Correspondence Controller

Based in WHS, this position is within the Correspondence Analysis Branch (CAB) of the Correspondence Management Division (CMD). CMD provides administrative support to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Executive Secretary of Defense.

CAB processes unclassified materials for leadership and guides OSD, the White House, Congress, and federal agencies on correspondence policies, CATMS tracking, incoming/outgoing mail, and staff packages.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to receive and review all types and levels of correspondence for tasking assignment to the appropriate action office for response; reviewing correspondence for formatting and grammatical accuracy; operating an electronic task management tracking system;
  
  AND Assisting with managing suspense dates and changes to task assignments.
• Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to utilize correspondence and/or task management systems to analyze all types and levels of correspondence for tasking and data entry to the appropriate action office for response;
  Reviewing and editing correspondence in accordance with established policies and procedures;
  Using administrative policies, programs, and procedures to effectively provide advice, guidance, and assistance to customers and executive/senior level leadership; AND Managing suspense dates and changes to task assignments.
• I have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be used to meet the total qualification requirements. 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%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18.

Add the two percentages.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

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and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

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