Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to U.S. Citizens and Nationals.

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.

This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 9905 of title 5, U.S. Code.

Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following:

• Provides oversight and input into identifying and shaping outcomes of Capability Portfolio Management processes and outcomes in the areas if Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense through the integration of military operational concepts, military needs, and realistic experimentation.
• Defines, integrates, and implements the mission integration portfolio, enterprise-wide experimentation strategy, and experimentation implementation plan, to enact long-term impact on the entire CBRND Program's threat understanding, analysis of gaps and vulnerabilities, generation of most relevant requirements, and involvement of warfighters.
• Interacts with offices within OSW, the Joint Staff, the Services, the Combatant Commands, and CBRND enterprise components to recommend, direct, and manage integration of DASW(CBRND) equities in experimentation in support of Combatant Command and Service plans for operating in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threat environments.
• Develops and promulgates enhanced advocacy and educational materials, in coordination with ODASW(CBRND) staff, for diverse audiences both internal and external to the Department of War to facilitate better understanding of CBRND-relevant threats and defensive capabilities and to advance innovative technologies to meet warfighter needs.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• This position is subject to the DoD Priority Placement Program
• This position requires an Program Management, Advanced acquisition certification.
• This position requires incumbent to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and annually thereafter.
• This position may require up to 15% occasional travel away from your normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the NH-0301-03 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-3 (GS-12/13) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to:

1. Executing the integration of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (CBRND) program objectives into Department-wide experimentation activities to meet strategic goals.
2. Conducting analysis of military operational concepts and experimentation data to identify CBRND capability gaps and preparing assessments on program risk.
3. Implementing approved experimentation plans by coordinating requirements and actions with stakeholders across the Military Departments and other government agencies.

You may qualify at the NH-0301-04 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-4 (14/15) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to:

1. Authoring and directing the implementation of an enterprise-wide experimentation strategy for the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (CBRND) Program to shape long-term capability development.
2. Overseeing the evaluation of CBRND Capability Portfolios to make formal recommendations to senior executive leaders on strategic direction, investment, and mitigation of programmatic risk.
3. Securing the integration of CBRND equities into Department-wide plans by negotiating objectives and representing the organization's interests in forums with senior officials from the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW), Combatant Commands, industry, and academia.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include

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Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Note: Under this DHA, veteran's preference does not apply.

Your application (resumes and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed in this announcement.