CONFERENCE PLANNING SPECIALIST
Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command
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CONFERENCE PLANNING SPECIALIST
Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command
Department of the Air Force
Location
Salary
$91,779 - $119,315
per year
Type
Full Time
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GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves planning and running large conferences, workshops, and seminars for the U.S.
Transportation Command, including managing the conference center and handling all logistics like agendas, presentations, and equipment setup.
A good fit would be someone with experience organizing events, strong organizational skills, and familiarity with military or government operations who enjoys coordinating teams and ensuring everything runs smoothly.
It's ideal for detail-oriented professionals who can juggle multiple tasks under pressure.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in planning, organizing, and executing large conferences, workshops, or seminars
- Ability to manage and oversee daily operations of a conference center
- Skills in developing and publishing event agendas and ensuring quality of presentations and materials
- Experience coordinating security, audio/visual equipment, logistics, space arrangements, and administrative support
- Knowledge of Defense Transportation Systems for providing training, including SMS, TRANSVIZ, GTN, Logbook, and JOPES
- Ability to serve as alternate facilities coordinator for operations and plans
- Relevant paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work that builds event planning competencies
Full Job Description
This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command.
You may qualify at the GS-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service: Planning, organizing, and executing large conferences, workshops, and seminars.
Ensures quality of the presentations, agenda, and reliability of the physical aspects of events including reviewing speaker's presentation, reports, and handouts to ensure information adequately address the topics and meets conference intent.
Coordinates security, ensures set-up of audio/visual aids and equipment, logistics, space arrangements, and administrative requirements.
Provides training for the use of Defense Transportation Systems such as: SMS, TRANSVIZ, GTN, Logbook, and JOPES.
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).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:
As a CONFERENCE PLANNING SPECIALIST at the GS-0301-12 some of your typical work assignments may include: Plan, organize, and execute large conferences, workshops, seminars and other events.
Manages and oversees the daily operations of the command's primary conference center. Serves as the Operations and Plans Directorate alternate facilities coordinator.
Manages the execution of conferences to ensure quality of the presentations, agenda, and reliability of the physical aspects of events.
Ensures sufficient support personnel are available, including coordination of security, audio/visual aids and equipment, logistics, space arrangements and administrative requirements.
Develops and publishes conference and event agendas.
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