The Mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy is to educate and graduate licensed merchant mariners and leaders of exemplary character who will serve America’s marine transportation and defense needs in peace and war.
This position is located in the Office of the Commandant and you will serve as the Deputy and alter ego to the Commandant in the development and promulgation of all policies, orders and directives concerning the administration of Midshipmen activities and services other than those of an academic nature. In the absence of the Commandant, you will serve as Acting Commandant of Midshipmen. In performing the duties of this position, you will be required to live on the Academy grounds and is an appointed officer in the U.S. Maritime Service. The Deputy Commandant directly assists the Commandant in providing leadership, supervision, safety and discipline of the Regiment of Midshipmen on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week basis.
As Deputy Commandant, in concert with the Commandant, you will supervise,coordinate, and direct the administration the Commandant's office/staff and develop and execute the Regimental program in coordination with the academic, athletic, and sea year training segments of the overall USMMA mission.
The ideal candidate for this position will be a professional possessing an advanced degree from a nationally accredited college or university. In addition, military experience in officer development and/or university student affairs administration.
Highly Desirable: A professional possessing an advance degree in a field related to leadership development, experience in university student affairs administration, military experience in officer development, experience in staff or faculty at a federal service academy or state or private university with a regimental system.
Summary
The Mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy is to educate and graduate licensed merchant mariners and leaders of exemplary character who will serve America’s marine transportation and defense needs in peace and war.
This position is located in the Office of the Commandant and you will serve as the Deputy and alter ego to the Commandant in the development and promulgation of all policies, orders and directives concerning the administration of Midshipmen activities and services other than those of an academic nature. In the absence of the Commandant, you will serve as Acting Commandant of Midshipmen. In performing the duties of this position, you will be required to live on the Academy grounds and is an appointed officer in the U.S. Maritime Service. The Deputy Commandant directly assists the Commandant in providing leadership, supervision, safety and discipline of the Regiment of Midshipmen on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week basis.
As Deputy Commandant, in concert with the Commandant, you will supervise,coordinate, and direct the administration the Commandant's office/staff and develop and execute the Regimental program in coordination with the academic, athletic, and sea year training segments of the overall USMMA mission.
The ideal candidate for this position will be a professional possessing an advanced degree from a nationally accredited college or university. In addition, military experience in officer development and/or university student affairs administration.
Highly Desirable: A professional possessing an advance degree in a field related to leadership development, experience in university student affairs administration, military experience in officer development, experience in staff or faculty at a federal service academy or state or private university with a regimental system.
Oversees the department’s budget formulation, execution, and reconciliation.
Reviews and ensures that procedures and work products related to honor, discipline and academic deficiency proceedings are accurate and contain all appropriate documentation before review and signature by the Commandant.
Supervises the administration of the disciplinary system. Supervises and monitors all counseling activities conducted by members of the Commandant’s staff. Recruits, interviews, and makes recommendations to the Commandant on selection of subordinate employees. Incumbent is responsible for furthering the Equal Employment Opportunity Program, including assuring equal opportunity for all minorities and all employees.
Maintains, reviews and updates as required all Superintendent Instructions and Notices, Commandant Instructions and Notices, Midshipman Regulations, uniform and equipment regulations, and all other Commandant issued directives. Ensures compliance by all Midshipmen with the Physical Fitness standards of the U.S. Navy. Identifies and implements management and process improvements, cost reductions, and enhanced efficiencies. Coordinates all special projects and studies assigned to, or directed by, the Commandant.
You must be a U.S. citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify.
Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
Review Required Documents Section as documents are required by closing date
Job announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 30 days.
This position IS NOT telework eligible.
This position IS NOT Telecommute eligible.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
TRIAL PERIOD: This is an Excepted Service position. This job will be filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive service. Applicants selected for an excepted service position may be subject to a two-year trial period.
SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: New supervisors must complete a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).
Officer Appointment Requirement: The person selected for this position will be appointed an officer in the United States Maritime Service (USMS) and will be required to purchase and wear a USMS uniform while performing their duties.
Residential Requirement: The person selected for this position will be required to reside on the Academy grounds in assigned Quarters and pay Quarters rental fees.
This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.
TO QUALIFY FOR THE GS-14: On Experience, you must have at least one year of equal or equivalent experience, it must include:
Experience in military officer development, higher education student affairs administration, senior-level government or military administration, while providing leadership, supervision, safety and discipline to young adults/college aged students.
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
For this announcement, all applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualifications for this position, specifically the specialized experience requirements.
Applicants will not be rated or ranked.
All applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications will be referred to the selecting official.
The answers you select in the on-line process must be substantiated in your application package. If upon review, it is determined that your described work history, competencies, and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, you may not be referred to the selecting official. Please ensure that your work history provides enough details to support your answers. To preview questions please click here.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
The following documents must be provided by the close date:
RESUME - Needs to be created within USA Jobs Resume Builder. It must show relevant experience, education, and fully support the required specialized experience.
COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE - Entering "See Resume" or other non-responsive answers to the request for narrative information may lead to your disqualification from consideration.
VETERANS - In order to be considered as a preference eligible, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD214. Your DD214 need not be official but must show the type of discharge and dates of active duty. If you are claiming preference eligibility as a disabled veteran, you must submit proof of entitlement of this preference which is normally a valid letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying to the present existence of the service-connected disability and indicating the percentage of your disability.
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for this position.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must submit a complete application package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job announcement posting.
Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
You may review your saved application(s) at https://my.usajobs.gov.
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automated Staffing Office during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET) at (202) 366-1298. You may also email us at Transjobs@dot.gov.
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Next steps
Within two weeks of the vacancy closing date, a Human Resources Specialist will issue certificate(s), or list(s) of applications, which will then be forwarded to the selecting official for further consideration. At this point, you may check online to see if your application was referred by logging in at MYUSAJOBS and clicking on "Applications." From this point on the selecting official determines all aspects of the hiring process. If they wish to contact you for an interview or for hire, they will do so directly. Otherwise, when a selection is made, we will update your application status online and the Human Resources Specialist for the vacancy will notify you by email.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
The following documents must be provided by the close date:
RESUME - Needs to be created within USA Jobs Resume Builder. It must show relevant experience, education, and fully support the required specialized experience.
COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE - Entering "See Resume" or other non-responsive answers to the request for narrative information may lead to your disqualification from consideration.
VETERANS - In order to be considered as a preference eligible, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD214. Your DD214 need not be official but must show the type of discharge and dates of active duty. If you are claiming preference eligibility as a disabled veteran, you must submit proof of entitlement of this preference which is normally a valid letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying to the present existence of the service-connected disability and indicating the percentage of your disability.
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for this position.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must submit a complete application package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job announcement posting.
Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
You may review your saved application(s) at https://my.usajobs.gov.
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automated Staffing Office during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET) at (202) 366-1298. You may also email us at Transjobs@dot.gov.
DOT, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Submit Application and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United States
Next steps
Within two weeks of the vacancy closing date, a Human Resources Specialist will issue certificate(s), or list(s) of applications, which will then be forwarded to the selecting official for further consideration. At this point, you may check online to see if your application was referred by logging in at MYUSAJOBS and clicking on "Applications." From this point on the selecting official determines all aspects of the hiring process. If they wish to contact you for an interview or for hire, they will do so directly. Otherwise, when a selection is made, we will update your application status online and the Human Resources Specialist for the vacancy will notify you by email.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
