Summary

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Duties

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• Serves as a Joint Planner in the Strategic Plans and Futures (SPF) Division.
• Serves as staff advisor and subject matter consultant for Future operating concepts and strategy.
• Coordinates comments on strategy documents, joint concepts, instructions, memorandums, operational plans, and directives pertaining to contingency operations, disaster response, and consequence management as a DLA representative.
• Integrates joint concepts into DLA long-range strategic planning and Global Posture planning efforts in support of development, transition, and implementation.
• Integrates high level Department of War planning guidance by understanding the unique blend of tactical to strategic level combat support, combat service support operations, and how DLA impacts operations.
• Provides subject matter expertise on DLA planning for Joint and Service Future Concepts and Wargames.
• Serves as an authoritative source of information on key knowledge of Joint Force Requirements Process and Functional Capabilities Boards.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Special Sensitive/SCI
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• This is a Mission Essential (ME) position. The incumbent may be required to report to work in the event of a natural disaster, inclement weather, or crisis.
• You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Logistics Operations in Fort Belvoir, VA.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Strategic Planner, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Directly working with military information and logistics systems, wartime and emergency logistics, DoW, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Military Services worldwide supply logistics support reflecting clear demonstrable knowledge of their policies, doctrines, and systems.
• Determining, evaluating, and executing Joint and Service Future Concepts and Wargames in accordance with advanced management systems, organizational principles, practices, and programs.
• Demonstrable work leveraging tools such as Wargames, exercises, models, and simulation to generate actionable and objectively defensible courses of action.
• Demonstrable work within organizations focused on developing, evaluating, and refining multi-year strategies

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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Benefits

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