Operations Technical Advisor

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as technical advisor, serves as the principal advisor to the 57th Operations Group Commander (OG/CC) "the Commander" on activities and leads, plans, coordinates, executes, and reports on the technical direction, and management of operational activities.Qualifications: Conditions of Employment cont...

• Position is designated Special-Sensitive and requires eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.
• Drug Testing: This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety.

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, Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series, 0301.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes mastery of advanced multidisciplinary concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment sufficient to apply theories, principles, and concepts to operational, test and evaluation activities and management advisory services; Knowledge of fighter, bomber, tanker, transport, unmanned aerial vehicle and/or command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs, weapons systems, and military operations at an in-depth level to evaluate mission effectiveness; and Knowledge of the various command entities involved in overall planning and execution of operational operations.

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-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

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:

• Knowledge of airpower plans and procedures for conducting major operations such as war, military operations other than war, mobilization, and deployment to evaluate mission readiness of new or modified systems to include military rated aviator (pilot/navigator/weapons systems officer) expertise as it applies to assigned programs.
• Knowledge of airpower program goals, objectives, and operational missions while planning, coordinating, and budgeting operational, test, and evaluation activities, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events.
• Knowledge sufficient to analyze and draw conclusions regarding mission results and write technical reports appropriate for senior Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD), and joint service executive and technical level reviews.
• Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the planning and assessment of operational tests for highly complex weapon systems and subsystems.
• Ability to research, analyze, and interpret high-level guidelines including general, DoD, Joint Service, and military service directives and instructions requiring considerable adaptation and/or interpretation for application to issues or problems.
• Skill in effectively interacting, operation, and communication (both verbally and in writing) with personnel from diverse backgrounds/ qualifications/ experience.

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.Employment Type: FULL_TIME