The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles AFB, CA is searching for a Chief of Protocol for SBD 3/JA (NH-0301-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).
Description:
Space Base Delta 3 is seeking an elite Protocol Specialist to serve as a pivotal member of the Commander's personal staff. If you are a master of protocol, diplomacy, and strategic planning and thrive in a high-stakes environment where your work directly influences international partnerships and command-level decisions, this could be the position for you.
As the Chief of Protocol, your responsibilities will include:
Serve as the lead planner for all high-level engagements, from orchestrating visits with international space partners to managing ceremonies that honor our service members. You will ensure every detail reflects the prestige and professionalism of the command.
Develop the long-range strategic engagement calendar, creating opportunities for the SBD 3 Commander to connect with key allies and dignitaries.
Apply your expert knowledge of diplomatic customs to navigate complex interactions with foreign military leaders and government officials, ensuring transparency and respect in every setting. You will be the authority on seating, gift exchanges, and formal procedures.
Take full charge of the Official Representational Fund (ORF). Proven ability to manage budgets, analyze funding requirements, and ensure strict fiscal accountability. You will meticulously budget, validate, and certify all expenditures for official functions, ensuring absolute compliance with DoD and command directives while enabling critical diplomatic activities.
Ideal Candidate:
Frequently required to ensure that the customs, concepts, practices, and regulations dealing with national and international diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette (i.e. seating, flags, receiving lines, music) such as that gained by extensive experience in working with protocol and skill in applying this knowledge to planning in directing the details of all formal visits of high ranking dignitaries both from within the Federal Government and from the international scene. This includes:
- Knowledge of etiquette, military customs, and international protocol as well as an understanding of management techniques is essential in order to adequately schedule visits through the many organizations assuring the visitor's purpose is accomplished. Knowledge of Air Force, Congress, Space and Systems Command, and SBD 3 organizational structure, functions, and operations sufficient to adequately brief visiting dignitaries on programs of interest.
- Skill in making oral presentation designed to inform the visitors about the various history and programs underway at Space and Systems Command.
- Skill in analyzing the results of visits, i.e., agenda items and/or various activities participation in an effort to enhance the overall program.
- Skill in coordinating the participation of all activities on the base affected by the visit including all tenants and contractors.
- Skill in developing and maintaining effective relationships with representatives of other protocol offices, representatives of other government agencies, representatives of foreign governments, i. e., embassies, consulates, and representatives of major private industries.
- Skill in developing agendas and in setting up itineraries to prepare programs to include guest lists, menus, seating arrangements, etc.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
Qualifications
The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here.
Additional information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:
Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
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.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
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.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
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.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
