Clarification from the agency

Who may apply: Current permanent competitive service DTRA employees, Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 31.5.612); Appointment of DoW Civilian Spouses; DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP), DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible, Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP).

As a JOINT TRAINING SYSTEM SPECIALIST at the GS-0301-13 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serves as a Joint Training System (JTS) Specialist in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Plans and Programs Department, Training and Exercise Division. Duties include planning, development, management, and execution of the annual DTRA Joint Training Plan with a focus on Joint Training Tool (JTT) administration.
• Develops, coordinates and manages execution of the DTRA Joint Training Plan (JTP). Coordinates and incorporates applicable DTRA CWMD training requirements, and directed continuity training requirements into DTRA joint training, works with the staffs of the combatant commands to manage agency-wide exercise force requests, and manage lessons learned.
• Supports focused JTP exercise planning and execution to ensure proficiency of collective staff tasks, and conducts assessments to determine METL proficiency, identify strengths and weaknesses, review issues and lessons learned and recommends refinement to the JTP.
• Represents DTRA and attends appropriate joint training and exercise meetings and conferences involving USG Interagency and DoW planners to develop and coordinate Joint Training to include scenario elements, exercise control architectures, information management procedures, and assessment plans in order to achieve DTRA training objectives.
• Plans, coordinates, executes and assesses DTRA JTP events to ensure proficiency to execute collective staff tasks.
• Plans, coordinates and publishes after action reports for JTP events to include recommended corrective actions and an office of primary responsibility, applicable offices of coordinating responsibility, and subject matter experts to resolve issues.
• Utilizes Joint Training Tool (JTT) and Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) to implement best practices and correcting deficiencies revealed in lessons learned from exercises and events in which the agency participates.
• Demonstrates mastery knowledge of key CJCS Joint Training Systems to include but not limited to the JTT. Provides expert training, direction and advice to training officers, exercise planners, and trusted agents for these systems.
• Supports taskings for CJCS doctrine revisions. Provides technical reviews of Joint Staff manuals, instructions, and directives as they relate to training and doctrine processes and procedures.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: 10%
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is an in-person position at facilities located at Fort Belvoir, VA. This position may be eligible for limited, situational telework subject to supervisory approval and not to exceed current Agency guidelines.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance
• Must consent to, pass pre-employment drug testing, and be subject to periodic random drug testing thereafter
• Position requires occasional travel and or temporary duty CONUS and OCONUS, and such travel may also be in austere conditions
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid passport

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service:

• Knowledge of the Department of War (DoW) Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) to include the Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) development processes, the Universal Joint Task List (UJTL), and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Joint Doctrine System.
• Knowledge of the Joint Training Tool (JTT) and Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) to implement exercise resourcing and management, identifying best practices, and correcting deficiencies revealed from exercises and events in which the agency participates.
• Knowledge of US national strategy to include the DoD Strategy to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), CWMD plans, programs, intelligence, doctrine, policy and USG actors to include OSW, Joint Staff, CCMDs, Military Services and the Service components of CCMDs, and Defense/Combat Support Agencies.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills to prepare and present major staff studies, fact sheets, and executive-level decision briefs, as well as to articulate and negotiate complex issues with senior leadership and external partners.
• Ability to develop and provide training, consultation, and ongoing assistance to personnel at all levels on the Joint Training Tool, exercise management, JMETL development, and the use of associated reporting systems.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed for eligibility. All eligible applicants' resumes and supporting documentation will be reviewed by a panel of Subject Matter Experts (SME). If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Competencies:
Competency ID - 139 (Information Management) - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information, organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
Competency ID - 40471 (Data Analysis) - Analyze, model, and transform data to highlight useful information; suggest recommendations and conclusions, and support senior leader decision making.
Competency ID - 1793 (Customer Operations and Requirements) - Applies knowledge of relevant customer organizations or operations (e.g., military, policy-makers, and law enforcement), including how to translate requirements to provide appropriate output or response to meet customer needs.
Competency ID - 8220 (Oral and Written Communication) - Demonstrates the ability to clearly and effectively articulate and present facts, ideas, issues and analyses to a wide range of audiences; makes clear and convincing oral presentations; prepares succinct and well-organized papers, briefings and documentation to promote decisions.
Competency ID - 295 (Teaching Others) - Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP):This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be rated well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the (RGP) eligibility. If you are claiming RGP and are determined to be Well Qualified for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant.

Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG):In order to receive this preference, you must choose the (PPP DoD MRNG) eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist and copies of the appropriate documentation.

Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) (PPP MSP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the(MSP) (PPP MSP) eligibility. If you are claiming MSP (PPP MSP) and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant.