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Summary You will serve as a Supervisory Administrative/Technical Specialist as the Chief of Staff for the Commanding Officer of NAVSURFWARFCTR PANAMA CITY DIVISION. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-13 and GS-14. Responsibilities You will support the Commanding Officer and Technical Director with facilitating and expediting decision making. You will review documents, reports, memorandums of agreement, and instructions prior to them being submitted for approval. You will collaborate with Department Heads and Deputy Department Heads on command initiatives and goals, while also coordinating, conducting, and participating in senior level meetings. You will encourage innovation and personal growth among Staff personnel. You will effectively communicate up, down, and across the Command, as well as with outside organizations. You will utilize Continuous Process Improvement techniques to improve business processes. You will support Equal Employment Opportunity principles and Diversity initiatives. You will interpret, develop, promulgate, and implement policies, procedures, metrics, and instructions within the general framework generated by higher authority. You will establish objectives, set priorities, and use internal controls, goal setting techniques, delegation, and team building to effectively manage. You will ensure policies, plans, programs, and directives issued by the Commanding Officer and Technical Director are effectively implemented for the military and civilian workforce. You will manage a small number of administrative staff to include required training, official travel and leave approvals, resolving personnel conflicts, assigning personnel to projects, enforcing command policies, and initiating personnel actions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 pay band (GS-11 and GS-12 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing leadership or management of programs to develop, implement, and sustain initiatives and business processes in support of mission or customer objectives. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Additional Information During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.