Clarification from the agency

This position is open to current on-board Title 5 and Title 32 employees of the 132d Wing, Des Moines, Iowa Air National Guard. Military membership is required.

As a HR OFFICER (MILITARY), GS-0201-12 your duties are below.

1. Manages Force Support programs through subordinate supervisors and senior workers that supervise technical and administrative activities within organizational sub­ units. Assigns work based on consideration of project requirements, priorities, and functional unit responsibilities. Accepts, amends, or rejects work, which has been reviewed by subordinate supervisors.
2. Performs strategic planning in support of wing long-range objectives. Oversees organizational preparation necessary to accomplish Force Support programs essential to daily operations and mission readiness. Reviews and analyzes personnel data derived from a variety of systems and documents such as Military Personnel Execution System (MPES); Unit Manning Document (UMD); Unit Manpower Personnel Roster (UMPR); Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution System (DCAPES); and the Unit Type Code Management Information System (UMIS) for inclusion in the wing strategic plan.
3. Plans and directs personnel mobilization and deployment activities through the Installation Personnel and Readiness office. Coordinates military human resources activities, which are focused on wartime readiness and effective personnel utilization. Maintains a high state of military readiness by ensuring sufficient numbers of trained military personnel are available to accomplish wartime, contingency, and peacetime taskings. Provides oversight for the Personnel Deployment Function (PDF) and monitors effectiveness. Directs the preparation of contingency, exercise, and deployment (CED), NATO, and mobilization orders.
4. Oversees manpower and personnel programs. Provides analytical review of personnel strength management programs, highlighting potential trends affecting organizational sustainment. Advises senior leadership on strength of assigned organizations, current and projected manpower authorizations, and provides analyses on current and future changes.
5. Provides strategic direction for force development programs to include: On-the-Job Training (OJT), formal school training, Air Force Institute Advanced Distributed Learning (AFIADL), Developmental Education (DE) (formerly Professional Military Education), and ancillary training.
6. Provides oversight to the Airman and Family Readiness Program to ensure wellness is maintained throughout assigned organizations. Coordinates human service delivery system to ensure family program elements (spiritual, psychological, physical, and financial health) are provided to military and family members.
7. Provides functional oversight of Sustainment Services section for mission requirements and base-wide needs, to include food services, lodging, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR), Mortuary Affairs, honor guard, and fitness programs. Oversees the wing Survivor Assistance Program (SAP) and effectiveness of Family Liaison Officer (FLO) and Summary Court Officer (SCO) programs.
8. Oversees Recruiting and Retention programs. Monitors accession programs to achieve and maintain authorized end strength. Responsible for local force management initiatives to ensure revitalization of the workforce. Coordinates accession of military service members with external agencies and organizations. Ensures a recruiting plan is prepared and executed in concert with state, wing, and organizational strength objectives, including AFSC specific initiatives and goals.
9. Oversees implementation of full-time human resources programs to include dual status military technicians (General Schedule and Federal Wage System), non-dual status technicians, and Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) personnel under the guidance and purview of the state Human Resources Office (HRO).
10. Provides management and oversight of a comprehensive budget for Force Support operations, which includes programs for Recruiting and Retention, Family Readiness, Formal Schools, Subsistence, Contract Lodging, Food Operations Contracts, NAF, and other special Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and Military Personnel (MILPERS) funding and workday requirements.
11. Serves as the wing point of contact for Homeland Defense and Civil Support activities with regard to base operating support and accountability utilizing the following force support capabilities: Fatality Management, Food Operations, Lodging, Laundry Operations, Recreation and Fitness, and PERSCO to include the planning for local, state, and federal response plans which involve natural and man-made disasters and civil disturbances. Designates or serves as representative for the installation Emergency Operations Center as required, for capabilities contained within accountability operations and Emergency Support Functions six and eight (Mass Care and Public Health).
12. Performs other duties as assigned. D2123000

Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted position that requires military membership in a compatible military assignment in the Iowa Air National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of this excepted position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 04/13/2026 . FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR NOT RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION. Please refer to the Qualifications and Evaluations Section of this Announcement to understand the qualification requirements, and the How to Apply Section for detailed instruction on applying.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Employment is subject to attaining and maintaining a clearance as required by this position. If the selectee does not possess the applicable security clearance when hired, application must be made within 30 days of the start date. Failure to make application for the required security clearance will result in termination of employment.

Failure to complete prescribed courses may be cause for reassignment or termination of FTS.

Military Rank Requirements: OFFICERS (O-3 to O-4)

Qualifications

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address the minimum/specialized experience needed for the position in their resume will not be referred for consideration.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Experience that demonstrates the ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions plan and organize work; and communicate effectively orally and in writing.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: GS-0201-12: Must haveexperience in the following:

1. 1-year specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade.
2. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed.
3. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.
4. Experience of an administrative nature, which involves the exercise of analytical ability, judgment, discretion, and personal responsibility, and application of a substantial body of knowledge of principles, concepts, and practices applicable to one or more fields of administration or management.
5. Experience and ability to plan, direct, and administer force support programs for wing military personnel and associate units.
6. Experience and knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, and theories of military human resources management and the ability to adapt these to meet mission requirements of the state.
7. Experience with programs associated with Base Services such as lodging, fitness, food service programs, recreational and special morale and welfare, etc.
8. Experience administering, delivering, maintaining, advising on, and adapting basic concepts, principles, and theories of military HR to the unique organizational, management, and mission requirements of military departments or organizations.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are found to be among the qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for this position:

1. Knowledge or experience of an administrative nature, which involves the exercise of analytical ability, judgment, discretion, and personal responsibility, and application of a substantial body of knowledge of principles, concepts, and practices applicable to one or more fields of administration or management.
2. Ability to plan, direct, and administer force support programs for wing military personnel and associate units.
3. Knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, and theories of military human resources management and the ability to adapt these to meet mission requirements of the state.