Chief of Staff

Summary

About the Position: This position is with the Pine Bluff Arsenal located at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. This position serves as the Chief of Staff to the Commander and Deputy to the Commander in matters concerning operations, plans, and organization that affect or impact all organizational elements.

Duties

• •Integrate and synchronize complex, cross-functional efforts.
• •Identify organizational barriers and improve processes and organizational effectiveness.
• •Build effective teams and gain stakeholder buy-in.
• •Lead through subordinate supervisors and drive accountability and results.
• •Translate senior-leader intent into coordinated execution.
• •Exercise sound judgment and operate effectively with substantial autonomy.
• •Communicate and influence effectively across organizational boundaries and with senior leaders.

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-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible 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 1.Leading and synchronizing complex staff operations across multiple organizational functions to maintain organizational effectiveness and mission execution 2. Coordinating and integrating cross-functional staff elements to execute organizational priorities, resolve organizational barriers, gain stakeholder buy-in, and implement organizational policies; 3. Translating senior-leader guidance and intent into coordinated organizational actions and driving execution across multiple staff elements; AND 4. Supporting senior leadership (such as the Commander and Deputy) with strategic planning by aligning internal staff processes, resources, and workflows with long-range organizational goals. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). 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

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.