Supervisory Congressional ACTION Specialist Security Clearance

Position: SUPERVISORY CONGRESSIONAL ACTION SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
Duties Help
* As Division Chief, plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Division.
* Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
* Develops, coordinates, and supervises preparation of Air Force Reserve Legislative program.
* Supervises and/or participates in drafting of legislation and the corresponding justification. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
* U.S. Citizenship Required
* Males must be registered for Selective Service, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
* 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:  
* This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
* Disclosure of Political Appointments
* Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
* 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.
* Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
* A Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.
* Drug Test requirement was modified to comply with AFI 44-107 Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program, 7 April 2010.
* This is a Centrally Managed position in the Operations Career Field.
* This is a Supervisory Position. A 1-year supervisory probationary period is required if applicant selected has not previously met this requirement. Qualifications 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, Administrative and Management Positions, Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301. SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-14, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of DoD, the Air Force, and the Air Force reserve to facilitate rapid and accurate responses to congressional inquiries and other congressional requests.

Insight, judgement, and diplomacy are critical skills necessary for establishing and maintaining effective relations between senior Air Force leadership and Congressional contacts;
Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and supervise, mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors; ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of subordinate organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. 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-14 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-15 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:
* Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of DoD, the Air Force, and the Air Force reserve to facilitate rapid and accurate responses to congressional inquiries and other congressional requests. Insight, judgement, and diplomacy are critical skills necessary for establishing and maintaining effective relations between senior Air Force leadership and Congressional contacts.
* Ability to plan, organize, and…