Combat Development Specialist

Joint Activities; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Joint Activities at Fort Bragg, NC, seeks a Combat Development Specialist to support the Joint Activities Command. The role focuses on preparing formal briefings on force structure and operational missions, and developing capability documentation for mission requirements, GS-11/12 level duties under federal guidelines.

Applicants must meet eligibility categories and possible time-in-grade requirements, with transcripts and supporting documents as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience includes preparing formal briefings on force structure and operational missions.
• Experience includes developing capabilities documentation for mission requirements.
• Time in grade requirements for GS-11 and GS-12 levels applied to federal service positions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare formal briefings on force structure and operational missions.
• Analyze mission requirements to respond to capability gaps and support decision making.
• Develop capabilities documentation for mission requirements and associated analyses.

Job description

About the Position:

Serves as a Combat Development Specialist for the Joint Activities Command at Fort Bragg, NC.

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program
• DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program
• DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program
• DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech
• Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program
• DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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. 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.

Specialized Experience GS-11:

One year of specialized experience which includes preparing formal briefings on areas such as force structure and operational missions; and developing capabilities documentation for mission requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

Specialized Experience GS-12:

One year of specialized experience which includes analyzing mission requirements to respond to capability gaps; preparing formal briefings on areas such as force structure and operational missions; and developing capabilities documentation for mission requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Time in Grade Requirement GS-11:

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Time in Grade Requirement GS-12:

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).