Liaison Officer

Summary

About the Position: Serves as a Liaison Officer for the Joint Activities Command located in Stuttgart, Germany.

Duties

• •Coordinates with interagency working groups, National agencies, DOD agencies, U.S. intelligence agencies, and other commands.
• •Develops, coordinates, and implements matters of special operations plans, policy, exercises, and strategy as they relate to Special Operations in the Area of Responsibility (AOR).
• •Reviews and analyzes OPLANS and CONPLANS for suitability, feasibility, acceptability, technical accuracy, adequacy, and integration of special mission operations content.
• •Conducts liaison with Theater Commands, inter-agencies and USSOCOM to meet command plans, policy, and exercise objectives; to formulate, monitor budget and resource execution objectives; to inform Commanders; and to enhance interoperability.

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 Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible 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 assisting with the coordination and implementation of sensitive activities operation plans with interagency working groups; analyzing sensitive special operations supporting plans, operation plans (OPLANS) and/or contingency plans (CONPLANS); and formulating strategy and future concepts for sensitive activities within a theater special operations community. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS 12). 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. 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-12).