MILITARY SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Military Support Specialist

You will serve as a MILITARY SUPPORT SPECIALIST in the SURFCOMSYSTRNCMD DET MIDDLE PACIFIC. Responsibilities include providing technical and advisory assistance to civilian and military management officials and employees. You will be responsible for validation and approval of all purchase requests ensuring methods of procurement and required documentation are followed. You will serve as the command subject matter expert for all military personnel and pay systems. You will act as the principal administrative advisor, program coordinator, and point of contact with higher authority commands.

Qualifications : Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following : 1) Communicating effectively orally and in writing sufficiently to provide briefs to all levels of the chain of command; 2) Applying knowledge of Navy functions, tasks, policies, and regulations pertaining to contract support; 3) Preparing and executing command annual budget for office equipment, supplies, etc.; 4) Utilizing Microsoft programs and pay systems to support any required service record maintenance to all levels of command.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site :

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience : Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Are you using education as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic education requirement for this position? Any claims you make in your resume regarding education or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your application official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application, an official transcript will ultimately be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.

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 ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and / or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. 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 :

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 :

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.