Summary

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Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed. In addition to their civilian assignments, they are assigned to equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. Appointee's civilian assignments will consist of the following duties.

Duties

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Duty 1 - Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group.

Duty 2 - Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Exercises technical and administrative supervision over a highly experienced staff of analytic, operational, and support ISR personnel responsible for the planning and management of highly complex analytic support and ISR operational functions.

Duty 3 - Represents HQ AFRC, NAF, Wing, and ISR Group with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.

Duty 4 - Manages ISR training and readiness for the group. Develops operational plans, standard operating procedures, and implementing instructions, which pertain to general military training and readiness of assigned unit personnel, ISR, and command center communications training.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be a current member of the AF Reserves or willing/qualified to join.
• 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: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/.
• Total salary varies depending on location of position.
• This position is subject to provision of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• All new DCIPS employees are required to complete a two-year DCIPS trial period
• Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized for this position
• Relocation Incentive may be authorized for this position
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• 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.
• This is an AFRC key management position in which the incumbent is required to formulate, determine, or influence policies of the assigned units.
• The incumbent may be required to fly in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments (TDY).
• The incumbent must be eligible for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Access.

Qualifications

THIS IS AN AIR RESERVE TECHNICIAN OFFICER POSITION.

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position located at 701 COMBAT OPERATIONS SQ with the military rank of Lt Col, AFSC: 014N3. For questions concerning military eligibility please contact the Air Force Reserve Qualification Center at [redacted].

This is a GG-14 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). The GG-14 duties for the "Management/Supervision" work category are at the "Expert" work level and are equivalent to those at the GS-14 level. The selectee's salary will be set within the grade equivalent to a GS/GG grade based on the selectee's qualifications in relation to the job.

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.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position. Examples of creditable experience include: Fully qualified and experienced intelligence officer, having operational experience in at least two of the below intelligence disciplines-Cyber ISR, HUMINT, GEOINT/MASINT, SIGINT, All-Source Analysis/Fusion Analysis, Acquisition Intelligence, collection management, analytical production management, and dissemination. Knowledge of conducting Cyber ISR, HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT/MASINT, All-Source/Fusion Analysis, Acquisition Intelligence, collection management, analytical production management, and dissemination. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of national, DoD, and U.S. Air Force statutory and regulatory policies, directives, and procedures relating to ISR activities. Note: Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector, or experience gained in another government agency.

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:

1. Must be fully qualified and experienced intelligence officer, having operational experience in at least two of the below intelligence disciplines-Cyber ISR, HUMINT, GEOINT/MASINT, SIGINT, All-Source Analysis/Fusion Analysis, Acquisition Intelligence, collection management, analytical production management, and dissemination.

2. Knowledge of conducting Cyber ISR, HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT/MASINT, All-Source/Fusion Analysis, Acquisition Intelligence, collection management, analytical production management, and dissemination.

3. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of national, DoD, and U.S. Air Force statutory and regulatory policies, directives, and procedures relating to ISR activities. Must be highly knowledgeable in the capabilities, limitations, and techniques for employment of ISR platforms.

4. Develops and articulates strategy and actions to implement the vision of the work unit that is consistent with organization's goals. As needed, maintains certification and currency in required missions.

5. Ability to plan, organize, and direct ISR operations functions; and mentor, motivate, and appraise a staff through subordinate supervisors. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; to prepare reports, interface with high levels of management, negotiate complex issues, and maintains good working relationships.

6. Proven ability to build and sustain professional networks to exchange information with mission critical offices, inside AFRC, other MAJCOMs, and Air Force in overall planning and execution of ISR operations and evaluations.

Conditions of Employment continued:

1. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. The incumbent's regular assignments are ART duties; however, the incumbent may be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities. Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to participate in unit training assemblies (UTA).

2. As necessary, to meet special or essential unscheduled activities, may be required to work an uncommon tour of duty with brief advance notice.

3. This position is designated as a mobility position. The incumbent must be willing to move/transfer to another unit or location on a lateral or promotion basis as directed by HQ AFRC.

4. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

5. This position has been identified as a drug testing designated position. The incumbent of this position may be selected for random drug testing, and be subject to reasonable suspicion testing and safety mishap or accident testing.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Applicant must be commissioned or commissionable as an ART Officer in the Air Force Reserve. Air Reserve Technicians are part of the regular career civil service and enjoy all the benefits granted to Federal employees in the competitive civil service. In addition, Air Reserve Technicians are required to maintain their active membership in the Air Force Reserve unit where assigned. As members of Reserve units, Air Reserve Technicians receive on average one weekend of military training per month. In addition, they are eligible for 15 days active duty tour each year for which military leave is granted with full civilian pay. Air Reserve units and members are subject to immediate call to active duty in mobilization to meet a national emergency.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. For additional information, click here.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used.

Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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