TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Transportation Specialist in the J4 Logistics Division ofCOMMANDER US FORCES JAPAN. ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

Please see Additional Information section below.*** Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following duties: 1.) Demonstrating understanding of transportation systems, logistics management, and deployment/ redeployment processes; 2.) Analyzing complex transportation and logistics challenges, developing solutions, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders; 3.) Presenting, defending and coordinating transportation and logistics plans with senior leadership, multinational partners, and interagency representatives; and 4.) Collaborating with diverse teams, including U.S military components, host-nation officials, and private sector organizations, to achieve transportation and logistics objectives.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Additional Information Continued: 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ 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.

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. Major Duties:

• You will serve as the expert and senior operational planning specialist with training and extensive experience in both transportation and logistics functional areas.
• You will prepare, coordinate, implement, review and monitor transportation that affects logistics operational and management concepts, policies, and plans for joint and or bilateral concerns to US Forces in Japan.
• You will provide visibility and analysis of inter and intra-theater distribution requirements and capabilities to synchronize the entire spectrum of global mobility and logistics capabilities.
• You will maintain technical expertise and a detailed working knowledge of the JOPES/JPES database and supporting systems.
• You will provide transportation capability analysis, while maintaining situational awareness of ongoing transportation requirements, plans and movements.
• You will facilitate transportation and logistics support for Unites States Forces assigned to Japan.