CAREER FIELD ADMINISTRATOR

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The primary purpose of this position is to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of an identified high-potential, mid-level manager; it is not a continuing position, assignment duration is NTE 36 months.

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule, Administrative and Management Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization and must have included: 1) In depth knowledge of the mission, operating programs, and organizational structure of the career program's functional community on an AF-wide basis; 2) Expert knowledge of a wide range of qualitative or quantitative methods to improve complex management processes and systems or program effectiveness; 3) Comprehensive knowledge of policies, concepts, and procedures affecting the Air Force's functions in order to effectively administer assigned programs in support of the staffing and career development of career program positions and employees; 4) Wide range of knowledge of DoD and Air Force concepts, laws, principles, practices, procedures, and standards as they apply to the functional career field at all organizational levels within the Air Force; and 5) General knowledge of personnel policies and practices, to include staffing, job assessments and employee development.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-12 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral.

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: Knowledge of the principles, theories, techniques, practices, mission, and organizational structure of the DAF Contracting Career Field to effectively carry out career management responsibilities.

Knowledge of the laws, regulations, principles, and practices of civilian career management.

Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods to accurately assess information and make sound problem solving decisions.

Ability to provide guidance and counseling to career field employees and managers.

Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions relating to the work.

Ability to prepare special studies and staff reports, including the ability to meet emergency and/or changing program requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice of quality or quantity of work.

Major Duties:

DUTY 1: Analyzes and evaluates a wide range of complex AF wide functional requirements, objectives, operating methods, and new and proposed regulatory guidelines.

DUTY 2: Advises/counsels managers, supervisors, and employees on the continually changing needs of the functional career management program.

DUTY 3: Analyzes and evaluates the force structure to identify training and/or recruitment deficiencies and categories of positions/employees to be included in the assigned Career Field Management Program.

DUTY 4: Analyzes, develops, prepares and presents promotional material.