MILITARY SUPPORT PLANS SPECIALIST

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is: Responsible for oversight of publications and forms processing and management while ensuring implementation of the guidance and procedures in this publication; develops local supplemental publications and forms management guidance and procedures; to implement strategic planning for base force protection programs.

Major duties

Serves as the Security Forces Plans Manager. Ensures policy translates the ideas, goals, or principles contained in the mission, vision, and strategic plan into actionable directives. Monitors/reviews/coordinates all wing-level plans, base and squadron instructions, ensuring all instruction are current, new pubs meets standards, and operational guidance is current and revised. Reviews operating instructions, practices, and activities to ensure compliance with directives and integration with other security and related programs. Coordinates with wing plans for base-level security/emergency management plans and assigned quick reaction checklist. Coordinate with all appropriate offices to ensure accuracy, currency, enforceability, and legality for all policies and guidance. Monitors/reviews/coordinates all Local Mutual Support Agreements. Write/coordinate all Mutual Aid Agreements and assistance agreements are agreements between agencies, organizations, and jurisdictions that provide a mechanism to quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials, and other associated services. Maintains and distributes master library of unit regulation's Squadron instruction, and wing quick reaction checklists: Create and maintain a current and essential library of frequently used documents/forms/regulations/SSIs or standard department forms.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Example of specialized experience includes:

1. Providing Presidential Decision Directives, Executive Orders, United States Codes, Department of Defense, HQ USAF, and MAJCOM security policies;
2. performing a wide range of security principles, practices, and requirements and their relationships to include anti-terrorism, integrated base defense, information security, industrial security, technical security, tactical deception, physical security, force protection, and OPSEC to work with difficult and complex physical security issues;
3. using state-of-the-art security equipment to plan and implement protective instructions and security procedures; and
4. working with Security Forces management and administration functions.

OR EDUCATION: Successfully completed a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts. OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of Presidential Decision Directives, Executive Orders, United States Codes, Department of Defense, HQ USAF, and MAJCOM security policies relating to protection of Air Force resources.
2. Knowledge of a wide range of security systems, concepts, principles and practices, including force protection, integrated base defense, defense plans, operating instruction for Security Forces, anti-terrorism, physical security, tactical deception, OPSEC, special access efforts, and those procedures utilized in other DoD agencies to ensure up-to-date security applications.
3. Knowledge of governing policies, directives, instructions, and procedures for publications and how it relates to the vulnerabilities of an installation.
4. Ability to competently represent the unit, brief senior leadership on security procedures, make recommendations, and offer advice and make decisions affecting the wing.
5. Ability to clearly and competently verbalize information to commanders and other administration officials.
6. Ability to express excellent writing skills to communicate with clarity and ease to large diverse audiences.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

*****************ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICES MEMBERS*****************

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to treat an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge date. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge date is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certification" memo in lieu of a DD-Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certification memo or DD-Form 214 with their application will render the member ineligible for the position. The certification memo must originate from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following:

• Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member
• Branch of Armed Forces
• Dates of Active Service (Start and End Date(s)
• Expected Date of Discharge/Release from Active Duty
• Terminal leave start date (if applicable)
• Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separation (i.e. separation or retirement)
• Must be certified within 120 days of anticipated discharge
• Signature by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note: The VOW Act provides tentative preference. If appointed, a DD Form-214 must be submitted upon receipt