Clarification from the agency

Eligible NAF employees are considered under Hiring Path - "Federal employees-Excepted service"

• Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Air Force Security Assistance Training Squadron's (AFSAT) Mission Support Directorate.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Represents AFSAT with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Ensure accuracy and staff memorandums, papers, letters, emails, communiqués, briefings, slides, spreadsheets, bullet background papers, country/cultural/partner reports, and reports for various meetings relative to MS's goals and mission, additional duties, and special projects as directed.
• Identifies directorate needs and initiates requests for additional resources, including personnel, overtime, equipment, supplies, and space to ensure success to meet unit goals and objectives.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate Secret security clearance
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Employee must possess, or obtain, and maintain a current passport
• It is highly desirable that the employee has management/leadership experience
• It is highly desirable that the employee has flight, aircraft maintenance, or training/student management experience and program or project management
• Employee may be required to perform extended/long-term and/or multiple Temporary Duty Assignments (TDY) tours in foreign nations to accomplish assigned duties
• Work may require global travel away from the normal duty station by military or commercial aircraft
• The employee must obtain the appropriate International Affairs Case Life Cycle Management certification level per established timelines, and maintain certification through continuous training.
• Employee must participate in annual Foreign Affairs career field Civilian Developmental Education process and must participate in the squadron-training plan
• Completion of Intermediate Developmental Education (IDE), (ACSC (residence or on-line), DoD Executive Leadership Development Program, etc.) within four years of accepting position is highly desirable
• This is a Centrally Managed Position. PCS will be paid in accordance with JTR Vol. 2 and applicable Air Force Regulations.

Qualifications

This position is designated as a KEY POSITION IAW AFI 36-507. Duties of this position are essential to the accomplishment of wartime/contingency operations. Incumbents of key positions must be removed from their military recall status if alternative for filling of the position during an emergency are not available.

This is a Supervisory Position. A 1-year supervisory probationary period is required if applicant selected has not previously met this requirement.

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions, Foreign Affairs Series, 0130.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPECIALIST 0130 SERIES: A Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) or a degree with a major or equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. Courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown above. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

OR
EXPERIENCE: Four years of appropriate experience in one or more of the fields listed above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs. Evaluation of Experience: Qualifying experience may have been through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or international relief work, or other experience in foreign countries.

AND
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of USG International/Foreign Affairs objectives, Arms Export Control Act (AECA), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) processes, and/or understanding of international relations policy objectives within Security Assistance/Cooperation Programs; knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures; knowledge of Security Assistance/Security Cooperation laws, regulations, practices, procedures, and management planning policies, practices, regulations, and laws associated with the organization's structure, mission, functionality, capabilities, and limitations related to key staff level functions; knowledge and familiarity with developing, analyzing, and evaluating training principles, practices, techniques, and options within the legal scope of an FMS program and development, coordination, and planning for the formulation of Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) to solve problems, provide options, and experience to devise alternative solutions and the ability to communicate complex plans to USG and international stakeholders diplomatically.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of USG International/Foreign Affairs objectives, Arms Export Control Act (AECA), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) processes, and/or understanding of international relations policy objectives within Security Assistance/Cooperation Programs. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
2. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. Ability to analyze and coordinate FMS cases for specific requirements, within USG and DoD regulatory policy, for money, manpower, materiel, facilities, and services needed to support the program and when necessary apply the federal acquisition process for development, implementation, line management, execution, and closure of FMS training cases.
3. Exceptionally strong, demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interact with counterparts, diverse cultures and senior officials orally and through writing. In-depth ability to use office computer software applications to prepare word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. In-depth ability to use office computer software applications to prepare word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
4. Possess skills and demonstrated using diplomatic tact an ability to work complex project management issues with foreign governments, their military, and U.S. industry with an understanding of cultural, sociopolitical, and economic dynamics and communicate and interact with colleagues, counterparts in various USG agencies, high-ranking foreign representatives, and representatives of diverse cultures.
5. Knowledge of Security Assistance/Security Cooperation laws, regulations, practices, procedures, and management planning policies, practices, regulations, and laws associated with the organization's structure, mission, functionality, capabilities, and limitations related to key staff level functions.
6. Knowledge and familiarity with developing, analyzing, and evaluating training principles, practices, techniques, and options within the legal scope of an FMS program and development, coordination, and planning for the formulation of Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) to solve problems, provide options, and experience to devise alternative solutions and the ability to communicate complex plans to USG and international stakeholders diplomatically

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) 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.

BASIS OF RATING:
Your application will be rated under the Cut Point procedures based on the extent to which the quality, depth, and complexity of your experience and education relate to the qualification requirements. Additional points are not added for Veteran's Preference; however, Veteran's Preference is considered where applicable.

Best Qualified Group: Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements
Fully Qualified Group: Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements.
Basically Qualified Group: Candidates in this category meet the minimum education and/or experience requirements.

The resume/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 "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.

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APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.