Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to perform duties as a Logistics Planner in the Plans and Exercises Division of the Force Generation Cen1er (FGC). Provides guidance. assis1ance, and advice on matters relating to Air Force Reserve Command planning and exercise activities within the specified hemisphere for all logistics matters. Responsibilities DUTY 1: Executes planning activities, provides guidance, assistance and advice on matters relating to AFRC planning and exercise activities within the specific COCOM regions for all logistics matters relating to AFRC units and forces. DUTY 2: Executes planning activities, provides guidance, assistance and advice on matters relating to AFRC country planning activities within the specific COCOM regions or all logistics matters relating to AFRC units and forces. DUTY 3: As the Regional COCOM Plans and Exercise Logistics Planner, provides support for other critical AFRC planning activities. DUTY 4: Represents and speaks for the FGX at HQ USAF, CNAF, MAJ COM and COCOM level requirements meetings and conferences for all logistical related matters where AFRC units and forces are participating in future exercises or country activities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes Life Cycle Logistics experience in USAF weapons system in the Engineering & Manufacturing Development and Production and Deployment Phases, to include acquisition or sustainment and/or like experience; knowledge of the DoD/AF policies, practices, regulations, and laws concerning the acquisition planning and logistics management processes and initiatives. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. 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: I. Knowledge of AFRC, CNAF. MAJCOM and COCOM exercise planning policies and processes for the purpose of coordinating logistics requirements for AFRC units and forces involved in world-wide exercises, DFT's and other events. 2. Knowledge of Air Power and AFRC operation concepts, logistics policies and procedures, and financial management methods and procedures applicable to the management of resources. including personnel management procedures and policies as they relate to logistics planning for AFRC units and forces. 3. Knowledge of military operational principles, practices, and organization; ability to recognize the interrelationships of the various aspects of exercise planning; and skill in integrating and analyzing such information in order to evaluate make appropriate recommendations as well as to report on the status of events. 4. Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and procedures, and skill in evaluating plans and exercises to develop comprehensive reports. 5. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; negotiates complex issues, and maintain good order, discipline and working relations. 6. Knowledge of the mission and organization of AFRC units and forces. 7. Knowledge of the Air Reserve Component Network (ARCNET). Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES), Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS), Global Decision Support System (GDSS). Global C2 System (GCCS). Joint Operational Planning & Execution System (JOPES). Joint Training information Management System (JTIMS) and Single Mobility System (SMS). 8. Analytical ability to discern the medium and long-range effects of a multiplicity of logistical plans developed within and external to AFRC. 9. Must posses a high degree of tact, diplomacy. and professionalism. 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 Additional Information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. 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. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. 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. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.