PLANS AND OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (TITLE 32)

As a PLANS AND OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0301-11, you will serve as focal point for Crisis Action Planning and Officer in Charge of Joint Operations Center (JOC); develop operational procedures that execute Civil-Military taskings; establish and validate procedures, practices and tasks that provide situational awareness and continuous command and control over tasked organizations and members; plan and establish Joint Operations Center within the Joint Force Headquarters complex and Quick Reaction Force Platform Control Centers at designated locations; plan for and establish appropriate security for the centers and their staffs; ensure safe secure receipt and dissemination of WARNORDs, OPORDs, FRAGORDs, Status of Forces and Resources and situational awareness reporting and operational sustainment support for activated operational centers, quick reaction forces and equipment; ensure self inspection procedures are developed, conducted, results evaluated and changes incorporated into operational procedures; establish, execute, evaluate and maintain training program through inspections, exercises and testing; establish and maintain training and certification documentation process for crisis action team members and controllers; ensure newly assigned members and controllers receive orientation; participate as Operations Officer in the JOC; develop operational procedures to implement contingency and emergency plans; coordinate with higher, adjacent, lower headquarters, Federal, state and local agencies to accomplish emergency operations; develop message routing procedures; plan shift operations; prepare operations orders; develop after action reports to include cost factors; identify unit capabilities to support emergency operations; identify equipment and special civilian occupational skills needed; develop emergency response time estimates; coordinate operational control over NG forces during training simulations; be responsible for the administrative oversight of the command and control network to include defining required system capabilities; identify and secure resourcing for full-time staffing for effective 24/7 continuous operations; perform other duties as assigned.

You must provide transcripts documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position.

If you are found to be among the top qualified 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):

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx). If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12999456 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application.

You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package.

You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted.

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After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.

You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position.

Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. 2. Other supporting documents: