Summary About the Position: This position is with the Office of the Chief Army Reserve, Force Management, Directorate of Plans, Policy and Integration Division, located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Responsibilities Directly support Secretary of Army priorities to Balance and Transition the Army and Implement Total Army Force Policy. Provide technical advice to Senior Army leaders for the management of total Army Operating Force structure, active and reserve. Provide coordination on analysis related to Total Army Analysis (TAA), Force Design Updates (FDUs), Rules of Allocation (ROA), and the Force Management Review process and associated Operating Force doctrine and design processes. Maintain Total Army Force structure reference tool for the USAR force management community. Oversight of Operating Force structure changes to the Army force structure database of record, the Structure and Manpower Allocation System (SAMAS) and the Army Organization Server (AOS). Conduct independent force structure analysis in support of Army or Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) senior leader initiatives. Act as a liaison with other Force Management divisions and Army Staff organizations to communicate force structure guidance and to program future force structure and force management requirements and authorizations. Serve as a Deputy Division Chief and Advisor to the Operating Force Division Chief and Director USAR Force Management. Coach Organizational Integrator team in selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods, techniques, work methods, practices procedures, and assist the team and/or individual members in identifying parameters of a viable solution. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes participation in major Army Operating Force issues, program goals and objectives; oversight of operations associated with the development of Army Operating Force structures, USAR specific organizational structures, the sequence and timing of key program events and milestones, decision methods, and alternative approaches in order to achieve required mission objectives; conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis, in order to develop and conduct studies and reviews of manpower and force structure; effectively utilizing Force Management assets by proposing and implementing solutions for internal business process improvement; and utilization of administrative automated data processing systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and Force Management operated systems and applications such as SAMAS and the Force Management System Web Application (FMS Web). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). 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: Interpersonal Skills Leadership Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating Technology Application 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-13). Education 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. 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 Human Capital and Resource Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay. 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 https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. One year supervisory probationary period may be required. As a supervisor, you must comply with the Army Civilian Education System (CES) course and timeline requirements. The Supervisory Development Course (SDC) must be completed within one year of placement into a supervisory position. For information on CES, please visit the following website: https://usacac.army.mil/organizations/cace/amsc/courses