OPERATIONS SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Summary

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Duties

The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as the Operations Support Specialist, a combat mission area that encompasses numerous operations support, intelligence, acquisitions, financial, communications, logistics management, equipment, production, integration, and training programs. Oversees the complex, numerous, and varied day-to-day, midterm, and multiyear activities that underwrite the success of assigned combat operations. The position is designed to engender the combined benefit of subordinate directorate efforts, to integrate and oversee diverse programs, and to chair the advancement of mission critical special programs. DUTIES: - Plans, organizes, and oversees the day-to-day, mid-term, and multiyear support activities that underwrite the combat success of a major organization - Represents the major organization and the major military command through an extensive network of senior-level professional contacts within the Defense Department, various government agencies, the academic community, and the commercial sector - Directs, coordinates and oversees the work of Personnel Recovery Operations, Operations Support, Acquisitions, Tactics and Special Programs, and Special Communications directorates through subordinate supervisors. - Participates in special projects and initiatives and performs special assignments to include long-term planning, functional/technical advice and guidance, and continuity of management

Qualifications

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (cont'd) - The work frequently requires temporary duty (TOY) travel at various CON US and OCON US locations, possibly for extended periods of time in hostile and/or isolated environments. This may require travel on military or civil aircraft, ships, and vehicles - Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. The incumbent may be required to work independently in the absence of the supervisor, requiring process oversight, schedule development, equipment management, and individual problem resolution - The work may require the employee to conduct freefall and/or static line parachuting, perform underwater operations, utilize alternate insertion/extraction methods, handle weapons/explosives, and drive motor vehicles and/or water craft in support of diverse mission, training, exercise, test, and maintenance requirements. An appropriate, valid driver's license is required for the position and the employee must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a FAA Class Ill flight physical if the commander so requires 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, Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes expert knowledge of Special Tactics advanced operations, procedures, techniques, technology, tactics, systems, equipment, and methods to serve as an operational baseline for the integration of operational and support activities, the management of numerous support directorates, the integration of diverse programs, the development of special projects, regular senior-level interface, and the conduct of multiyear management continuity. Knowledge of basic theories and principles of systems design, specifications development techniques, and an understanding of technical requirements as well as joint service, governmental, and civil sector organizational functions so as to serve as the senior technical authority for logistics management, Tactical Surveillance Equipment (TSE), training and integration, Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTP) development, operational and financial signature reduction, personnel recovery developmental mechanisms and equipment, engineering survey and production, special category communications, acquisitions, as well as budget formulation, administration, and execution. 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-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 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 Special Tactics advanced operations, procedures, techniques, technology, tactics, systems, equipment, and methods to serve as an operational baseline for the integration of operational and support activities, the management of numerous support directorates, the integration of diverse programs, the development of special projects, regular senior-level interface, and the conduct of multiyear management continuity. 2. Knowledge of basic theories and principles of systems design, specifications development techniques, and an understanding of technical requirements as well as joint service, governmental, and civil sector organizational functions so as to serve as the senior technical authority for logistics management, Tactical Surveillance Equipment (TSE), training and integration, Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTP) development, operational and financial signature reduction, personnel recovery developmental mechanisms and equipment, engineering survey and production, special category communications, acquisitions, as well as budget formulation, administration, and execution. 3. Knowledge of and experience with the Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP), Major Force Programs (MFP), DoD appropriations, Budget Estimate Submissions (BES), and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) programming methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes in order to recommend reapportionments, supplemental appropriations, unfunded requirements, deferrals, and rescissions of funds. The incumbent must also possess the required knowledge and experience to serve as the senior party responsible for properly overseeing subordinate acquisitions and budgetary programs as well as to provide knowledgeable resource-constrained program prioritization; knowledge of contractual processes, procedures, legal guidance, and technical requirements; knowledge of personnel and organization design to include manpower and organizational management. 4. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures and the ability to apply these to the reduction of operational risk to the mission set and/or the force; skill and considerable experience in the fields of leadership, mentorship, and complex and/or time-constrained decision making so as to innovate, conduct exhaustive research, solve difficult problems, and develop new methods, criteria, or proposed actions; ability to analyze, plan, organize, coordinate, integrate, and adjust the work operations of multiple directorates either through subordinate supervisors or personally-in order to meet the combat focused requirements and objectives of the major organization within available resources. 5. Ability to develop and implement policies, standards, and procedures and to make substantive inputs to or interpret the frequently vague and/or conflicting higher headquarters guidance that governs major segments of the supp