THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR AN NATO INTERNATIONAL POSITION WITH THE NATO SUPPORT AND PROCUREMENT AGENCY (NSPA). RESUMES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Use the NSPA Application form and Post Requirement form available at this link: http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm
Please refer to the 'How to Apply' section of this announcement for instructions.
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
About the Position:
Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf.
CAPELLEN, LUXEMBOURG
This position is located in Capellen, Luxemburg. The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is a small country located between Belgium, France and Germany, which are within less than an hour's drive. Capellen is located in south-western Luxemburg, about 12 Km west of Luxemburg city, host of the European Economic Union Institutions. The NATO Support Agency (NSPA) is the largest employer in town, with some 1000 employees. The average weather is mild with little extremes of hot or cold seasonal condition. For more information, please visit http://www.nspa.nato.int
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 Applying to OCONUS Positions
Current Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
Reinstatement
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
Summary
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR AN NATO INTERNATIONAL POSITION WITH THE NATO SUPPORT AND PROCUREMENT AGENCY (NSPA). RESUMES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Use the NSPA Application form and Post Requirement form available at this link: http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm
Please refer to the 'How to Apply' section of this announcement for instructions.
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
About the Position:
Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf.
CAPELLEN, LUXEMBOURG
This position is located in Capellen, Luxemburg. The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is a small country located between Belgium, France and Germany, which are within less than an hour's drive. Capellen is located in south-western Luxemburg, about 12 Km west of Luxemburg city, host of the European Economic Union Institutions. The NATO Support Agency (NSPA) is the largest employer in town, with some 1000 employees. The average weather is mild with little extremes of hot or cold seasonal condition. For more information, please visit http://www.nspa.nato.int
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 Applying to OCONUS Positions
Current Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
Reinstatement
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
The incumbent is responsible to the Alliance Future Surveillance Control (AFSC) Project Manager for the management of engineering and technical tasks required to complete the AFSC Concept Stage. More precisely, he/she is responsible for performing the following functions: Establishing annual workload forecasts for technical staff. Preparing and justifying the annual Organisation and Personnel Establishment (O&PE) proposals for technical staff. Advising the Project Manager in all AFSC engineering aspects. Performing analyses of customer requirements. Defining requirements in the context of contract preparation. Preparing Statements of Work (SOWs) and coordinating them with customers. Exercising technical performance management of the AFSC contracts. Engaging with the contractors in all technical matters and ensuring progress against plans and objectives. Resolving technical discrepancies and disputes. Performing technical coordination of AFSC specialists and risk reduction studies. Providing regular reports for the AFSC shareholders [including the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) quarterly reports]. Identifying the engineering and logistic support requirements and acting as the focal point between contractors, other NATO Bodies and Agencies concerning open issues. Managing all Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to ensure the timely satisfaction of AFSC military requirements and that the related operational, functional and performance requirements for the AFSC are correctly reflected in the AFSC capability architecture.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a NATO Secret clearance
TDY Requirement: 20%
You must include the announcement number on your application
You must include your phone number(s) and email address on your application
Other Requirements:
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a NATO Secret Clearance
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and specialized 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: To Qualify applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (GS-13).
One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills and abilities of the position being filled.
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).
Applicants must complete the NSPA application form and the NSPA Post Requirements Form (PRF). The NSPA application form can be found on the NSPA website at this address: http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm. This position is posted with vacancy number 172/2017, ALLIANCE FUTURE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL (AFSC) ENGINEERING MANAGER (LW-120), grade A4. The Post Requirement form unique to this vacancy announcement is available on the NSPA website. If unable to find the form, please contact the NSPA HR office at 'recruitment@nspa.nato.int'. Failure to provide this form along with the NSPA application form will result in non-consideration for this announcement.
Education
Educational Requirements for applicants selected as U.S. Federal employees into this NATO international Position:
Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR
Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please submit your foreign education evaluation with your application.
Additional information
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
On this overseas accompanied tour, medical and DoDDS special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position.
In the overseas areas, access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. Medical care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. Movement overseas may require you to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage.
Pay retention may be offered to successful applicants for positions at overseas locations. For this provision to apply to employees already overseas, the selected individual would have to require a permanent change of station move and would have to be selected as a result of a recruitment effort that had been extended outside of the overseas command involved.
Selectees initially recruited from the United States may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. (Subject to approval)
Selectees recruited outside the U.S. will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire.
For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information before applying for or accepting this position.
The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months.
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation Volume II (JTR II).
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.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (NSPA application form, Post Requirement form, and supporting documents) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
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 documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist (Outside the Continental United States) and Proof of Eligibility.
The following documents are required:
1. NSPA Application form: If you submit the wrong application form, you will not be considered for this vacancy# For qualifications determinations your application form must contain the dates of employment and a detailed description of your duties# Application forms saying 'see attached resume' or that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position# Use this link to dowload the NSPA application form: http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm
2. Post Requirements Form (PRF) specific for this vacancy announcement. This position is posted with vacancy number 172/2017, ALLIANCE FUTURE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL (AFSC) ENGINEERING MANAGER (LW-120), Grade A4. If unable to find this form on the NSPA website, this form can be obtained at the following email address: recruitment@nspa.nato.nt
3. You MUST submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. The required documents are:
- For internal applicants, an SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing you currently possess career status (tenure 1) in the competitive service;
- For VEOA candidates: DD214, which indicates character of service (Member-4 Copy required)
- For Reinstatement eligible candidates, an SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action# indicating you did obtain career or career-conditional status in the competitive service).
As described above, your complete application includes the NSPA application form, the Post Requirement form, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes:
1. NSPA Application form. The latest version of this application form can be found on the following website:
http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm.
2. Post Requirements Form (PRF) applicable to this vacancy. This form is available on the same website: http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm. This position is posted with vacancy number 172/2017, ALLIANCE FUTURE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL (AFSC) ENGINEERING MANAGER (LW-120), grade A4. if unable to find this form on the NSPA website, it can be obtained at the following email address: recruitment@nspa.nato.int.
3. Additional required documents (see Required Documents section below)
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Wednesday, August 09, 2017.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/23/2017 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10064552).
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
You will need to upload your complete application package into the 'application manager' system by the closing date of the announcement.
It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (NSPA application form, Post requirement form, and supporting documents) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
The Department of Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
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Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist (Outside the Continental United States) and Proof of Eligibility.
The following documents are required:
1. NSPA Application form: If you submit the wrong application form, you will not be considered for this vacancy# For qualifications determinations your application form must contain the dates of employment and a detailed description of your duties# Application forms saying 'see attached resume' or that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position# Use this link to dowload the NSPA application form: http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm
2. Post Requirements Form (PRF) specific for this vacancy announcement. This position is posted with vacancy number 172/2017, ALLIANCE FUTURE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL (AFSC) ENGINEERING MANAGER (LW-120), Grade A4. If unable to find this form on the NSPA website, this form can be obtained at the following email address: recruitment@nspa.nato.nt
3. You MUST submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. The required documents are:
- For internal applicants, an SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing you currently possess career status (tenure 1) in the competitive service;
- For VEOA candidates: DD214, which indicates character of service (Member-4 Copy required)
- For Reinstatement eligible candidates, an SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action# indicating you did obtain career or career-conditional status in the competitive service).
As described above, your complete application includes the NSPA application form, the Post Requirement form, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes:
1. NSPA Application form. The latest version of this application form can be found on the following website:
http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm.
2. Post Requirements Form (PRF) applicable to this vacancy. This form is available on the same website: http://www.nspa.nato.int/en/employment/employment.htm. This position is posted with vacancy number 172/2017, ALLIANCE FUTURE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL (AFSC) ENGINEERING MANAGER (LW-120), grade A4. if unable to find this form on the NSPA website, it can be obtained at the following email address: recruitment@nspa.nato.int.
3. Additional required documents (see Required Documents section below)
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Wednesday, August 09, 2017.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/23/2017 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10064552).
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
You will need to upload your complete application package into the 'application manager' system by the closing date of the announcement.
It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (NSPA application form, Post requirement form, and supporting documents) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
The Department of Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
JU-APF-W1KHAA USA ELE DEFENSE MISSION
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APO, AE 09708
US
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
