developmental opportunities.

Job Description

• Serves as Lead Staff Action Control Officer (SACO) for the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), under the Office of the Secretary to the General Staff (SGS), supporting the 2-Star Commander.
• Provides a full range of management services including staff counsel, administrative expertise, program management and analytical functions essential to the management and operation of the CECOM Command group and staff.
• Primarily concerned with the analysis of requirements, guidance, tracking, administration, quality control and assessment of response for all staff and coordination actions required to fulfill CECOM's mission and tasks.
• Assists the SGS in carrying out duties as directed and serves as acting SGS during SGS absences.
• In coordination with the SGS, oversees the cost, schedule and performance of all command-level projects managed by the Office of the SGS.
• Produces final format products that are clear, concise, complete and accurate to include but not limited to e-mail correspondence; fact sheets; memorandums; After Action Reviews; executive summaries; military briefs; oral presentations, and policies.
• Performs input, retrieval and analysis of the data to process and validate data for timely and accurate reporting of all actions.
• Responds to numerous inquiries from staff elements on a variety of subjects such as status of suspense and requests for extensions.
• Oversees the day-to-day administrative and managerial operations of the office of the SGS.
• Assigns and reviews work; assures production and accuracy requirements are met.
• Responsible for providing training and instruction for new personnel concerning internal staff action standard operating procedures and terminology, as well as preparation, content and assembly of staff actions.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-02). Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Providing guidance and dissemination of agency actions, policy, and resources; 2) Gathering, maintaining, and analyzing program and project data to monitor performance, status, schedule and cost; 3) Preparing, editing and proofing comprehensive reports, information papers policies, regulations and other official documentation to ensure correctness of grammar and format; and 4) Preparing and presenting briefings. Education cannot be substituted for experience. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Clerical Communications Managing Human Resources Planning and Evaluating Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. 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 NH-02.

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) is the Army’s materiel integrator for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) readiness. As a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), CECOM collaborates with Army Commands, Program Executive Offices, other AMC commands, and industry partners to provide, integrate, and sustain world-class C5ISR hardware, software, and mission command capabilities for the joint warfighter. CECOM maintains a global team of approximately 9,000 Soldiers, civilians, and contractors and is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD.