Counterdrug Policy Posture And Strategy Officer

Senior Counter drug Strategist

Serve as a senior Counter drug (CD) policy, posture, and strategist and member of a joint force team at U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)--a unified command.

Author and staff written products and other actions for the directorate regarding matters concerning counter drug policies, posture, strategies, and various global threats within USSOUTHCOM, to include USSOUTHCOM's Theater Posture Plan.

Review, interpret, and apply national security directives and policy documents from the Executive Branch, Department of War (DOW), Department of State (DOS), and Department of Justice (DOJ).

Create strategic concepts and advancing alternatives to address regional challenges concerning counter drug issues.

Form cross command teams and lead planning efforts to develop new policies, posture, and strategies to address various regional threats and ensure incorporation into the broader USSOUTHCOM Strategy and Campaign Plan.

Analyze Command priorities and requirements to ensure USSOUTHCOM posture, initiatives, and current programs are best postured to counter illicit threats in the near, mid- and long-term.

Defend and promote the Command's strategic threat priorities at high-level meetings to formulate and implement national security strategies.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

This is a mandatory drug testing position.

Incumbent must maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.

This position is designated Tier 5, Special Sensitive, High Risk and the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance Level with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access as a condition of employment.

Position requires travel up to 15% of the time to CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees

Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)

Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce

Executive Order (E.O.) 12721

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473

Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)

Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible

People with Disabilities, Schedule A

Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible

Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible

Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement

Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible

Reinstatement

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience;

if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is available.

Specialized

Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes
1). Analyze campaign plans and strategies to reduce threats concerning counter drugs;
2). Review national security directives to ensure compliance with organizational processes; and
3). Provide support to multi-national information sharing initiatives to foster integration and cooperation with various government agencies. Time in Grade Requirement:
Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and…