### U.S. Army, Pacific
#### 1 vacancy in the following location:
* Zama, Camp Zama, Japan
##### Work Schedule is Full Time - Permanent
Opened Thursday 9/29/2016 (3 day(s) ago)
** Closes Wednesday 10/12/2016 (10 day(s) away)
## Job Overview
### Summary
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**About the Position:**
Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf.
Camp Zama, Japan, is a 2007 Army Community of Excellence Award winner. We're a small community, about 25 miles SW of Tokyo. When you're ready to venture beyond; nearby are Navy and Air Force facilities. You'll find that we're also well situated for easy access to major metropolitan areas and tourist destinations. Japan has one the world's most elaborate train systems, providing fast, convenient access to numerous cultural and sightseeing destinations. Camp Zama's superb MWR and ITT facility offer assistance in accessing many leisure destinations that provides recreational and exclusive activities. For more information, visit: http://www.usarj.army.mil .
The purpose of this position is to serve as the primary point of contact for the planning and execution of joint-bilateral Command Post exercises and related field training exercises conducted or supported by Headquarters, United States Army Japan.
**Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens**
### Duties
You will conduct initial, mid and final range planning for command participation in joint and bilateral exercises. You will attend bilateral exercises to identify and resolve problems and to evaluate effectiveness of exercise plans. During exercises, serves as the (1) Operations Officer responsible for providing technical supervision to numerous functional area work cells and (2), the Army component Liaison Officer to the sub-unified command (U.S. Forces Japan). You will analyze, develop, refines and coordinate exercise scenarios and objectives jointly with Japanese Defense Officials and other DOD Components and Agencies. You will coordinate with exercise plans officers to develop budget estimates, conduct cost analysis and to justify deviations in expenditures and un-financed requirements. You will review exercise funds and updates budget programs as required. You will plan and coordinate exercise related meetings, briefings and conferences. You will develop and prepare a wide range of correspondence, policies, procedures and instructions in support of the bilateral exercise program.****
### Travel Required
* 75% or Greater
* Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is required up to 75 percent.
### Relocation Authorized
* Yes
* Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs may be authorized subject to provisions of JTR.
## Job Requirements
### Key Requirements
* The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months.
* Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is 75 percent.
* Secret Clearance required.
* Please see “Other Requirements” below.
### Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
**Experience required:**
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: planning the joint-bilateral field training exercises and related field training exercises, developing and preparing a wide range of correspondence, policies, procedures and instruction in support of the bilateral exercise program.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
* Skill in Planning
* Knowledge of Budget Processes
* Knowledge of Administration
* Knowledge of Operations.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
**Other Requirements:** Click here for expanded definitions.
* Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
* You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
* One year trial/probationary period may be required.
* Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
* The completion of Pre-employment physical is required.
* This position is under Career Program 32
* Standard recruitment incentives are adequate to fill this position, therefore, Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA) will not be granted for accompanied tour area.
* Selectees initially recruited from the United States receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. (Subject to approval)
* Selectees recruited outside the U.S. will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire.
* Overseas allowances may be authorized in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR), DoDI 1400.25 dated 26 July 2012. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf
* Civilian employment in the competitive service in foreign areas shall be limited to a period of 5 continuous years unless interrupted by at least 2 years of physical presence in the United States or non-foreign area.
* Military Member Information: Resumes will be accepted from members of the Armed Forces who indicate on their resume that they are immediately appointable within 120 days of the closing date of the announcement. Military members may be appointed while on terminal leave, before the effective date of their military retirement/separation.
* Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing date of this announcement.
### Security Clearance
Secret
## Additional Information
### What To Expect Next
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.
If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
#### BENEFITS
**The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program.**In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described in the USAJOBS Resource Center.
### Other Information
* Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
* If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitantinformation sheet.
* You may claim military spouse preference, see the information in the Military Spouse Preference Under Delegated Examining Procedures information sheet.
* Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19 at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/131519p.pdf.
* U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
* Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
* On this overseas accompanied tour, medical and DoDDS special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position.
* In the overseas areas, access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. Medical care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location.
* Movement overseas may require you to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage.
* Pay retention may be offered to successful applicants for positions at overseas locations. For this provision to apply to employees already overseas, the selected individual would have to require a permanent change of station move and would have to be selected as a result of a recruitment effort that had been extended outside of the overseas command involved.
* Selectees initially recruited from the United States may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. (Subject to approval)
* Selectees recruited outside the U.S. will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire.
* Overseas allowances may be authorized in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V1250.pdf
* For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information before applying for or accepting this position.
* The initial length of overseas tour is three years (36 months).
* Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
* Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
*Salary Range:* $62,101.00 to $80,731.00 / Per Year
*Series & Grade:* GS-0301-12/12
*Supervisory Status:* No
*Who May Apply:* United States Citizens
*Control Number:* 451824200
*Job Announcement Number:* FEFC164878221812730D